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Rioters Will Reap What They Sow
Picture: AP Outward expressions of violence and rioting are symptoms of inner diseases of the heart. As Imam Ali, may God bless him, highlighted, egoism is the "foundation of vice and the linings of disobedience". No matter what our condition, whatever our suffering, human beings are not sanctioned to commit indiscriminate acts of rebellion and violence against…Read more Rioters Will Reap What They Sow
Beware, Lest the Devil Leads You Astray…
By Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib The following is an extract from Nahjul Balagha, Sermon 191, known as "al-Khutbah al-Qasi`ah", the Sermon of Disparagement. You should take a lesson from what God did with the Devil; namely He nullified his great acts and extensive efforts on account of the vanity of one moment, although the Devil…Read more Beware, Lest the Devil Leads You Astray…
Ramadan 1432 (2011)
By Paul Salahuddin Armstrong Co-Director, AOBM After indepth consultation with the Royal Observatory, the Amir of the Association of British Muslims, Sheikh Daoud Rosser-Owen, has concluded that it is not physically possible to see the new moon before Monday night. The moon orbits the Earth in a regular, measurable and readily observable pattern, thus unless…Read more Ramadan 1432 (2011)
Look at the world like those who abstain from it…
By Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Nahjul-Balagha, Sermon 102 Image: Sajjad's Graphics About Gluttony, Fear of Allah: O people! Look at the world like those who abstain from it and turn away from it. By Allah, it will shortly turn out its inhabitants and cause grief to the happy and the safe. That which turns…Read more Look at the world like those who abstain from it…
Will Our Story Shine?
While spirituality in its various manifestations is an integral part of our human nature, religious extremism of any kind is never a good thing. Fanatical, politicised extremism within Muslim communities produced the Taliban, Al Qaeda and similar groups, and few dispute the necessity to tackle these forms of religious extremism. However, what is often missed…Read more Will Our Story Shine?
Read the First Alphabet and be Free!
By Bulleh Shah Translated by Muzaffar A. Ghaffaar Read the first alphabet and be free The first alphabet became two bodies, then four Then became thousands, lakhs, a crore From there became countless more The unique alphabet's dot a lone pedigree Read the first alphabet and be free Cartloads of books why have you read…Read more Read the First Alphabet and be Free!
AOBM: Condolences to the Victims of the Mumbai Attacks
Image: Reuters "And do not take any human being's life - [the life] which God has willed to be sacred - otherwise than in [the pursuit of] justice. Hence, if anyone has been slain wrongfully, We have empowered the defender of his rights [to exact a just retribution]; but even so, let him not exceed…Read more AOBM: Condolences to the Victims of the Mumbai Attacks
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