Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! Today, I continue my reading from the opening section of Imam Al-Ghazali's Ihya Ulum Al-Din (The Revival of the Religious Sciences), The Book of Knowledge, translated by Nabih Amin Faris (1988), pages 23-29, discussing knowledge whose acquisition is deemed fard'ayn (a religious obligation upon every Muslim). Allah ﷻ inspire us…Read more Friday Reflections 05.08.2022
Al Ghazali
Friday Reflections 28.07.2022
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! Today, I continue my reading from the opening section of Imam Al-Ghazali's Ihya Ulum Al-Din (The Revival of the Religious Sciences), The Book of Knowledge, translated by Nabih Amin Faris (1988), pages 17-22, discussing the evidence for the excellence of knowledge from reason. Allah ﷻ inspire us to learn, increase…Read more Friday Reflections 28.07.2022
Friday Reflections 22.07.2022
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! Today, I continue my reading from the opening section of Imam Al-Ghazali's Ihya Ulum Al-Din (The Revival of the Religious Sciences), The Book of Knowledge, translated by Nabih Amin Faris (1988), pages 10-17, discussing the excellence of learning and teaching within Islam. Allah ﷻ inspire us to learn, increase us…Read more Friday Reflections 22.07.2022
Friday Reflections 24.06.2022
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! I read part of the opening section of Imam Al-Ghazali's Ihya Ulum Al-Din (The Revival of the Religious Sciences), The Book of Knowledge, translated by Nabih Amin Faris (1988), pages 2-10, and discuss the importance of learning within Islam. Allah ﷻ inspire us to be among those who learn, increase…Read more Friday Reflections 24.06.2022
Friday Reflections 16.04.2021
Salam alaikum and Jummah Mubarak! This week I read from Imam Al-Ghazali's book, Ihya-Ulum-id-Din, Book 3, translated by Maulana Fazlul Karim (1991), pages 10-15 in my copy, discussing the Nature of Man and the Human Soul. May Allah ﷻ guide and inspire us to be among those who have humility, good manners, and are successful.…Read more Friday Reflections 16.04.2021
Just as a Seed
“For a seed is not an apple tree or a date-palm: it has merely been created in such a way as to permit it to become one when it is properly nurtured; and even when nurtured, a date-stone can never become an apple tree. Therefore, just as a seed is affected by human choice, so…Read more Just as a Seed
Paul Salahuddin Armstrong 