Reminders From Muharram
Upon the passing of the Prophet (pbuh), his funeral had not yet been held, but his companions began to discuss who would be in power. Even after reading this sentence, we are likely to feel uneasy about this attitude. This is an emotional tendency. However, according to the reality of life, it is not feasible to have gaps in government and in my opinion, no other religion on earth takes the realit...

Extraordinary Circumstances Require Extraordinary Morals
Extraordinary Circumstances Require Extraordinary Morals We all focus on health due to the circumstances we experience in this process. Protection measures as well as to-do-lists before, during and after the illness are everywhere. However, in this article we approach the matter from a different perspective. Before expressing our viewpoint, we need to remember our stance in line with tawheed(unif...

Can the Power of Prayer Alone Stop a Pandemic Like the Coronavir
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing governments and news sources to provide the most accurate and                                helpful advice to the world's population, as the disease is indeed global in reach. Health care                                        professionals  are in high demand and so too are scientists who study the transmission and the effect                                    ...

The Prophetic Pace: in Between Running and Running Late
In the present day and age, which is characterised as one in which the slow fish is eaten by the big fish, the state of those who figuratively carry five or ten watermelons under their arm, and cannot spare time for their children and parents are on the one hand seen as hardworking and held in high esteem for this reason and on the other are regarded by those who study humans and societies as peop...

Happy Children of the Age of Happiness
The Prophet’s (pbuh) attitude towards children, his mercy and love for them make a great example for his ummah and the entire humanity. When the Messenger of Allah met a child, he used to caress his head, hug and kiss him. His face was especially kind and merry towards children. He used to salute and ask after them. If he is mounted on a horse, he would seat them on the pillion and take them to ...

Religion Is Tough for Whom?
How the man has challenged the nature throughout history and struggled to subjugate it, he also manipulated the revelation; he twisted it, distorted it and tried to make it fit into his liking. Except for the final revelation.Mountains, seas, forests, deserts are all there regardless of whether we like them or not. You may choose not to go see them or live near them, but you cannot change the fact...

Do We Like Advice?
Do you like giving advice? Or being given advice? What is the role of advice in today’s human relationships? How do the new generation pedagogues see the parents or other elder family members giving advice to the younger ones? The fact that we get into an apologizing mode when we happen to be in a situation of giving advice or an ennui rushes when somebody starts to give us advice indicates that...

When the Righteous Ones Are Gone
When the good ones among us are gone, the good on the Earth partly lessens.They say the human life is as short as the duration of a single prayer. The prayer for the adhan that is called upon our ears when we are born is performed upon our death. Our lives consist only the time between that adhan and the prayer. We do whatever we would do within that duration. The deceased have already passed this...

Lives Full of Entertainment
Well, what is wrong with having a good time, being entertained or joyful? Of course these are not wrong as long as the limits set by Allah are not transgressed. What is wrong is not to take a break in life, but to consider the whole life as a break. We live in an era where being entertaining and entertained is exalted. Just knowing the investments made in entertainment industry worldwide is enoug...

Call for Being Serenely Beautiful
Works concerning the appearance of our Prophet not only tell us the unique beauty of his physical appearance, but also narrate what an aesthetic life he has carried out, from the way he drank water to the elaboration of his use of mirror and comb. The elegance he manifested is a beauty that is unpretentious, unobtrusive and totally natural. It is a beauty that overflows from his choice of words, ...

The Fast of the Prophet
The selection of the month of Ramadan as a month of fasting was done in line with the commandments of the divine will.  Since the fast of Ramadan is observed in accordance with the lunar calendar, a person will have fasted on all days of the solar calendar for twice or three times in his/her life.The fast of the Prophet had a vital role as a method of training the nafs (soul) and spirit, whic...

The Sunna of Abraham: Sacrifice
The Arabic meaning of the word sacrifice, in its material and spiritual sense, has an affinity in religious terminology that indicates devotion to Allah and the sacrifice of an animal carried out on the ‘Eid al-Adha with the intention of worshipping Allah.The tradition of sacrifice in different religions and cultures in the past has played an important role in the lives of people in ancient ...