Calamity or natural disaster is one of the signs of Allah’s displeasure towards what goes on in the world. Not as a punishments, a Muslim should think that it is a form of warning from Him that there are too much evil and sins done by human. In such conditions, we should retrospect, remember, and […]
Nature is everything besides Allah SWT (kullu wa siwa Allah). In describing its caliphate, Allah SWT subjects the universe to mankind. Allah SWT affirms: Do you not see that Allah has subjected to you whatever is on the earth and the ark that sails in the sea by His command? And He restrains the sky […]
Almost all religions claim that man is God’s most special creature. In the Qur’an, man is declared the most special creation (ahsan taqwim/QS alTin/95:4). Human privilege is not distinguished by ethnicity, religion, or belief. Whoever feels that Adam’s posterity is to be glorified, as stated in the verse: “And indeed We have glorified the children […]
Sometimes a person’s silence actually contains wisdom and benefits. There are many stories that reinforce the importance of silence. One of them is what happened to Abu Yusuf. Once, Abu Yusuf, a friend and student of the famous Imam Abu Hanifa, delivered a study of fiqh in the mosque. A man who also heard […]
In every community or society, of course there are various ways to measure and judge each other. We generally judge a person by measuring how much money he makes, wealth in the form of cars, houses, savings and assets, and so on. Other measures that are often assessed are physical appearance and ethnic characteristics, […]