Category: Writng

God

“Do you believe in God?”, I threw the question to him.

“Yes, I do. Surely, there is a god, some kind of higher power behind the magnificence of this world. Most people believe in their gods”, he said.

“Yes, true. But which God? Which God do you think is the One? The one who is able to create this magnificent world and the superb, vast and immense universe. The one who controls the movements of the smallest microorganisms to the rotation of the enormous Earth and planets around the gigantic Sun? Which God do you think is the One?”, I asked him, expecting him to think and feel deeply before he answered.

The Quest to Fulfill One’s Humanness

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

I think, being a true a human being, one must explore several levels of quests to fulfill one’s humanness. The first quest is the quest to be a morally good person, to be able to choose good. Most of us understand this quest, but most of us just stop there. To them, being good, doing good and staying good are the only quest of life. But, there is more. Is he not curious on what’s the impact of all the good? Is he not curious on where will the good lead him to? Has the thought of “there is something more to life” come to his mind? Hence, no, one must not stop here at this first quest. He needs to continue to the second quest.

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For The Sake Of Allah

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

Being Muslims, we have been taught, advised, told and reminded that we need to have the correct intention in everything that we do. To get the best of rewards, we need to do everything for the sake of Allah.

When we seek knowledge, we seek knowledge for the sake of Allah swt.
When we teach, we teach for the sake of Allah swt.
When we go to work, we go to work for the sake of Allah swt.
When we get married, we get married for the sake of Allah swt.
When we love, we love for the sake of Allah swt.
When we live and die, we live and die for the sake of Allah swt.

However, several events and happenings around the world recently have made me thought and pondered about how the concept of “for the sake Allah swt” has been wrongly portrayed by some. It has been misrepresented and misunderstood.

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Reading: “Quiet” by Susan Cain

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

“But what if you admire the hyperthymic among us, but also like your calm and thoughtful self? What if you love knowledge for its own sake, not necessarily as a blueprint to action? What if you wish there were more, not fewer, reflective types in the world?” – Quiet: Cain, pg. 39

“Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking”
Author: Susan Cain
-A New York Times Bestseller-