Charity and Necessity

Should We Wish To Die?

My Mercy Has Surpassed My Wrath

Mingling with People

Speaking Too Much

Health and Free Time

Asking Too Many Questions

Refraining From What is Doubtful

Being a Muslim and an Emigrant

Virtue as the Source of Benevolence
Righteousness is composed of good behavior. And sin is what you don't want people to know, despite the fact that it eats away at your heart (Muslim, Birr 14-15)

Mim: What is righteousness in your opinion?

Ayn: Philosophers have always discussed this. And religions have answered this question with the kind of human they see as being ideal....

Key Clicks in The City of Knowledge
  It must have been more exciting to spread letters out on dry cellulose rather than writing on papyrus… We are talking about an excitement in China of 2000 years ago at a time when writing was getting prepared to meet the paper. We are not sure to what extent the Chinese utilized the paper they discovered but we may be sure that when they taught its making to the Muslims in the 8th c...

Two Sides of the Scale
I saw from your answers to the question, "Where is the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in your lives," that my question activated your hearts before your minds. I asked what first comes to your "mind' when you hear "Muhammad" and the answer came from your "hearts;" you said sincerely, "without knowing why, tears appear before the mind takes over." While yo...