My Path To Easy Life

There are three basic systems that claim to organise the affairs of mankind. You find that in one of them the state takes ownership of all facilities for production, tries to own everything under the premise of true equality between the people. All humans are equal, and therefore all humans should have the same material needs, and same material desires. There is a second system of life that seems to behave in completely the opposite way. It claims that the means to create wealth are owned by individuals, and the individual has as much right to sell his or her labour at what ever rate he wishes to. What you find in this system is the rich seem to continuously become richer, while the poor seem to stay in a continual state of poverty because of the underlying rhetoric of ‘every man for himself.’ One of the major problems with these two systems is that they divide away the relationship between the world and the creator of the world. In the first model, known commonly as Communism, th...

Almost all religions have recommended the maintenance of family ties, but Islam has taken it to unprecedented heights. Various Qur'anic verses and narrations ( Hadiths ) have emphasized maintaining the bonds of kinship (called  Silatur-Rahim  in Islam) and instruct Muslims to be kind, merciful, affectionate and caring towards  parents  and relatives; even to non-Muslim relatives or to those who are harsh to them. Why has so much importance been given to family ties in Islam? Who are concerned? What consequences does ignoring this important Islamic advice bring about? Here these and many similar questions are answered. What is family ties   ( Silatur-Rahim )? According to definitions,  Rahim is anyone who becomes a relative through blood ties with one’s father,  mother , uncle and aunt, or through  marriage . And,  Silat  means kindness and affection. Simply said,  Silatur-Rahim  means being kind to family and relative...

By Hader Glang ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (AA): Delegates to the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plenary summit on Monday expressed deep concern over the plight of Rohingya Muslims, officials said. At a press conference on the sidelines of the ASEAN meetings in Manila, Philippine Presidential spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has assured other Southeast Asian nations that her country will facilitate the safe repatriation of Rohingya who fled from Myanmar’s Rakhine state to Bangladesh. Roque told international and local journalists that the return of the Rohingya to their homeland will reportedly be made three weeks following Myanmar’s agreement with Bangladesh on the matter. “Myanmar responded; Kofi Annan’s report is being addressed,” he said, referring to a report released by the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State led by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan recommending specific actions to address t...

Sahih Bukhari (Revelation - 5) Narrated Said bin Jubair, Ibn 'Abbas in the explanation of the statement of Allah "Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an) to make haste therewith." (75.16) said "Allah's Messenger (pbuh) used to bear the revelation with great trouble and used to move his lips (quickly) with the Inspiration." Ibn 'Abbas moved his lips saying, "I am moving my lips in front of you as Allah's Messenger (pbuh) used to move his." Said moved his lips saying: "I am moving my lips, as I saw Ibn 'Abbas moving his." Ibn 'Abbas added, "So Allah revealed 'Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an) to make haste therewith. It is for Us to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad) the ability to recite it (the Qur'an)' (75.16-17) which means that Allah will make him (the Prophet) remember the portion of the Qur'an which was revealed at that time by heart and recite it. The statement of Al...

عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَبِي حَفْصٍ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ: " إنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ، وَإِنَّمَا لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى، فَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ فَهِجْرَتُهُ إلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ، وَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ لِدُنْيَا يُصِيبُهَا أَوْ امْرَأَةٍ يَنْكِحُهَا فَهِجْرَتُهُ إلَى مَا هَاجَرَ إلَيْهِ".   رَوَاهُ إِمَامَا الْمُحَدِّثِينَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بنُ إِسْمَاعِيل بن إِبْرَاهِيم بن الْمُغِيرَة بن بَرْدِزبَه الْبُخَارِيُّ الْجُعْفِيُّ  [رقم:1] ، وَأَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ مُسْلِمٌ بنُ الْحَجَّاج بن مُسْلِم الْقُشَيْرِيُّ النَّيْسَابُورِيُّ  [رقم:1907]  رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا فِي "صَحِيحَيْهِمَا" اللذَينِ هُمَا أَصَحُّ الْكُتُبِ الْمُصَنَّفَةِ. It is narrated on the authority of Amirul Mu'minin, Abu Hafs 'Umar bin al-Khattab (ra) who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: "Actions are (judg...

Great Mosque at Damascus (Photo: G. Lewis) Great Mosque at Damascus (Photo: G. Lewis) Origins and the Life of Muhammad the Prophet Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are three of the world’s great monotheistic faiths. They share many of the same holy sites, such as Jerusalem, and prophets, such as Abraham. Collectively, scholars refer to these three religions as the Abrahamic faiths, since it is believed that Abraham and his family played vital roles in the formation of these religions. Islam began with the Prophet Muhammad. Islam means "surrender" and its central idea is a surrendering to the will of God. Its central article of faith is that "There is no god but God and Muhammad is his messenger". Followers of Islam are called Muslims. Muslims believe that they are following in the same tradition as the Judeo-Christian figures Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus who they believe were significant prophets befo...