Being Granted a Share of Goodness
What trait of character is a mark of faith and pleases Allah SWT so much so that the individual with this trait is forbidden to enter hell? This attribute guarantees that one…
Author: Samya Ali
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An Act of Balancing — Outgoing and Inward-looking
Read article: An Act of Balancing — Outgoing and Inward-lookingGregarious people are sociable individuals who enjoy interacting with other people and participating in activities and group functions. These are people who take initiative in social situations, extending friendship and opportunities for…
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Gratitude, Staying Centered, and Remembering Allah SWT
Read article: Gratitude, Staying Centered, and Remembering Allah SWTWe are living through difficult times and many people feel a bit overwhelmed by what is going on in the world. Some complain, some hold all of the troubles inside and don’t…
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‘Draw Together Instead of Driving Away’
Read article: ‘Draw Together Instead of Driving Away’“Just as We have sent among you a messenger from yourselves reciting to you Our verses and purifying you and teaching you the Book and wisdom and teaching you that which you…
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On Palestine: Many Voices, Same Message
Read article: On Palestine: Many Voices, Same MessageThe discourse about Israel and Palestine has widened, become more honest and aligned with facts rather than ideological positioning and propaganda. Many people around the world are speaking up, no longer willing…
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The Prophet (s): Impervious to the Corrupting Influence of Power
Read article: The Prophet (s): Impervious to the Corrupting Influence of PowerHistory has catalogued many successful leaders. Some have been great in military affairs, others in political governance. Many of them, however, were self-serving and quite willing to use cunning, deception, and all…
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A World Beyond Neoliberalism (part 2)
Read article: A World Beyond Neoliberalism (part 2)‘Let Us Not Become the Evil that We Deplore’ Most would agree that we are living in a dangerous moment in our history. Americans watched in real-time as Trump supporters broke into…
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A World Beyond Neoliberalism (part 1)
Read article: A World Beyond Neoliberalism (part 1)In an article in the journal Frontiers in Political Science, “Moral Collapse and State Failure: A View From the Past,” the authors look at four premodern states that prospered and endured based…
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Faithful Listening: A Gift of Yourself
Read article: Faithful Listening: A Gift of YourselfMany parents want to improve their communication with their teenage children. As general guidelines, parents should always ensure that channels of communication stay open, that they focus more on positives than negatives…
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‘A Man is a Vendor of His Soul’
Read article: ‘A Man is a Vendor of His Soul’Prophet Muhammad said, “Each day a man is a vendor of his soul — either freeing it or brining it to ruin” (Muslim). If we reflect on this hadith, we might wonder…