Tag: mental states

  • Silence and Ihsan – A Means of Drawing Closer to God

    مَن صَمتَ نجا “The Prophet ﷺ said: ‘The one who is silent is saved.‘“ — Ahmad Shakir, #10/140 فأخبرني عن الإحسان، قال: أن تعبد الله كأنك تراه، فإن لم تكن تراه فإنه يراك “Gabriel said to the Prophet: ‘Tell me about what Excellence (Ihsan) is’. The Prophet ﷺ replied, ‘that you worship Allah as if… Continue reading

  • Whoever Is Silent Is Saved – The Power of Silence in a Time of Noise

    مَن صَمتَ نجا “The Prophet said: ‘The one who is silent is saved.‘“ — Ahmad Shakir, #10/140 There is more to this than just not opening your mouth. When one keeps silent, one does not add to the noise of the world. “But I learned something crucial in the process of looking: that the absence… Continue reading

  • When Truth Becomes Utility – Challenges of the Postmodern World

    In this episode, Imam Marc discusses two modes of thinking that are currently hampering Muslim development: postmodernism and hyper-traditionalism. One can live in opposition only to one day tragically discover that one never really lived at all. — Marc Manley (@manrilla) December 25, 2017 Race and Secularism by Jonathon Kahn and Vincent Lloyd. The Death… Continue reading