22/01/2014

Worldliness and Self-deception

Self-deception and forgetfulness, according to Imam al-Ghazali (d. 1111), are the cause of destruction and misery in the hereafer. Self-deception is a ‘disease’ of the heart that inflicts almost everybody, even the scholars and religious people are not spared from it. We are reminded of its danger by the Qur’an: “O mankind! Keep your duty…

Muhammad and The Transformation of Mankind

Today, 12 Rabi’ul awwal (the third month of the Islamic calendar), majority Muslims celebrate ‘mawlidur rasul‘, a kind of a religious festival commemorating the birth of Muhammad (s.a.w.), the Prophet of Islam. Simply put, ‘mawlid‘ means ‘birthday’ and ‘al-rasul‘ or ‘al-nabi’ means ‘prophet’ or ‘mesengger’. Muhammad b. Abdullah was born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in August…