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    Paying Allegiance To The Prophet Is Paying Allegiance To Allah - Episode 35 S.L. Al-Hakim

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    Prophetic Reverence: How to Show True Support? – Episode 34 S.L. Al-Hakim

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    Prophetic Leadership: A Witness Over Your Deeds – Episode 33 S.L. Al-Hakim

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    Episode 5: Building the Bridges – Outreach, Public Relations, and Positive Engagement

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Parables

Parable 13: What can we do so that we can live comfortably in this world?

The Qur’an states that {لِّكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا عَلَىٰ مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰكُمْ وَٱللَّـهُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ} “that you may not grieve for what escapes you, nor rejoice in what has come to you; God loves not any man proud and boastful,”([1]) Is it true that one can live in such a balanced lifestyle that obtaining something or losing another won’t have any effect on us? A staff member in a bank is one day responsible for accepting cash deposits and on another day is responsible for the withdrawal of cash from deposit accounts.  On neither day will they be either happy nor will they be sad at the gain or loss of money from the bank… knowing they are simply a trustee of the money. Another example: To the tyres of a tractor, it makes no difference whether […]

S.L. Al-Hakim June 30, 2017

Parables

Parable 12: Why is there a need for a Divine Book for mankind?

Every producer in the world that makes something will have a brochure or manual on their product which details how to use the item, and the purchaser, in order to maximise their benefit of their new acquisition, will read the manual in order to understand how to best benefit from the product. Who authors these manuals?  Is it any one other than the designers and producers of the product? No. We also have a designer and creator who alongside with our creation has sent down for us a manual named the Holy Qur’an, and no one has the right to implement a law which opposes the Divine Laws within the Qur’an.  This is because only the Creator knows what He created in totality and is aware of every corner of His creation, knows what is best for His creation and […]

S.L. Al-Hakim June 30, 2017

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Parable 11: Given that Allahﷻ only accepts the work of pious individuals, isn’t that reason for the common individual and sinners to lose hope?

Firstly, with regards to the Ayah that states {إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ ٱللَّـهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ} “God accepts only of the pious” ([1]) Piety in itself has stages.  Therefore, pious means “with more piety”.  The Qur’an states: {إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ ٱللَّـهِ أَتْقَىٰكُمْ}} “Surely the noblest among you in the sight of God is the most god-fearing of you,”([2]) Most of the common people and those who do wrong also have levels of piety even if they have never done any good nor do they leave any sin. Secondly, if a government dictates that only university students can be employed their intention is that when one officially is employed in their field, they need to have that qualification, not that anyone who works outside their field or without qualification has no right to their wages earned. Thirdly, the acceptance of your actions also has […]

S.L. Al-Hakim June 30, 2017

Parables

Parable 10: Is the responsibility of “Enjoining what is Right and Forbidding what is Evil” the responsibility of all Muslims or a certain group of Muslims?

For a car that is being driven on the wrong side of the road, there are two potential encounters that may occur: All those on the road honk their horns and flash their lights to alert the driver of their offence. The driver is caught by police and an infringement penalty is issued. The Qur’an also advices all Muslims to participate in Enjoining what is Right and Forbidding Evil as in the following Ayah: {كُنتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَلَوْ آمَنَ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُم  مِّنْهُمُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ} Ye are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah. If only the People of the Book had faith, it were best for them: among them are some who have faith, but most […]

S.L. Al-Hakim June 30, 2017

Parables

Parable 9: Are all Muslims “Faithful Believers”, or is there a difference between being a Muslim and being a Faithful Believer?

In the Qur’an we read in one Ayah {يَدْخُلُونَ فِى دِينِ ٱللَّـهِ أَفْوَاجًا} “They are entering God's religion in throngs,”([1]) and elsewhere we read, that when those who were claiming to have faith and believed, the Qur’an states they should not be saying we believe, rather, but rather we surrender  {وَلَمَّا يَدْخُلِ ٱلْإِيمَـٰنُ فِى قُلُوبِكُمْ} for belief has not yet entered your hearts([2]). Yes, belonging to a religion has stages: Warm stages, cool stages and cooked stages.  Every hot stage can become cold again and every cold stage may become hot again.  However, never will anything cooked become raw again. Entry of people in to a religion is easy, and one that says “I witness that there is no God but Allahﷻ  and that Muhammad PBUH is the Messenger of Allahﷻ ” (Twin Declaration of Faith) becomes a Muslim. This […]

S.L. Al-Hakim June 30, 2017

Parables

Parable 8: How can we be able to see realities the way they are?

The Qur’an states: {وَ اتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ  وَ يُعَلِّمُكُمُ الله} Be God wary and God will teach you.  Only when one is God wary can the true realities can be learnt .([1]) “Taqwa”, God Wary, means to distance oneself from bad and ugly actions.  So yes, people who have a polluted heart are prevented from seeing many of the realities. If one is a fanatic about their culture, tribal connections, sectarianism, race etc.… they cannot understand realities, just like one who is wearing red tinted glasses in which everything they see will be tinted red, they will see turnips as beet.  Likewise, one wearing green tinted glasses will see hay as green grass. If a mirror is polished, it will reflect perfectly what is in front of it.  The mirror of the heart also needs to be polished in order to be […]

S.L. Al-Hakim June 30, 2017

Narration

The Holy Qur’an

Learning the Holy Qur'an is incumbent upon the believer. Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, says: ينبغي للمؤمن أن لا يموت حتى يتعلم القرآن .أو يكون في تعلمه "It is incumbent upon the believer to not pass away till he learns the Holy Qur’an, or be in the process of learning it." Reference: (Mizan Al-Hikmah مِيزان الْحِكمة) V3 P2521.

S.L. Al-Hakim June 29, 2017

Lessons

Lesson 3: Contemplation In The Holy Qur’an

Complaint From The Forlorn Holy Qur’an وَقَالَ الرَّسُولُ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِي اتَّخَذُوا هَـٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ مَهْجُورًا The Messenger says, 'O my Lord, behold, my people have taken this Holy Qur’an as a thing to be shunned.' (Furqan, 25:30) “Forlorn” or “Shun” includes the separation by deed, body, tongue, and heart.  So the connection of man with the Heavenly Book must be constant and under all circumstances, that’s why the term “Hijr”, translated as shunning, is used where there is a connection between a thing and mankind.  Therefore, we must struggle from all angles until the Holy Qur’an is brought out of the state of being shunned and the Holy Qur’an is made to be the pivotal point of all dimensions of our practical and scientific life until such time as the satisfaction of the Prophet blessings be upon him and […]

S.L. Al-Hakim June 29, 2017

Lessons

Lesson 2: Fasting

Effects And Blessings Of Fasting يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ O believers, prescribed for you is the Fast, even as it was prescribed for those that were before you -  haply you will be god-fearing (Al Baqarah 2:183). “Taqwa” is with the meaning of holding yourself back from sin.  Most sin originate from two sources; anger and desire, and fasting controls those two instincts and so reduces corruption and adds to “Taqwa”. God consciousness and the fear of God, or Taqwa, is the most important externally apparent and internally hidden result of fasting. Fasting is the sole worship which can go unnoticed and hidden from others.  Prayer, pilgrimage, Jihad (religious struggle), Islamic Tax (Zakat)[1] and khums[2] can all be seen by others, but fasting is not something that can be […]

S.L. Al-Hakim June 29, 2017

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eBooks

Parables – Important Questions, Simple Answers

Synopsis: One hundred questions that may be considered complex are tackled in a simple, clear and no nonsense manner.  Questions that can arise from our own thought processes, or injected into our thoughts by those with ill intentions towards religion.  Without the weapons to tackle those questions, we may start to wander in worlds of deception, imagination and illusions. This booklet has been translated to tackle some of those common questions.  It’s a “You Just Can’t Put Down Book” that can help illuminate the minds of both young and old by removing the curtains of uncertainty and deception that seems to be constantly attacking us. By Hujjat Al Islam Mohsen Gharaati Translated by S.L. AL-Hakim, 2016. ISBN 978 964 219 579 4 Publishers Note: One of the most effective methods that Hujjat Al Islam Mohsen Gharaati uses during his televised program […]

S.L. Al-Hakim June 28, 2017

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