Iblees (Satan) is the external enemy of mankind and he cannot harm until he finds his way inside of a human self. Satan undertakes the job of contaminating human nature. But if a person wants to intoxicate another and he places a sack of venom in someone’s pocket, the venom …
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The first step on the path of affinity to God is repentance (istighfar or tawbah). Repentance is a characteristic of the human being that sets it apart from animals. The human being possesses certain high aptitudes and distinctive qualities not found in animals. One of these is the ability to …
Read More »Some of the Major Sins (Gunah-e-Kabira)
Some of the Major Sins (Gunah-e-Kabira) “And if anyone earns sin, he earns it against his own soul: for God is full of knowledge and wisdom.” (Holy Qur’an 4:111) Islamic Laws help us protect ourselves from dangerous or harmful effects. The harm doesn’t have to be to you alone, it …
Read More »The Reward for those who swallow their Anger
a) The first reward granted to those who swallow their anger is that they shall have protection on the Day of Resurrection. If Allah was to grant a person protection on the Day of Resurrection, which is also the day known as: The Day of Grief; The Day of Everything …
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