As salaam alaikum,
This is a beautiful story the first time I heard this I had tears in my eye and every time I go back and listen to it the tears come back also.
Has the papal office ever offered some type of recourse when it comes to usury (seeing as it is a pretty well integrated part of most nation's economies)
Seyyed Hossein Nasr likened the Qur'an to a tree that bears fruit. Within it is wisdom and guidance for all manner of humanity. A man who is not capable of looking at it in depth still is able to taste the fruit that comes from following and reading the book, but as one commits and finds them...
Hassan al Banna said "A Muslim should strive to attain a strong body, good character, cultured thought. He should be able to earn a living, have pure belief, and correct worship. He should be able to control his desires, be careful about his time, organized in his affairs, and beneficial to...
A translation:
Words from the heart, have such an impact
They dont have wings, but how they soar!
Hope you liked this comic. Its truly come from the heart.
Dil se, Dil tak [The meaning of dil se dil tak is from the heart to the heart]
Arif
Words from the Heart - Sufi Comics
A beautiful short lecture on how the Muslim should approach this world and the tribulation that comes with it. May our tests be our blessings inshallah
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Shaykh Hamza Yusuf - Dunya & Tribulations - YouTube
If it had been thy Lord's will, they would all have believed,- all who are on earth! wilt thou then compel mankind, against their will, to believe! (Surah Yunus Ayat 99)
(Not to get too off topic)
And remember, Moses said to his people: "O my people! why do ye vex and insult me, though ye know that I am the messenger of Allah (sent) to you?" Then when they went wrong, Allah let their hearts go wrong. For Allah guides not those who are rebellious transgressors...
I suppose it would depend on the relation of the deity between him and us.
If, for example, it was the Creator and we were the creation then yes, I would worship him. Simply being because we were created for that purpose.
I think it really depends on how you try to reconcile this indifference...
Exactly, it's contradicting one of the most essential traits of God as being supremely transcendent of everything in this world. It's, frankly, the rankest sort of heresy to attribute something from the natural world as God from an Islamic point of view and it's called shirk.
It's akin to...
God is also seen as an explanation and cause of miraculous events, which contradicted the understanding of the natural world back at the time of revelation.
The prevalence of miracles across most religions show that God was never understood as simply the natural laws which govern this...
I agree, it is very hard to get someone to change their mind especially when it comes to passionately held beliefs such as politics or religion (at which point one has to be pragmatic as to who to debate and who the audience is).
I think though that should be the ultimate goal, to convey...
When someone else learns something and better understands my perspective I think that's when I win a debate. Your response could be as thorough as a proof, but until you can convey your ideas in a way that are understood and received by the opposing side I don't think you win a debate.