Deeds Of The Heart There are three fundamental aspects of Islam: Aqeedah (belief), Fiqh (Law), and Tazkiyyah (Internal Purification). The deeds of the heart fall under the third category. Before we begin, here are a few important definitions: Qalb: Heart – refers to the metaphysical spiritual heart, the center of emotion and beliefs. Adab: Manners…
Divorcing Islam From Spirituality Divorcing Islam from spirituality is a strange new idea. There exist many modern Muslim groups that focus exclusively on other topics. Aqeedah, Fiqh, Politics or social activism are the only focus without any spirituality. The result is that members of these groups tend to enter and leave the group very quickly….
A New Unedited Style Of Writing I’ve decided to try out a new style of writing for this blog: unedited thoughts. I haven’t been able to post on this blog for many months because my writing has been stunted by too many factors: political correctness, worrying about the readers’ feelings, SEO issues, and focusing too…
The Problem With Self-Confidence Theories “You are the Captain of your own ship!” This statement negates belief in Qadar (destiny). Reality is that even if we think we are the captains of our own ships, God still controls the weather and the waters. “You can accomplish anything you want to, you just need to want…
Incorrect Beliefs that are killing your confidence This is an extract from our bestselling eBook: Best of Creation: An Islamic Guide To Self-Confidence. This was covered in the previous chapter (of Best Of Creation) to some extent, when we discussed the concept of arrogance and humility. That is an example of just one wrong belief…