Sickness and other difficulties that we undergo in this worldly life should not only be seen as a misfortune or as an expression of the displeasure of Allah Ta'ala. For those servants of Allah who enjoy a very special relationship with Him, it is a means of great blessing and a mercy. Is there anyone in this world who is free from sins and mistakes?

If every soul were to be fully recompensed for its every action, then apart from the sinless Prophets of Allah, the Ambiyaa...

Q. As a convert to Islam I greatly appreciate the Islamic literature such as your publication which helps me to advance in knowledge. I have three (3) questions which I would like you address for me. If you have addressed these questions in any of your past issues of Albalagh please let me know how I can obtain a copy Inshallah. If not would you please answer these questions for me or let me know if you intend to address these questions in any of your upcoming issues Insha-Allah.

When a loved one passes away, having a beautiful funeral program for them is a great way to commemorate their life and celebrate their accomplishments. However, when a loved one passes away there is only little time to tend to the details of funeral planning and funeral program.

Funeral programs are important and vital to every funeral, because they contain the funeral's order such as flow of the service, contains the obituary, poetry and even special music and lyrics. They can...

This is Muhammad School -13

How was Muhammad with His Family and Children?

Aisha, the wife of Prophet Muhammad was once asked: "How was Allah's Messenger with his family and Children?

She responded:

"He used to patch his sandals, sew his garment and conduct himself at home as anyone of you does in his house. He was a human being, searching the cleanliness of his clothes, milking his sheep, and doing his own everyday...

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Do you know that success in life, is really whatever you feel you want it to be for you?

Yes, there are no hard and fast rules, it's really up to you to define your own success roadmap, and this is whatever you feel will make you happy in life.

Once you've made a decision about what you want, you can then drive this feeling, this passion with absolute faith through effective Prayers to achieve it in your life.

On another important...

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In the Bible, 1st Corinthians 13:4-8, the word of God tells us that:

"Love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy, it does not boast, it's not proud. Love is not rude, it's not self seeking, it's not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, and always perseveres. Love never fails".

Now, wait a minute, there's one...

The human mind does not want to experience God, but to catch it by becoming a specialist in religion and spirituality. All believers of religion and spirituality are because God is one. However, the perception of God's name, logo and technology differ according to the religion of faith and understanding of God.

All religious and spiritual people claim it is the perception of God. But true God can not be seen, it is out of our language. According to the transformation state...

Where did the ideal of compassion originate? I presume many will feel this an opportune moment to tell me, "the idea of compassion comes from God and GOD ALONE!" Apart from pointing out that this would relegate compassionin itselfto complete meaninglessness, why is it soarbitrary?

Arbitrary you ask? Arbitrary in the sense that it is notalwaysfollowed. As I've made clear on numerous occasions, ideals seem ideal in the strictest senseonly...

Beginning at 1 Corinthians 14:20 Paul takes another swipe at communicating his essential message regarding tongues. Here he accuses the brethren, his brothers in Christ. By calling them brethren he establishes common ground, but in regard to his argument he does not seek to put them at ease. Rather, he sets before them his clear opposition to their errant thinking. By calling them brothers he establishes that he is speaking to the whole Corinthian church, and yet his major point stands...

There are many space disasters. Some of these disasters are avoidable and could be corrected. Other space disasters unfortunately are unavoidable.

Example of the unavoidable Space Shuttle Disaster:

The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred in the United States in 1986. As an outcome of this disaster, the United States President Ronald Reagan appointed a special commission to investigate the accident The Rogers Commission offered NASA nine recommendations that...