Free Will and Foreknowledge in Augustine
For those who accept the existence of God, He is a deity who infallibly foreknows the entire future.…
Belief
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Ikhlas (Sincerity or Purity of Intention)
Ikhlas has been interpreted as being upright, sincere, and pure; being distant from show and ostentation in one’s…
Faults in Belief and Fellowship
Question: Feelings of fellowship between people can be damaged because of some unexpected behavior, and thus good will…
Our World and Its Inherently Exquisite Mystery
Despite blurred realities, many fair-minded thinkers still regard our “world” as a center of attraction. Personally, it would…
Muraqaba
Muraqaba has been defined as watching, supervising, controlling, and living in the consciousness of being controlled (by God).…
Mary
Maryam, or Mary, is the only woman mentioned by name in the Holy Qur’an. She is mentioned in…
Did Jesus Have Brothers or Sisters?
The pregnancy of Mary, the greatest example of purity, was a miracle of God and a wonder of…
‘Ibada, ‘Ubudiya, and ‘Ubuda (Worship, Servanthood, and Deep Devotion)
‘Ibada, ‘Ubudiya, and ‘Ubuda (Worship, Servanthood, and Deep Devotion) Although some view worship, servanthood, and devotion as synonymous,…
Islam as a Religion of Love and Peace
The definition of Islam The root of the word Islam, silm, refers to “making peace, being in a…
Wara’ (Abstinence)
Wara’ relates to both the inner and outer aspects of a believer’s life and conduct. A traveler on…
Taqwa (Piety)
Taqwa is derived from wiqaya, which means self-defense and avoidance. Sufis define it as protecting oneself from God’s…
How Finite Becomes Infinite
Followers of the Abrahamic religions-Muslims, Christians, and Jews in general-believe in an eternal life after death, in one…
Zuhd (Asceticism)
Zuhd, which literally means renouncing worldly pleasures and resisting carnal desires, is defined by Sufis as indifference to…
Raja (Hope or Expectation)
For a Sufi, Raja means waiting for that which he or she wholeheartedly desires to come into existence,…
Modest Dress in Abrahamic Traditions
One of the questions I am most commonly posed in the United States is about the way I…