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(Guest post by Nimra Khursheed) Five minutes were remaining for the class to be dismissed when a student practically yelled from his seat: Jao na yar! (Get out  buddy!)  Witnessing no response another student joined in: Sir! Time is due! It was then a hustle bustle started at the back of the class where the boys were sitting , the remaining  students taking the lectures with boring faces. ‘‘Yes! I know the period is due. Thank you for the reminder .’’  Responded  the teacher glumly and headed for the rostrum to gather his belongings.                                                                                                              ------------------------------------...

by  Brother Ali Ruqaya It was related by Anas bin Malik that the Prophet   (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him)  said:  “Seeking knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim.”  [ Sunan Ibn Mâjah ] However, as with all things in our Deen, there are proper ways of going about doing things. We have a certain way of taking wudhu, making salaah, tasbeeh, zikr, fasting and hajj. Here we give you 7 etiquettes for knowledge seekers in sha Allah: 1. Have a sincere intention An example is: I am studying to help the ummah with this beneficial knowledge, to enlighten my intellectual growth...

When religious thought was on the verge of destruction God sent Iqbal to carry out its reconstruction For five centuries, it had been stagnant Rose of intellect was no more fragrant Thinkers wonder, “Does God exist”? Iqbal asked, “Does man exist”? What is the true comprehension of reality? All discourses fail on departure from spirituality Is their a possibility of religion? Higher levels of consciousness are the beacon Why do we need religion? It soars above philosophy’s region It unveils Science’s inadequacy With reality, it seeks intimacy What is time and space? Thought’s mortal imprint on the Ultimate Ego’s face God isn't a current flowing through every particle Each infinitesimal itself is His disclosure Universe is a mere concept God is the actual percept God is to nature what man is to personality At stake is a cosmic struggle for immortality Heaven and hell aren’t locations but states Wholly undetermined is the realm of...

And as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, "My Lord has honored me." [89:15] But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me." [89:16] No! But you do not honor the orphan [89:17] And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor [89:18] And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether, [89:19] And you love wealth with immense love. [89:20]

This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah - Who believe in the unseen, establish prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them , [2:1-2] and spend out of that in which He has made you successors. For those who have believed among you and spent, there will be a great reward. [57:7] Who is it that would loan Allah a goodly loan so He will multiply it for him and he will have a noble reward? [57:11] "Do not withold your money or else Allah will withold His blessings from you. Spend in (Allah's cause) as much as you can." [Sahih Bukhari] *In Allah's cause. :)