UNIT FIFTEEN – PROPRIETY AND MODESTY
As reported by Imran ibn Husayn, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “Modesty only brings good.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Adab, 77; Sahih Muslim, Iman, 60). Imran ibn Husayn 1. Imran ibn Husayn embraced Islam in the year 628, during the conquest of Khaybar
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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 mutually peaceful environment, greetings, rescue, safety, being secure, finding peace, reaching salvation and well being or being far from danger, attaining goodness, comfort and favor,
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Faith, Worship, and Social Responsibility
Faith, Worship, and Social Responsibility: The Ideal Person in the Qur’an As with other sacred texts, one of the most important subjects regarding the Qur’an concerns its interpretation or tafsir. As a matter of fact, its language and communicative style require interpreta
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UNIT THIRTEEN MISERLINESS, GENEROSITY AND ALTRUIS
UNIT THIRTEEN – MISERLINESS, GENEROSITY AND ALTRUIS TRANSLATION It is related that Abu Hurayra said that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “There is never a day wherein the ser- vants (of Allah) get up in the morning, but are not visited by two angels.
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UNIT FOURTEEN – PRIDE AND HUMILITY
UNIT FOURTEEN PRIDE AND HUMILITY TRANSLATION Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be well pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “No one who has an atom’s weight of pride in his heart will enter Paradise.”A man said, “And if the man likes
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UNIT THIRTEEN MISERLINESS, GENEROSITY AND ALTRUIS
UNIT THIRTEEN MISERLINESS, GENEROSITY AND ALTRUIS TRANSLATION It is related that Abu Hurayra said that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “There is never a day wherein the ser- vants (of Allah) get up in the morning, but are not visited by two angels. One of t
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NEICC FAMILY SEMINAR
North East Islamic Community Center and Turkish Cultural Center of Connecticut organized a Family Seminar. Families within the Turkish Community of the Hartford area gathered together to have breakfast at the Turkish Cultural Center of Hartford. After their chats and catching up with
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Dreamy World of the Past
The grace and flavor of our legendary glorious past does no longer exist in a great many people and in most of the places. Just like our thoughts and feelings, our joys, pleasures and philosophy of life have altogether changed. Our feelings and emotions are all in a tumble; our desire
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Dhikr (Recitation of God’s Names)
Literally meaning mentioning, remembrance, and recollection, in the terminology of the Sufis dhikr denotes regular recitation of one or some of God’s Names at one time. Some spiritual or Sufi orders prefer to recite: Allah (the proper Name of the Divine Being); others recite: La
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