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Conscience seldom makes any error in its judgements. The various errors of human beings in their social life either result from the errors of reason and the senses or are a consequence of the conscience losing its power of resistance against violent ...

Conscience seldom makes any error in its judgement...

Today many scientists reject Freud's view and consider the conscience to be an innate part of man's nature. The thinkers who have employed the powers of sound and active intellect for acquiring the knowledge of man and the universe have affirmed the ...

Today many scientists reject Freud's view and cons...

The intellect is one of the greatest gifts of God to man and with which man has been blessed. God says in the Holy Qur'an: (It means:) O Prophet, declare that it is God Who has brought you out of non-being and given you existence and bestowed upon yo...

The intellect is one of the greatest gifts of God ...

The positive and negative aspects of habit play a fundamental role in man's growth and development as well as his corruption and decadence. A study of history can reveal to one that heritage (which in essence consists of collective habits) has been a...

The positive and negative aspects of habit play a ...

The recommendation of Islam concerning making children gradually used to religious duties and higher virtues and restraining them from sinful conduct constitute a powerful means for creating a firm and stable foundation of faith and piety in their sp...

The recommendation of Islam concerning making chil...

There are numerous urges rooted in man's nature each of which plays an important role in his welfare and development. The greatest power that moves the wheels of life and motivates individuals comes from the urges whose source lies within their being...

There are numerous urges rooted in man's nature ea...

Today the theory of Lombroso and his followers who believed in the existence of born criminals has been rejected by experts in the field. While serving as a doctor in the Italian army, Lombroso had noticed that tattooing was very common among crimina...

Today the theory of Lombroso and his followers who...

In all such cases the question is not one of having to make a choice between freedom and bondage, but one between two kinds of bondage. In other words, it is not one of having to weigh freedom against bondage, but of choosing between two kinds of fre...

In all such cases the question is not one of havin...

The Holy Prophet of Islam, may God bless him and his Household, said: It means that every child is born with a pure and sinless nature. It is its parents that bring him up as a Christian or Jew. The religious creed of the parents and their mode of th...

The Holy Prophet of Islam, may God bless him and h...

The most important, as well as the worthiest, of man's duties is education. Man discovered the value of education at the very dawn of his existence. For the same reason, he laid down certain principles and objectives commensurate with the development...

The most important, as well as the worthiest, of m...

The causes behind the commission of crimes as well as the character of criminals must be studied to see whether they are such by nature and birth. Those who are polluted by various moral vices and commit crime, are they born with such tendencies or d...

The causes behind the commission of crimes as well...

There is no doubt that if one wants to follow definite principles in life-whether of a religious or a non-religious character-one must adopt a well-defined approach. In order to adopt a well-defined approach it is essential to select a single goal an...

There is no doubt that if one wants to follow defi...

Every human being that is born in this world, regardless of its individual or social circumstances, aspires to its own perfection in accordance with its innate nature and its inborn intellect. It puts up with all kinds of sufferings and hardships for...

Every human being that is born in this world, rega...

There are two causes of janabat: 1. Discharge of semen. It does not make any difference whether this discharge is while awake or in a wet-dream, slight or profuse, intentionally or otherwise, in lawful way or unlawful (e.g., masturbation). In all the...

There are two causes of janabat: 1. Discharge of s...

“Ghusl tartibi” means an ordinal bath, performed in three stages. After washing away the najasat (e.g., semen or blood) from the body and after niyyat, the body has to be washed in three stages: First, head down to the neck; then the right side of th...

“Ghusl tartibi” means an ordinal bath, performed i...

The following four acts are haraam for the junub before performing the ghusl. 1. Touching the writing of the Qur'an, the names and attributes of Allah, the names of the Prophet, the Imams and Fatimah (the daughter of the Prophet). 2. Reciting the ver...

The following four acts are haraam for the junub b...

1. Eating and drinking is makruh for a junub except after doing wuzu or gargling or rinsing the nose. 2. Reciting more than seven verses from the Qur'an. This applies to other than the four chapters with wajib sajdah mentioned above. 3. Touching the ...

1. Eating and drinking is makruh for a junub excep...

“Ghusl irtimasi” means a bath involving immersion of the whole body in the water. It is needless to say that such a ghusl can only be done in a body of water, e.g., a pool, river, lake or sea. After washing away the semen or blood from the body and a...

“Ghusl irtimasi” means a bath involving immersion ...

In the fifth or sixth year of the Prophethood, pressure upon the Muslims of Mecca intensified. The Prophet said to the Muslims: "Now that the enemies of Islam have begun to torture you all. They are sparing me and my family on account of Abu-Talib's ...

In the fifth or sixth year of the Prophethood, pre...

Meanwhile a rumour spread among the people that Abraha had decided to demolish the Ka'aba. This caused a commotion among certain Arab people, and one Arab, hearing of Abraha's intention, went to Yemen, entered the church at night and polluted it with...

Meanwhile a rumour spread among the people that Ab...

Abraha was a competent officer in Eryat's army who did not think much of his commander, and so he decided to wrest power from him, and with the aid of his subordinates rose against Eryat. The Abyssinians got divided into two groups: one group support...

Abraha was a competent officer in Eryat's army who...