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The Prophet was just six years old 14 when his mother, Amina, left Makkah for Medina to visit her relatives and probably to pay a respectful visit to her husband's grave. He accompanied his mother on that trip. But after visiting her relatives and ex...

The Prophet was just six years old 14 when his mot...

The Prophet was born and his blessed birth gave rise to numerous wonderful incidents in the sky and on the earth, especially in the East, the cradle of civilization. News of these events spread quickly and informed the people of an imminent, very sig...

The Prophet was born and his blessed birth gave ri...

Arabia, which has been called 'the burnt land', was then a strange place. A collection of red-hot deserts, valleys, and sand hills was called 'Arabia'. There was hardly any water or plant life in it. It would have been a mistake to name the people's ...

Arabia, which has been called 'the burnt land', wa...

Before the advent of Islam, people all over the world were sadly impoverished in thought, opinions, and individual and social attitudes. Although such conditions were not the same in all parts of the world, generally speaking, all the people of the w...

Before the advent of Islam, people all over the wo...

A Few Scenes Muhammad went through the difficulties of orphanhood in his childhood with the support of his high-spirited grandfather, Abdul Muttalib, and his a,ffectionate uncle, Abu Talib. It seems that the heart-rendering pains of orphanhood must h...

A Few Scenes Muhammad went through the difficultie...

Makkah was covered by a heavy blanket of darkness. No signs of life and activity could be observed in it. Only the moon slowly emerged from behind tie darkened surrounding mountains and cast its pale, delicate rays upon the simple, austere houses and...

Makkah was covered by a heavy blanket of darkness....

Fisq as a term means disobedience to the obligatory commands of Islamic Shari'ah or committal of acts forbidden by it; its opposite is ita'ah (obedience) to the commands of God, the Supreme. A major part of the Divine commands consists of specific fo...

Fisq as a term means disobedience to the obligator...

Jaza leads to screaming, beating one's face, tearing clothes, and raising a clamour when faced with some misfortune or calamity. Jaza is one of the vices of the Power of Anger. Its opposite is sabr (forbearance), which is one of the noblest virtues. ...

Jaza leads to screaming, beating one's face, teari...

This is the vice of being unthankful for Divine blessings, and its opposite is shukr (thankfulness). The virtue of shukr consists of the following elements: 1. Recognition of blessings and their origin, which is Divine Beneficence. 2. Being delighted...

This is the vice of being unthankful for Divine bl...

Huzn Huzn means grief and remorse for losing or failing to attain something cherished. Huzn, like sakhat, follows from karahah. Absence of Trust in God This vice consists of reliance on intermediate means, not God, for solution of one's problems. It ...

Huzn Huzn means grief and remorse for losing or fa...

Sakhat is being grieved at adversities and misfortunes which may befall one to the extent of complaining about them. The opposite of the vice of sakhat is the virtue of rida which is being satisfied and content with whatever God wills. Sakhat is a ki...

Sakhat is being grieved at adversities and misfort...

Aversion' refers to a state of abhorrence for all things entailing hardship and labour. Its extreme form is maqt or hatred.' The opposite of karahah is hubb or inclination. Hubb consits of the soul's liking for pleasant and beneficial things. The ext...

Aversion' refers to a state of abhorrence for all ...

Ghaflah means indifference and lack of attention; its opposite is attention and resoluteness. If what is neglected is our ultimate felicity and well-being, it is a vice. However, neglect and indifference to baseness and wickedness is a virtue. That i...

Ghaflah means indifference and lack of attention; ...

This is an evil state, and its opposite is repentance (tawbah). Repeating sins makes them seem ordinary, insignificant, everyday affairs. Therefore, before this happens to one, it is necessary for him to contemplate the vicious outcome of committing ...

This is an evil state, and its opposite is repenta...

Rebelliousness (Isyan) Rebelliousness here means disobeying God's commands. This vice belongs to the Power of Anger and Passion; its opposite is obedience and God-fearing (taqwa). Shamelessness Belonging to the Powers of Anger and Passion, this vice ...

Rebelliousness (Isyan) Rebelliousness here means d...

This vice is caused by the Power of Intellect and Passion, and is rooted in ignorance and the love of the world. It harms man by keeping him occupied with worldly matters and by retarding his spiritual development. In order to cure oneself of this di...

This vice is caused by the Power of Intellect and ...

Pride consists of conceit based on selfish desires and fancies, and it may be in regard to the affairs of this world or that of the next. One may become proud of one's worship, or one's sons, wealth, position and power, or something else. All of thes...

Pride consists of conceit based on selfish desires...

Hypocrisy, that is feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not, in religion or in social relations, is one of the most destructive vices. Throughout the Holy Quran, hypocrites are condemned in the strongest of terms. Also, there ar...

Hypocrisy, that is feigning to be what one is not ...

Simulation means doing a good deed for the sake of ostentation rather than for the sake of God. It is a great sin, and causes spiritual deterioration and death. And the Quran says: So woe to those that pray and are heedless of their prayers, to those...

Simulation means doing a good deed for the sake of...

Backbiting consists of saying something about an individual that he would not like. Backbiting is one of the major sins, about which much has been written, and which has been condemned in a large number of traditions and Quranic verses. A detailed di...

Backbiting consists of saying something about an i...

Taunting and Dispute (Ta'n wa Mujadalah) Taunting (tan) means saying something sarcastic with a derogatory aim, and disputatiousness mujadalah refers to engaging in futile disputes without really wanting to discover the truth. These two traits are co...

Taunting and Dispute (Ta'n wa Mujadalah) Taunting ...