The best deed is the one that is accepted by Allah SWT, no matter what it is, large or small. What the deed is, is not so important it is the acceptance by Allah SWT that carries the weight. Once Prophet Abraham AS and his assisting son, Ismael AS built t ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
Actions that have both the correct goal and the method of achieving that goal! Sometimes the goal is correct but the method used to achieve the goal is not correct, like going to hajj using a stolen vehicle or writing with black coal on a nice clean white ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
There are four groups of people: • A group who have both faith and do good deeds, those are the believers (مؤمن). • A group that have neither faith nor action, those are the disbelievers (كافر). • A group that have faith, but do not have the accompanying ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
The Prophet SAWA said “"المؤمن مراة المؤمن, a believer is the mirror of a believer. This beautiful simile has many points in which some are listed below: 1. Be like a mirror, see their strengths as well as their weaknesses, do not be like a fly that ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
We should not get overly excited about those who accept, like the plant that flowers quickly but is withers easily in the cold, nor should we lose hope from those who are slow, as the strongest faith comes based on the foundation of thinking and choice. W ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
The Qur’an is very critical of those who remember Allah SWT during times of danger, but the moment they are saved are quick to forget the favor bestowed upon them. The Qur’an reminds us that فَإِذَا رَكِبُوا فِي الْفُلْكِ دَعَوُا اللَّـهَ “When a group of ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
The Qur’an states: ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ “Call upon Me and I will answer you.” 1 If a friend says to another: if you ever get in to any trouble, give me a call and I will be there to help you, that sentence is subject to terms and conditions such as ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
The need for the Divine Test is to separate those who call for Truth from those who call for Falsehood. Everyone claims to be a good person, but the truth will only be revealed to everyone in times of hardship as to how much of that claim is actually true ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
The Qur’an states that the inheritance of the world will be to the God Conscious and the Pious… وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ 1 and وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلتَّقْوَى 2 The term Taqwa here is referring to deliverance, not relaxation. Management and governance req ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
The Holy Qur’an states: الَّذِي أَحْسَنَ کُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ “He Who has made everything which He has created most good.” 1 So even the poison of a snake in the snake’s body has benefits, although in the bodies of mankind it is fatal. As much as the sa ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
This statement is as good as the statement of a young child who says to their parents: I don’t need your guidance in my life. I want to experience everything so that I can accept it. Is that statement detrimental to the child or to the parent? Those who b ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
The Qur’an calls for unity of Muslims: وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّـهِ جَمِيعًا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُوا “And hold you fast to God's bond, together, and do not scatter.” 1 And also ordered against division وَلَا تَنَازَعُوا فَتَفْشَلُوا “And do not quarrel ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
Ahlul Bayt: Refers to the Prophet SAWA, Imam Ali AS, Syeda Fatima AS, Imam Hassan and Hussein AS, and the nine Pure Progeny from Imam Hussein AS that make up the fourteen Divinely Guided progeny of the Prophet SAWA. AS: “Alayehi Al Salam” – Peace be upon ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
2313 views Muhsin Qara'ati Ahlul Bayt World Assembly Howraa Safieddine Qur’an Commentaries Vol. 14, no. 1, Winter 2013 This article presents excerpts from Muhsen Qara’ati’s Qur’anic Themes in Minutes, a concise version of his renowned and award-winni ...
Zeinab Donati - 08/18/2019 - 07:39
By MuhsenQara’ati Translated by HowraaSafieddine Abstract This article presents excerpts from Muhsen Qara’ati’s Qur’anic Themes in Minutes 1, a concise version of his renowned and award-winning Tafsir Noor – a 12-volume exegesis of the Qur’an. Qur’anic Th ...
Zeinab Donati - 11/10/2016 - 12:53
6858 views Muhsin Qara'ati Ahlul Bayt World Assembly In this text, Muhsin Qara'ati explains in detail the meaning of Worship and Intention, as well as how different stages of worship are acquired. He then goes on to explain the different actions ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/01/2019 - 14:27
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful The precious legacy left behind by the Holy Prophet’s Household (ahl al-Bayt) (may peace be upon them all) and their followers’ preservation of this legacy from the menace of extinction is a perfe ...
Zeinab Donati - 01/05/2017 - 04:35
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful أَلْحَمْدُ للهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ وَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلىٰ سَيِّدِنَا وَ نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ وَ لَعْنَةُ اللهِ عَلىٰ أَعْدَائِهِمْ أَجْمَعِيْنَ All praise is due to Allah, ...
Zeinab Donati - 01/05/2017 - 04:35
Before embarking on the discussion of prayer, I shall deal with the meanings, philosophy and dimensions of worship (‘ib a dah) and servitude as they are the spirit of prayer. Why worship (‘ibadah)? Worship (‘ib a dah) means the expression of abasement (dh ...
Zeinab Donati - 01/05/2017 - 04:35
We have discussed the acts of worship and their conditions and philosophy. After stating those generalities, we shall now deal with their manifestations and examine the most apparent form of servitude which is prayer (s al a h). First of all, we need to k ...
Zeinab Donati - 01/05/2017 - 04:35
