Category: Spirituality
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The Weight of Representation
Allah has said in Surah Baqarah (verse 30) that he will place on earth khalifa translated as representative/vicegerent. Dictionary.com translates “vicegerent” as an officer appointed as deputy by and to a sovereign or supreme chief, Allah being the Supreme Chief and us his deputies. A deputy is meant to exercise delegated powers. It means that…
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Climbing with Conscience
Man-made systems are inherently flawed. They rely on the insight of flawed beings. So questioning non-divine rules is not only acceptable, but in my opinion the right course of action in many cases. The state of global politics and warfare today have proven that so many systems that the world has comfortably relied upon for…
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Hang on
Wisdom comes at a price. While no one can truly fathom the reason behind every occurrence in life, being able to understand other people’s circumstances well, being able to empathize, knowing their thought process well, and justifying their shortcomings can indeed be a curse. It is true that they have a take, a perspective, and…
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Celestial Pearls
Ramadan 2020 The issue with achieving prosperity and recognition is that you begin to believe yourself invincible. Many a people have come before us in every corner of this beautiful earth, who believed the heights they achieved were insurmountable. Only to be proven wrong. We don’t run this set up—there is a higher power running…
Farheen Anwar 