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Live like a flower in a Garden: 15th October 2010
In this beautiful discourse, Maulana spoke of the need to return to obedience, and to return to a natural way of life, reducing our dependence on technology. He exhorted us to live as brothers, like flowers, existing side-by-side without conflict, in a magnificent Garden (of Paradise). Finally, he warned of an impending Divine cleansing, that will destroy all the weeds, but will leave the flowers, untouched. Continue reading
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Tagged Armageddon, brotherhood, nature, technology
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Those who seek to please Allah are on Siratal Mustaqeem
Man claims that he is now at the peak of advancement, having harnessed the full potential of technology. A hundred years ago, technology did not exist. Today, we have reached the peak, there is nothing more to achieve, so Shaytan makes Man busy trying to invent theories for many nonsensical matters. What is the point of knowing what size of teeth a T-Rex had? Why should we try to guess the age of the Universe? What is the benefit of knowing the composition of a star a billion miles away? By immersing Man in the pursuit of useless, meaningless and nonsensical knowledge, Man forgets the most important duty he has here on Earth – to understand the reality of his purpose of creation, his status and his journey to his final destination. Continue reading
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Tagged knowledge, Siraat, Siraatal Mustaqeem, technology, Useless knowlwedge
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Islam came to free you from slavery to dunia
By building a bond with dunia, you cannot attain spiritual uplifting, because, to have a relationship with dunia – to forge an attachment to any part of it – is to become its slave! Islam came to free Mankind from slavery to dunia, not to teach Man to cling to it! Islam frees us from being a servant to anything, other than Allah. Continue reading
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