Survivors Are Us
Blog on the issues of belief, character and business ethics in Islam. Exploring aspects of mankind's conditions for truth seekers.
Cont: THE BELIEF IN ALLAAH
Bismillaah (In The Name of Allah) Dear Readers, TWO SECTS WENT ASTRAY REGARDING THIS MATTER: The First Sect: Al-Muatilah, who negated all or some of Allaahs Names and Attributes claiming that affirming Allaahs Names and Sifaat necessitates Tashbeeh (drawing similarities between Allaah and His creation)! This claim is surely false in many aspects, including: First: It necessitates false obligations [...]
For The Love Of Money…
Bismillaah (In The Name of Allah) Dear Readers, A Walmart temporary employee was trampled to death when shoppers tore its door off its hinges!! The New York Times is reporting that a temporary employee of a suburban New York Walmart was trampled to death when a throng of shoppers tore down the front doors of the [...]
Thursday Tarbiyyah: Muslims Celebrating Thanksgiving
Bismillaah (In The Name of Allaah) Dear Reader, The kafir holiday ‘Thanksgiving’ is tommorro and I know there are many new Muslims who are unaware of the Islamic ruling for such holidays. Assalamu Alaikum. I am a Muslim living in Minnesota, and my family has made it tradition to make a turkey dinner ever year on Thanksgiving Day. [...]
Tawheed Tuesday: The Belief in Allaah
Bismillaah (In The Name of Allaah) Dear Reader, FIRST: BELIEF IN THE EXISTENCE OF ALLAAH: The evidence for the existence of Allaah is established by: Fitrah Reasoning Ash-Shara[1]and Al-Hiss. [2] Pertaining To The Proof of The Fitrah: Every creature has been created in a state of belief in his Creator without preceding thought or education. No one dissuades from what is necessitated by this [...]
Money Monday: Extreme Differences In The Statuses Of Poverty
Bismillaah (In The Name of Allaah) Dear Reader, Every day before school, seven year old Mohammed Fariq Rostam goes with his father on their donkeys to scrounge through Iraqs Sulaimaniyah’s garbage dump. Mohammed’s eyes often burn from the smoke that rises from the rubbish, and his forehead bears a scar from when he slipped on trash and [...]
Fatwa Friday: Traveling to Kufar Land
Bismillaah Dear Reader, Do you know what is the ruling on traveling to kaafir countries as a tourist, and taking pictures of the women in ones family on these trips? Praise be to Allaah. Taking pictures of women is not permitted at all, because of the temptation and evil that results from that, in addition to the fact that [...]
Thursday Tarbiyyah: What Muslims Have Contributed To Civilization
A brief survey on what Islam has already contributed to the world's civilization, education, culture and to scientific development. From current observations of the undeveloped status of technology in most Muslim countries it appears they are "backward" which is a fallacy and common misconception
What Causes Cancer?
Bismillaah (In The Name Of Allaaah) Dear Reader, Have you thought much on preventive measures that you can take? What causes cancer? When you think of all the things that are known or assumed to be cancer-causing and put them togetherthe list is pretty daunting. [This summary comes straight from the book Cancer: 101 Solutions to a [...]
Tauhid Tuesday: The Cure To All Problems
Bismillaah (In The Name of Allaah) Dear Reader, When pure tawheed is actualised in the life of an individual or the society it produces the best of results. From its results are the following: 1) Liberation of mankind from worship and submission to other than Allaah. The creation cannot create anything, rather they themselves are created. They [...]
American Express Seeks TARP Funds, Buys Bank!?
Bismillaah (In The Name Of Allaah) Dear Reader, Some suspicious developments Official 6 Page Long TARP Application The ENTIRE 6 PAGE TARP APPLICATION is out. LOL, Im stunned how short it isI had to fill out more info just to get a loan on my car! TARP Loophole Out on the markets, it looks like the corporate weasels are out in [...]