A Muslim strives to promote the message of Islam through his word & actions. This striving is known as Jihad which means a striving & a struggle in the path of Allah SWT. It consists in exerting one's self to the utmost in order to personally follow the teachings of Islam & to work for their establishment in society. Jihad has been described in the Glorious Quran & Sunnah as the natural corollary of these pillars of faith. Commitment to Allah SWT involves commitment to sacrifice one's time, energy & wealth to promote the right cause. It may be necessary at times to give one's life in order to preserve Truth. Jihad implies readiness to give whatever one has, including his life, for the sake of Allah. Wallahu a'lam.
Attributes of the Prophet Muhammad SAW Praise be to Allah, the Lord of Creations, and Peace and blessings be upon our prophet Muhammad, the faithful and the honest. Oh, Allah, we know nothing but what You teach us. You are the All- Knower, the Wise. Oh Allah, teach us what is good for us, and benefit us from what You taught us, and increase our knowledge. Show us the righteous things as righteous and help us to do them, and show us the bad things as bad and help us to keep away from them. O Allah our Lord, lead us out from the depths of darkness and illusion, unto the lights of erudition and knowledge, and from the muddy shallows of lusts unto the heavens of Your Vicinity. Dear brothers, this is the first part of the introduction to our new series: “Ways of access and signs of acceptance”, inspired by Allah’s Words: "I am only a man like you. It has been inspired to me." [Al Kahf, 110] It is as if in this ayah Allah the ...
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