Pleasure

32 articles

Believing Sep 1, 2011

Rida (Resignation)

Resignation means showing no rancor or rebellion against misfortune, and accepting all manifestations of destiny without complaint and…

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Environment May 1, 2009

Tips on Child Education

Preparing children for life is an art. There are many things that parents should know and do about…

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Believing May 1, 2009

Taqwa (Piety)

Taqwa is derived from wiqaya, which means self-defense and avoidance. Sufis define it as protecting oneself from God’s…

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Believing Mar 1, 2009

Zuhd (Asceticism)

Zuhd, which literally means renouncing worldly pleasures and resisting carnal desires, is defined by Sufis as indifference to…

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Believing Jul 1, 2007

Tafakkur (Reflection)

Tafakkur literally means to think on a subject deeply, systematically, and in great detail. In this context, it…

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Lead Article Apr 1, 2006

The Portrait of People of Heart

With their vision, faith, and deeds, people of heart are integrated heroes of spirituality. Their profundity relies not…

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Almighty Jul 1, 2003

Painless Love

Love is an innate human trait. To love and to be loved are among the most basic human…

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Believing Jul 1, 2000

Human Perfection

Are we meant to be more than just intelligent animals? With respect to action and bodily endeavors, we…

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Literature & Languages Oct 1, 1997

Homesickness

For man this world is like a foreign land, a fearful ocean, where he flounders a whole lifetime…

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Animal Apr 1, 1997

The Perfectibility of Man

A book exists first of all in its author’s mind as meaning. To have this immaterially existing book…

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