A knowledge and appreciation of this concept is one of the most powerful incitements towards good action and greatest deterrents from injustice and sin...
You Reap what You Sow
Author: Ahmed Hammuda
I dream of a world in which the truthful are believed, the liars are belied, the trustworthy are empowered and the incapable are denied. Until then, SarimBlog aims to restore some of that balance, reforming (distorted) narratives, realigning (scattered) priorities and bringing a truthful message to the curious and open-hearted reader. Enjoy.
Hajj – A Reminder of the Day of Reckoning
At Muzdalifah, endless pilgrims line the earth, sleeping under the night sky, draped in white, as far as the eye can see. Like shrouded bodies they rest, side by side, until the break of dawn when they rise, much like the resurrection...
Scholars for Dollars? – Islam’s History of Scholarly Independence (3 of 3)
In almost all periods of Islam’s history, scholars – and in particular jurists (fuqahā’) – relied on a number of methods and initiatives to ensure their financial self-sufficiency...
When Yesterday’s Abortionists Buried Babies Alive
The pagans of yesterday can be scorned at for their idolatry and insanity, but they could just as well, scorn at today's idol of ‘liberty’, under whose name thousands of unborn foetus are agonisingly torn out of their mothers’ wombs.
Scholars for Dollars? – Islam’s History of Scholarly Independence (2 of 3)
Al-Subki and al-Qarāfi would use the term Fāsiq in reference to scholars who flatter debauched authorities, despite such a title usually afforded to those who commit major sins.
Never Belittle a Good Deed
Just one more gesture of kindness, just one more piece of litter taken off the pavement, or just one more mention of Allah's name, could have tipped the balance.
Scholars for Dollars? – Islam’s History of Scholarly Independence (1 of 3)
How did the scholars of Islam expose the historical alliances between ‘fraudulent scholars’ and ‘evil leaders’ to preserve their independence and maintain their integrity and impact on society?
Does the Almighty ‘Need’ Our Submission?
Worship can also be a choice, but in so far as our recognising our little worth or capability when it comes to changing the universal order, submission is inevitable.
The Idolatry of ‘Liberalism’
Seeing the variability in the types and natures of people, it follows that self-idolism, as one exhibition of Liberalism will ultimately create ideologies or ‘isms’ numbering about as many as its adherents.
Know the Almighty
Such knowledge is to bring our estimation of the Creator, closer to what it ought to be before submitting to His Might and Majesty. Who or what else could fathomably be ‘worthy’.
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