Thinking out loud
Following on from my post about Effectiveness V Efficiency, I’d like illustrate how important it is that this is applied to our religious practices. Most Muslims are concerned with being efficient but not very effective. In fact, just like me, most Muslim don’t feel it is necessary to ask questions about the practices associated with…
God God is an eternal supreme being, neither male or female and is the centre of monotheism (belief in one God). God is the creator of heaven and earth, Angels, Jinns, humans and all living things. Different communities, cultures and religions has different words for God and Allah is the one used within the Quran…
Growing up a muslim, you are taught the 5 pillars of Islam is the fundamentals of the faith. There are some merits to this however, our understanding of the 5 pillars of Islam is not supported whole heatedly by the Quran. The pillars are focused on the rituals associated with being a traditional muslim as…
Being raised a muslim, we are taught a lot of customs and traditions. However, we are never taught that these are only cultural expectations and not really part of the faith. Through my journey, I have come across a few things that I now understand have nothing to do with faith but no body ever…
Growing up a Muslim, I was ignorant to what that actually meant as I was just following traditions and trying not to come across as a bad muslim who didn’t know anything. I actually knew very little considering how big a topic this was. A friend of mind said something to me that made me…