Who is a Muslim. (Post2)

Who is a Muslim, a brief explanation. Khaliq

Anyone who professes to be a Muslim is a Muslim. However practicing Muslims observe prescribed rules and actions derived from the Quran and the Sunnah.. These fall into two categories. do and don't or to stay away from.

Do category. In this category are namaz, fasting, zakat and all other obligatory duties. Also be fair, just and honest in all actions and do good deeds.

do not category. Refrain from envy, greed, malice, resentment, hate and anger, inflated ego, lust, backbiting(gheebat) and stinginess. Also to stay away from gambling, dishonesty in any action, eating pork, consuming alcohol, drugs or any substance that blurs judgement or is harmful to your body.

One must follow the commandments in both categories. Neglect of one negates the other. Therefore, observe all obligatory duties and do good deeds. Strive to remove from your heart hate, envy, greed, malice and other toxic trash listed above and replace them with compassion, forgiveness, truth, generosity, justice, humility, contentment, Zikr (remembrance of Alllah) and other virtues. The goal is to reach a level that brings tranquility, contentment and inner peace which is a great reward but Allah rewards us again in the hereafter. All worldly things stay in this world when we depart, We cane to this world with nothing and leave it with nothing, only our deeds and actions go with us. khaliq (Jul 2017).

Masnavi of Rumi. Tear not...(Post 74)

Tear not thy plumage off, it can not be replaced; Disfigure not thy face in wantonness, O fair one! That face which is bright as the forenoon sun--- To disfigure it were a grievous sin. 'Twere paganism to mar such a face as thine! The moon itself would weep to lose sight of it! Knowest thou not the beauty of thine own face? Quit this temper that leads thee to war with thyself! It is the claws of thine own foolish thoughts That in spite wound the face of thy quiet soul. Know such thoughts to be claws fraught with poison. Which score deep wounds on the face of thy soul.

Sufism and Islamic sprituality by professor Sayyed Hosain Nasr. (Post 154)

A link to a talk on Islamic spirituality and Sufism by professor Sayyed Hosain Nasr of George Washington University. He is regarded as an authority on Islam and Sufism. His under graduate degree is in physics and mathematics from MIT. Masters from Harvard in earth sciences and a PhD in history of science and philosophy also from Harvard in 1958. He has published about 50 books and several hundred articles. https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=VB5-l299Ikc&t=298s

Islam and Sufism an introduction

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