<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"  xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"  xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"><channel><title>Alukah.Net in English - Thoughts and Knowledge - Alukah.net </title><link>http://en.alukah.net</link><description>Latest Additions of Alukah.Net in English, the portal filled with Islamic Knowledge and general culture topics for thinkers.</description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 17:39:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>Alukah.net CMS Version 2</generator><language>en</language><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title>The Straight Path</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/Thoughts_Knowledge/0/2001/</link><author>Shah Ismail Shaheed</author><description><![CDATA[It&nbsp;is&nbsp;obligatory&nbsp;on&nbsp;every&nbsp;human&nbsp;being&nbsp;to&nbsp;call upon none but Allah Alone, must fear Him all the time and keep seeking His forgiveness from sins regularly. One must confess to having committed sins before Him Alone and consider Him Alone to be one's master and supporter. One should seek refuge in none but Allah and must not depend on anyone's support, as our Lord is All-Forgiver and Most Compassionate. Out of His sheer blessing and mercy,...]]></description><category>Thoughts and Knowledge - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 03:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Is There So Much Injustice In The World? </title><link>http://en.alukah.net/Thoughts_Knowledge/0/1988/</link><author>Sayyid Abul A’la Maududi</author><description><![CDATA[If&nbsp;you&nbsp;look&nbsp;at&nbsp;this&nbsp;problem&nbsp;a&nbsp;little&nbsp;more&nbsp;deeply, you will find another reason, beside his own ignorance, for mankind&rsquo;s undoing.&nbsp;The word &ldquo;man&rdquo; or &ldquo;mankind&rdquo; does not refer to any particular individual or tribe or nation. &nbsp;Moreover, these words, in their traditional usage, are taken to refer to women as well as men. &nbsp;All men and women are human beings and have the right to live and obtain the necessities of life; all are entitled to justice, honour and dignity....]]></description><category>Thoughts and Knowledge - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 07:46:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Beauty in Earth and Sky</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/Thoughts_Knowledge/0/1985/</link><author>Harun Yahya</author><description><![CDATA[The&nbsp;universe’s&nbsp;dimensions&nbsp;and&nbsp;distances&nbsp;far&nbsp;surpass human understanding. Numbers that are very large in earthly terms are, in fact, minute when the universe as a whole is considered.&nbsp;For example, the universe is estimated to contain some 300 billion galaxies. Our own Milky Way galaxy, which is just one galaxy, contains about 250 billion stars. The diameter of the Sun, an average-sized star, is 103 times greater than Earth. Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to the Sun, is some 78,...]]></description><category>Thoughts and Knowledge - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 04:16:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Advice To Be True</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/Thoughts_Knowledge/0/1982/</link><author>Imam Muhammad al-Ghazali</author><description><![CDATA[Allah&nbsp;has&nbsp;created&nbsp;this&nbsp;whole&nbsp;universe on the basis of love, and has demanded of the people that they should build up their life on the foundation of truth, to make truth and straight dealing a practice of their life, and should give place to truth only in their talks and dealings.&nbsp;When this clear sense is lost sight of by people, and false stories, superstitions and absurd beliefs rule their self, ideas and thoughts,...]]></description><category>Thoughts and Knowledge - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 08:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Creation of the Plant</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/Thoughts_Knowledge/0/1946/</link><author>Dr. Adel M. A. Abbas</author><description><![CDATA[The&nbsp;creation&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;food&nbsp;and&nbsp;nourishment&nbsp;required by all creatures to sustain life took twice as long as that required for the creation of the earth. The length of time indicates how vast the task must have been.&nbsp; “He placed on the (earth) mountains that stand firm and high above it. He blessed the earth and measured all things therein so that they would receive their nourishment in due proportion, in four days, according to (the needs of) those who seek (sustenance)....]]></description><category>Thoughts and Knowledge - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:13:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Foundation of Knowledge</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/Thoughts_Knowledge/0/1939/</link><author>Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali</author><description><![CDATA[Imam&nbsp;Ahmad,&nbsp;may&nbsp;Allah&nbsp;have&nbsp;mercy&nbsp;upon&nbsp;him,&nbsp;used to say about Ma’rif, ‘He possesses the foundation of knowledge: the fear of Allah.' Therefore the foundation of knowledge is that knowledge which leads to fearing Him, loving Him, drawing close to Him, taking comfort with Him, and ardently desiring Him. &nbsp;Then this is followed by knowledge of the rulings of Allah, all that He loves and is pleased with from the servant of statement, action, spiritual condition, and belief. &nbsp;...]]></description><category>Thoughts and Knowledge - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 04:22:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Sky is A Building </title><link>http://en.alukah.net/Thoughts_Knowledge/0/1929/</link><author>Abdulda'em Al-kaheel</author><description><![CDATA[After&nbsp;searching&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;lot&nbsp;of&nbsp;articles&nbsp;and&nbsp;scientific researches about the cosmos and its structure, I’ve found that this is not the only scientist that believes in this fact but most scientists assure the fact of the cosmic building. It is rarely to find an article or a research in the field of Astronomy that doesn’t have the term “cosmos building”. This indicates that the scientists agree upon this scientific fact i.e. the fact of building.  I’ve gone directly to the book of facts i.e....]]></description><category>Thoughts and Knowledge - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:11:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Way to Real Happiness</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/Thoughts_Knowledge/0/1923/</link><author>Anas Muhammad  Khayr Yusuf</author><description><![CDATA[Are&nbsp;you&nbsp;happy?&nbsp;Put&nbsp;it&nbsp;differently,&nbsp;in&nbsp;what&nbsp;context can you define your concept and perception of happiness?&nbsp;This is the very question you need to ask yourself&hellip;&nbsp;You may have plenty of money, successful social relationships, wonderful loving family, and a lot of travels around the world&hellip;&nbsp;You may have a position and high social status&hellip;&nbsp;You may even be a funny laughable person and everybody wants to get closer to you&hellip; &nbsp; &hellip;and still be unhappy. &nbsp;...]]></description><category>Thoughts and Knowledge - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 10:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Importance of Water in Islam</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/Thoughts_Knowledge/0/1920/</link><author>Soumy Ana</author><description><![CDATA[The&nbsp;first&nbsp;Muslims&nbsp;lived&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;desert,&nbsp;so&nbsp;they were very concerned about water conservation. The Noble Qur’an mentions the Arabic word for water (Ma’) 63 times. Imagine, each Prophet (may Allah bless them all) has an intimate story with water.
Prophet Adam (Peace be upon him) was made from water. Allah took a handful of the dust of the earth and mixed into it the colors, white, black, yellow and red. That is the reason why men are born different colors. When Allah mixed the dust with water,...]]></description><category>Thoughts and Knowledge - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 09:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Strategy of Shaytan</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/Thoughts_Knowledge/0/1908/</link><author>Shawana A. Aziz</author><description><![CDATA[To&nbsp;achieve&nbsp;his&nbsp;goal&nbsp;of&nbsp;dragging&nbsp;mankind&nbsp;with him into Hell, Shaytan first lures mankind into committing Shirk and Kufr through invoking the dead, practicing magic, etc., because Shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the greatest sin. Anyone who dies upon Shirk will not be forgiven, nor will he ever be taken out of Hell-fire. &nbsp;So, if Shaytan overwhelms the son of Adam by causing him to commit Shirk, then he is satisfied and pleased. &ldquo;Like when Shaytan says to man,...]]></description><category>Thoughts and Knowledge - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:43:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Birds Fly in V Formations</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/Thoughts_Knowledge/0/1902/</link><author>Harun Yahya</author><description><![CDATA[The&nbsp;leading&nbsp;birds&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;“V-shaped”&nbsp;flock&nbsp;reduce the amount of air resistance for the birds behind them. In this way, birds flying as a flock save energy and can usually fly at greater speed than birds flying alone. &nbsp;When migrating birds fly in a staggered pattern, each is subjected to the same amount of air friction as its neighbor. The advantage of this method of flight stems from what pilots call the “wingtip vortex.” &nbsp;An airplane’s wings provide the majority of the lift,...]]></description><category>Thoughts and Knowledge - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 02:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Sequence of Day and Night</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/Thoughts_Knowledge/0/1896/</link><author>Dr. Maurice Bucaille</author><description><![CDATA[At&nbsp;a&nbsp;time&nbsp;when&nbsp;it&nbsp;was&nbsp;held&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;Earth&nbsp;was the Centre of the world and that the Sun moved in relation to it, how could anyone have failed to refer to the Sun&rsquo;s movement when talking of the sequence of night and day? This is not however referred to in the Qur'an and the subject is dealt with as follows:&nbsp; &bull; [Surah Al-A&rsquo;raf, 7, verse 54]&nbsp;"(God) covers the day with the night which is in haste to follow it . . ." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&bull; [Surah Ya-Sin, 36, verse 37]&nbsp;...]]></description><category>Thoughts and Knowledge - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 02:21:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Reform of Self</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/Thoughts_Knowledge/0/1890/</link><author>Imam Muhammad al-Ghazali</author><description><![CDATA[Islam&nbsp;keeps&nbsp;the&nbsp;reform&nbsp;of&nbsp;man's&nbsp;self&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;first item in its programme of reforms. It makes the human self as the first target of its efforts and sows the seeds of the Islamic teachings in its depths, so that self and training become inseparable.&nbsp;The teachings of the Prophets lasted till the Doomsday and around them gathered the group of faithful people. Its secret was this that the self of man was the objective of all its work and it was the axis of all its activities....]]></description><category>Thoughts and Knowledge - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:55:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Honey</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/Thoughts_Knowledge/0/1880/</link><author>Dr. Gary Miller</author><description><![CDATA[An&nbsp;example&nbsp;of&nbsp;what&nbsp;one&nbsp;might&nbsp;expect&nbsp;to find in an "old book" that touches upon the subject of health or medicine is outdated remedies or cures. Various historical sources state that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) gave some advice about health and hygiene, yet most of these pieces of advice are not contained in the Qur’an. At first glance, to the non-Muslims this appears to be a negligent omission....]]></description><category>Thoughts and Knowledge - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Barrier Between Sweet And Salt Waters</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/Thoughts_Knowledge/0/1879/</link><author>Dr. Zakir Abdul Karim Naik</author><description><![CDATA[“He&nbsp;has&nbsp;let&nbsp;free&nbsp;the&nbsp;two&nbsp;bodies&nbsp;of&nbsp;flowing water, meeting together; between them is a Barrier which they do not transgress.” [Surah Ar-Rahman: 19-20]&nbsp;In the Arabic text the word ‘barzakh’ means a barrier or a partition. This barrier, however, is not a physical partition. The Arabic word ‘maraja’ literally means ‘they both meet and mix with each other’.&nbsp;Early commentators of the Qur’an were unable to explain the two opposite meanings for the two bodies of water, i.e....]]></description><category>Thoughts and Knowledge - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:55:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Presence of Evil</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/Thoughts_Knowledge/0/1869/</link><author>A. Abd-Allah</author><description><![CDATA[Why&nbsp;does&nbsp;God&nbsp;allow&nbsp;men&nbsp;and&nbsp;women&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;hurt? There are some people who use the presence of suffering and evil in this world as grounds to lose hope and perhaps even to reject God. However, according to the Final Book, the limited free will and reason of human beings destroys that argument. We are responsible for what we do, and must bear the consequences - that is the liability or price of freedom. The evil that we do and suffer from is chosen by us and not by God,
"......]]></description><category>Thoughts and Knowledge - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:07:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Crystals: The Wondrous Order in Molecules (2/2)</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/Thoughts_Knowledge/0/1863/</link><author>Harun Yahya</author><description><![CDATA[A&nbsp;Few&nbsp;Examples&nbsp;of&nbsp;Crystals'&nbsp;Flawless&nbsp;Structure&nbsp;The minerals of which rocks are composed furnish the most familiar examples of crystals; everyone recognizes crystalline quartz, gems, and most semiprecious stones. But few realize that with few exceptions the entire solid crust of the Earth is crystalline.[1] Were you able to see this crust magnified, you would be utterly amazed at what you saw....]]></description><category>Thoughts and Knowledge - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 05:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Crystals: The Wondrous Order in Molecules (1/2)</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/Thoughts_Knowledge/0/1861/</link><author>Harun Yahya</author><description><![CDATA[Whenever&nbsp;the&nbsp;word&nbsp;"crystal"&nbsp;is&nbsp;mentioned, people often think of a crystal vase or, rather more scientifically, the ice crystals in a snowflake. But crystal, in fact, is a flawless and magnificent work of art at the molecular level.&nbsp;The incomparable geometry in crystals amazed scientists when they were first discovered. The secret of their perfection was realized only very recently, as a result of the efforts of a great many experts....]]></description><category>Thoughts and Knowledge - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:48:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Does Islam View Man?</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/Thoughts_Knowledge/0/1858/</link><author>Dr. Abdullah Al-Qahtani</author><description><![CDATA[Every&nbsp;human&nbsp;being,&nbsp;Islam&nbsp;affirms,&nbsp;stands&nbsp;to&nbsp;benefit from these divine dispensations. The road to felicity is a free and open highway which anyone may tread of his own accord. Everybody is innately endowed with all these rights and privileges. God has granted them to all without discrimination. "Nature", "the earth", "the heavens" all belong to each and every human Indeed, God has done all this and even more! He has implanted His own religion in innate, with which all human are equipped....]]></description><category>Thoughts and Knowledge - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:27:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What I want is Life that is not Ended by Death</title><link>http://en.alukah.net/Thoughts_Knowledge/0/1854/</link><author>Muhammad Abduh Mughawiri</author><description><![CDATA[It&nbsp;is&nbsp;reported&nbsp;that&nbsp;during&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;his&nbsp;journeys, Dhul-Qarnain passed through a city that was once ruled by seven successive kings. Upon meeting some of the inhabitants of the city, Dhul-Qarnain asked, &ldquo;Are any of the descendents of those kings alive today?&rdquo;&nbsp;They said, &ldquo; Yes, a single male descendent, yet he steers clear of human beings and keeps company with no one; in fact, he spends much of his time in the graveyard.&rdquo;&nbsp;Dhul-Qarnain said, &ldquo;Tell me where I can find him....]]></description><category>Thoughts and Knowledge - Alukah.net</category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:06:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>