Decisions
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The Never-Ending War between my Wise-Mind and my Enraged-Heart
al-Muqaddimah/Prelude My Mind & Heart are constantly, as well as consistently, in a Tug-Of-War. The Reason being is due to if/whenever I commit myself to Action…as per what the Right-Decision must be: My Mind sometimes says something while my Heart says something else. My Mind often speaks Wisdom, but my Heart often speaks Rage. It’s Continue reading
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My Necessary-Decisions
Allah states: “Those whom believe pay attention: Upon you are yourselves.” (Noble-Qur’ān: Chpt.5, V.105) “There’s no such Thing as an ‘Easy-Decision’, but only Necessary-Decisions.” Gareth Bryant What I recognize about Decision-Making…Decisions (any/all Decisions) are hard. Each & every single Decision made has Consequences…potentially Irreversable-Consequences to boot. Decision-Making is equally just as exciting as it is Continue reading
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The Dhāt/Essence of al-Ijtihād/Decision-Making
Allah states: “Those whom believe pay attention: upon you are yourselves.” (Noble-Qur’ān: Chpt.5, V.105) Muhammad (Peace be upon them) stated: “Avoid/abandon whatever makes your Heart uneasy.” (Muslim, at-Tirmidhī, an-Nasā’ī, ad-Dārimī, Ahmad, ibn-Hibbān) The Religio Urban-Legend surrounding al-Ijtihād When Most-Muslims hear or think about the Concept/Term “Ijtihād”: immdeiately it’s exclusively implied to refer to domething Religio-Scholastic. Continue reading