İdris Ferid – The Pen Magazine

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How will I discipline my lower-self?

İdris Ferid11/05/202106/11/2021

Some of our friends - especially younger ones - often ask the question "How do we discipline our nafs (lower self)?" Let us dwell on some points here, both in...

Appreciation: A Way to Make Abilities Flourish

İdris Ferid31/08/201308/11/2016

Showing appreciation and respect for scholars, artists and virtuous people is important, just as it is for ordinary people. This is one of the ways of bringing out the beauty...

DESTINY Issue 18 PILLARS OF FAITH RELIGION & BELIEF

Why belief in destiny one of the pillars of Islamic Creed?

İdris Ferid17/05/201322/01/2014

The issue of qadar (fate) and human free will and their reconciliation with each other is one of the most challenging issue of history of theology of not only Islam...

EDUCATION HUMAN RELATIONS Issue 16 Psychology

Clashes in Human Relations and Solutions

İdris Ferid09/11/201221/11/2016

A healthy and stable society is comprised of psychologically healthy individuals. For such a society to flourish, the relations and communication between individuals should be solid and vivid, and the...

HUMAN RELATIONS Sunnah

Model Person Model Society

İdris Ferid22/03/201121/01/2015

Following the Footprints of Prophet (PBUH) In today’s world, there is unfortunately not an ideal Muslim society which has been shaped by the divine principles of the Holy Qur’an and...

Allah Issue 7 LEAD ARTICLE

Proving the Existence of Allah (SWT)

İdris Ferid04/09/201012/04/2011

Islamic theology (Kalaam) tried to prove God's existence only emphasizing on mind, and did not dwell on marifatullah (knowing Allah),. Mysticism (Tasawwuf) by contrast, did not focus on proving the...

DIVINE BOOKS Issue 2 LEAD ARTICLE Qur'an Sunnah

Correct Understanding of the Quran

İdris Ferid07/06/200822/12/2016

“Whatever befell the children of Israel will all befall my people step by step. If one of them openly commits adultery with his mother, there will be one out of...