Faithful Reflections

Al-Haqq — The Only Eternal Reality — and Hikmah, the wisdom to live by it What is Eternal Truth in Islam? Al-Haqq and Hikmah Explained Notes written after Fajr — what Quran means by eternal truth, and why it matters daily August 2025 • Kathmandu On this page 1. What made me think about eternal truth 2. Al-Haqq — Allah is the only eternal reality 3. Hikmah — wisdom is more than knowledge 4. Quran and Sunnah — need each other 5. Tawhid — why oneness matters now 6. Why are we here? Purpose 7. We are responsible — really 8. Daily ethics Islam teaches 9. Afterlife — why it gives life meaning 10. How this helps today — mind, society 1. What made me think about eternal truth I'm writing this just after Fajr, quiet house, cup still warm. The question that stuck with me since I was a teenager is simple: when Quran talks about "eternal truth", what does it actually mean? Is it philosophy? Theology? Or something you liv...

“We sent thee not except as a mercy to the worlds” — Al-Anbiya 21:107 Leadership Skills of Prophet Muhammad: Quran & Sunnah Quran • Sunnah • Uswah Hasanah — Surah Al-Ahzab 33:21 Research in Islamic Leadership • 13 May 2025 Abstract The leadership of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) stands as the pivotal model within Islamic studies, revered globally as the epitome of exemplary conduct and governance. Chosen by Allah as the final prophet and messenger, his life serves as a comprehensive model for humanity — اُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ — an excellent pattern, Surah Al-Ahzab 33:21. His leadership was instrumental in the profound social and moral transformation of Arabian society, ushering in an era marked by justice, equality, and spiritual enlightenment. This article explores the leadership skills of Prop...

Seven pieces of advice, from a father who knew he wouldn't always be there Luqman's Advice to His Son: Wisdom from the Quran Islamic Research Notes · Qur'an Studies · extended version · 28 minute read In short There's a chapter of the Qur'an named after a man who wasn't a prophet, a king or a scholar. Luqman was, by most accounts, an enslaved African labourer — and God preserved his advice to his son in scripture for all time. Seven short instructions, covering belief, parents, accountability, prayer, courage, humility and how loudly you talk. This is the long version: each instruction taken on its own, the Arabic behind it, why the sequence is deliberate, what the surah pointedly does not say, and why the ordinary source of this wisdom is part of the point. What's on this page A chapter named after a slave Where this chapter sits What hikmah actually means Hikmah across the Qur'an Who Luqman was Ya bunayya — how he speaks to h...