Companionship and Friendship in Islam

There are friends who remain true and trustful under all circumstances and there are friends who remain with you only desiring the good. Islam urges to have cordial relations with others and to avoid corruption and the harmful effects of the company of the wicked and the mischievous, strictly forbidding every kind of contact and intimacy with them. The first kind of friend are very few, and their friendship is like a mirror to you. In deed, we must be fair to our friends, and must want for...

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Moderation in JOY and GRIEF

Muslims’ commitment to Allah and His religion entails an unconditional loyalty.For this reason, fluctuating conditions and circumstances never change believers’ zeal, enthusiasm and determination to live by the Qur’an.Allah mentions two basic reactions shown by a believer.First, hardship or severe conditions never daunt him.Second, he never exults or feels pride because of what he obtains in this world. Allah reveals this in the Qur’an as:That is so that you will not be grieved about the things...

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