Taking Meaning - Living Islam / Living Islam Sat, 22 Mar 2025 15:07:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 Devoted Solely to Him: Lights of His Gnosis /lights-of-his-gnosis/ Fri, 05 Sep 2014 03:11:34 +0000 http://takingmeaning.com/?p=726 Ja’afar As-Sadiq (may Allah be content with him) describes the noble station of ma’rifah (gnosis): The ‘arif (person of gnosis) is with the people, while his heart is with Allah. If his heart were to forget Allah for the time it takes to blink an eye, he would die of yearning for Him. The gnostic…

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]]> 7 Principles of True Ecology: Living Islam /7-principles-true-ecology-living-islam/ Sat, 07 Jun 2014 08:25:13 +0000 http://takingmeaning.com/?p=193 True Ecology: Living Islam Nature was created in perfect balance. Our responsibility is to maintain this fragile equilibrium through wise management and excellent personal conduct. A Muslim is someone who has submitted with knowledge to Islam’s wholesome and naturally balanced ecology. From the divine Islamic teachings we learn that there are 7 principles of conduct…

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