Category Archives: 05. Lifestyle

Fasting and Exorcism

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Brother M

And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him [the evil spirit] out? And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting … Continue reading →

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Escaping the Matrix

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Brother M

[Since they have become oblivious of God] corruption has appeared on land and in the sea as an outcome of what men’s hands have wrought: and so He will let them taste [the evil of] some of their doings, so … Continue reading →

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Fast Times

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Brother M

By (the Token of) Time (through the ages), Most surely man is in loss, Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth, and of Endurance. [Qur'an, Surah 103] God has … Continue reading →

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Fasting Tests

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Brother M

Do people think that they will be left alone on saying, “We believe,” and not be tried? Certainly We tried those before them, and Allah will certainly know those who are sincere, and know those who feign. [Qur'an 29:3] We … Continue reading →

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Simulated Adversity

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Brother M

Oh you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you so that you may attain God-consciousness. [Qur'an 2:183] Fasting produces physically measurable conditions. It also produces conditions not yet scientifically defined that we … Continue reading →

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Why Fast?

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Brother M

Do you fast? Prove it by doing good works. If you see someone in need, take pity on them. If you see a friend being honored, don’t get jealous of him. For a true fast, you cannot fast only with … Continue reading →

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Withdrawal, Retreat & Renunciation

Posted on November 3, 2007 by Brother M

. . . Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein. And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast … Continue reading →

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Deforming Habits

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Brother M

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal bodies, to make you obey their passions. Do not yield your members to sin as instruments of wickedness, but yield yourselves to God as men who have been brought from death to … Continue reading →

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Think Fast

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Brother M

When they were fed, they became full; they were filled and their heart was exalted– therefore they’ve forgotten me [Hosea 13:6]. Nowhere is fasting more important than in the sphere of cognition, and no mental process is more complex and … Continue reading →

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Word Tasting

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Brother M

Thus, then, shall you observe the fasting which you intend to keep. First of all, be on your guard against every evil word, and every evil desire, and purify your heart from all the vanities of this world. If you … Continue reading →

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