Month: April 2015

Viktor Frankl "Man Alive" 1977 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX4eaMUiIw0 Viktor Emil Frankl, M.D., Ph.D. (26 March 1905 – 2 September 1997) was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist as well as a Holocaust survivor. His best-selling book Man's Search for Meaning chronicles his experiences as a concentration camp inmate, which led him to discover the importance of finding meaning … Continue reading Meaning in Hardship (3:142 – 3:144) Con’t

Wayne Dyer- Metaphor of an Orange and Orange Juice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d59zkr6evec When you squeeze an orange what do you get out of it? Orange juice. Why? Because that is what is inside? So what do you get when you put stress on the human being? You get what is inside.

Our Claims Must Be Tested [3:142] Do you expect to enter Paradise without GOD distinguishing those among you who strive, and without distinguishing those who are steadfast? [3:143] You used to long for death before you had to face it. Now you have faced it, right before your eyes. [3:144] Muhammad was no more than … Continue reading Our Claims Must Be Tested (3:142 – 3:144)

Victory for the Righteous [3:137] Precedents have been set for you in the past; roam the earth and note the consequences for the unbelievers. [3:138] This is a proclamation for the people, and a guidance and enlightenment for the righteous. [3:139] You shall not waver, nor shall you grieve, for you are the ultimate victors, … Continue reading Victory for the Righteous (3:137 – 3:141)

Attributes of the Righteous [3:133] You should eagerly race towards forgiveness from your Lord and a Paradise whose width encompasses the heavens and the earth; it awaits the righteous, [3:134] who give to charity during the good times, as well as the bad times. They are suppressors of anger, and pardoners of the people. GOD … Continue reading Charity and Forgiveness – Attributes of the Righteous (3:133 – 3:136)

Usury Prohibited* [3:130] O you who believe, you shall not take usury, compounded over and over. Observe GOD, that you may succeed.  *3:130 Interest on bank deposits and interest charged on loans are lawful if they are not excessive (5-15%). Banks invest and their profits are passed on to the depositors. Since all parties are … Continue reading Usury Prohibited (3:130 – 3:132)

God's Angels Help the Believers [3:124] You told the believers, "Is it not enough that your Lord supports you with three thousand angels, sent down?" [3:125] Indeed, if you steadfastly persevere and maintain righteousness, then they attack you suddenly, your Lord will support you with five thousand* angels, well trained. *3:124-125 Thirty different numbers are … Continue reading God’s Angels Help the Believers (3:124 – 3:129)

The Battle of Badr [3:121] Recall that you (Muhammad) were among your people when you set out to assign to the believers their positions for battle. GOD is Hearer, Omniscient. [3:122] Two groups among you almost failed, but GOD was their Lord. In GOD the believers shall trust. [3:123] GOD has granted you victory at … Continue reading The Battle of Badr (3:121 – 2:123)