by Mohammed Ali Vakil | Aug 31, 2010
When I read spiritual texts at times I come across passages where the “World” is condemened. It’s described as a place that tempts man to do evil acts. It makes me think if the World is an inherently evil place or does it mean to say something else. Perhaps what is evil is excessive materialism that takes us away from Godly values.
Imam Ali (‘a) clarifies this confusion when he sees a man condemning this world. In this comic I’ve been able to capture only an excerpt of the narration. The full narration can be read from Nahjul Balagah, which is a collection of his sermons & sayings.
by Mohammed Ali Vakil | Jul 11, 2010
I often find it difficult to concentrate during prayers. The mind wanders about from one thought to another, and then I complain “why doesn’t God answer my prayers?”. Perhaps the problem is not with God not answering, but the way I’m asking.
During prayer, instead thinking that God is somewhere high up in the sky, we should pray by whispering softly to Him knowing that He is very close to us and loves to hear our Prayers.
by Mohammed Ali Vakil | Feb 7, 2010
I heard this anecdote from a series of Lectures called Art of Yearning for God by Sheikh Khalil Jaffer.  I recall there were several other anecdotes similar to this mentioned in these lectures.  The comic highlights the frame of mind of a God conscious person like Abu Dharr.
by Mohammed Ali Vakil | Jan 24, 2010
Islam considers Jesus (‘a) as one of the greatest Prophets and Personalities. There are several stories of Jesus (‘a) that can be found in Islamic Literature (See: Words of the Word of God) that serve as a common ground between Muslims and Christians.
by Mohammed Ali Vakil | Nov 28, 2009
Imam Zain ul Abideen was the great grandson of the Prophet. He’s the author of Pslams of Islam and the Treatise on Rights.
Instead of making prayer a ritual chore, we can make prayer a very meaningful experience with the right frame of mind. Even though we cannot see God with our eyes during worship, we should realise that he is seeing us.
