Melalui buku ini, penulis ingin mengenalkan kepada para pembacanya mengenai jati diri dan juga sifat Allah SWT yang sangat indah. I literally cannot express how many good things I feel about this book and how it's changing my perspectives on love, love for others, love of the self, and seeing religion as the ever encompassing source of all that, as opposed to the shame-based approach I've seen with religion growing up.

When Allah makes us aware of a sin we committed, He is not punishing us, but rather inviting us toward His presence. We must remember that Allah doesn’t expect us to be perfect; after all, our sense of self-worth is not dependent on us, but on God. So often we are asked where and how one accesses the inner heart of the Islamic tradition— here it is!Helwa’s emphasis on the forgotten teachings of love in Islam has a way of speaking not to just Muslims but to spiritual seekers of all traditions. Dengan pesona yang begitu indahnya, Agama Islam didakwahkan tanpa adanya paksaan dan juga tidak ada kekerasan, kecuali hanya aksi yang bersifat defensif. Our work on Earth is to receive and cultivate the gifts given to us by God for the benefit of the entire creation.

As the Qur’an says, “It is He who sent down tranquility into the hearts of the believers, that they may add faith to their faith for to Allah belong the forces of the heavens and the Earth and Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom” (48:4).I loved reading the Kindle edition and I gifted the paperback edition to my husband as it's now a "Must-have book" in our family library. Pergantian siang dan malam, rantai makanan, dan semua mekanisme fisika yang sudah diatur dengan hukum Allah.

Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book. In essence, all of existence is just a reflection of the light of God’s grace manifesting into different forms. Thus this work does not advocate the concept nor does it delve into the history and evolution of Islamic theology – that’s simply not the point of the book – and, as I stated at the beginning, she seeks to draw inter/intra-faith parallels, and acknowledges that historical incongruities are what led to the formation of theological differences down the line.It in no way endorses secular spirituality with a sprinkle of Islamic mysticism, nor does it preach a perennial or universalist philosophy in its desire to be inclusive. Tak hanya itu saja, buku yang satu ini juga akan membantu seseorang yang sedang berada di tepi iman. In Arabic, the word fitna, meaning “hardship,” stems from the word fatanah, which means “to test gold, burn with fire. Helwa uses throughout the book from scholars, professors, teachers, and religious figures provide a solid foundation for understanding not only God, but truly the heart of Islam. Our resources are crucial for knowledge lovers everywhere—so if you find all these bits and bytes useful, please pitch in.

However, this is not to say we must not enjoy the bounties of this life, we can “love the passing fruits of this beautiful earth, but Allah reminds us to hold these gifts in our hands instead of our hearts” since “what we worship depends on where we direct our attention. Our mission is to serve and love the world, believing that when we serve God and His creations from a place of love, by the virtue of God’s mercy the world begins to heal. In fact, I couldn't fast read it as every message of it made me think deeply, understand myself and the world surrounding me, burst into tears feeling the love and mercy of God, and feeling peace inside of me. Indeed “our longing for something that this world has not been able to fulfill is the greatest evidence for a world beyond this realm. Though the average reader will likely not ruminate on such linguistical practicalities and logistics, it in no way deems this a non-issue.This inner state can be enhanced and purified with tawba (repentance) which “purifies our heart so that Allah’s light can penetrate our soul, giving us divine insight. If God were to punish people for their deeds immediately, not one creature would have survived on Earth. This is a fascinating book that offers various profound insights and a vision of Islam—and indeed the Divine—that many readers will surely find enlightening and uplifting.