What Should We Do When Hardship Befalls Us?
Developing Commendable Character Part Two Good advice on this subject has been written, alhamdu lillah. But today it occurred to me that one essential thing had been forgotten. It…
Essays
Essays by Akrom Malik on ethics, language, literature and life.
What Should One Do in the Hardest Situations That Befall Us?
Developing Commendable Character 1. Do not speak about a person who was once a friend and has now become an enemy. Because — tomorrow things between you may mend again! and what…
Benefits seen from the Iman Invest controversy:
1. It became clear how transparent and fair the Muslims’ culture of debate is: the opposing sides managed, as far as possible, to stay within the bounds of good manners. 2. It was…
It is the duty of us, your students, to remember you always and to pray for you. Yet when a special day is…
Without a teacher nothing can be done. Without a teacher no door will open. Without a teacher the world is darkness. Today, on the Day of Teachers and Mentors, I wanted to leaf…
Those dear to us already know: we have begun writing a book called “The Philosophy of the Free Person.”
We present Chapter 2 for your attention. We would like to warn you in advance: this chapter contains a great deal of information, and in fact it is information in its most…
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un.
Domla Yoldoshkhon Isayev worked at the Imam Bukhari International Scientific Research Center. He was an extremely humble, sincere and sociable man, utterly free of arrogance,…
THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE FREE PERSON
Chapter One The Landscape The situation we observe today, in my view, is this: the sense of responsibility has diminished among the older generation; they do not feel accountable…
THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE FREE PERSON
Foreword A person who has been given a pen is a person who seeks answers to the questions of society. He occupies himself with solving the problems that torment others. In this…
Do not reach out a hand to those who do not want to be saved.
Their chief idea is to multiply people like themselves.
EPILOGUE
Praise and glory be to our Lord, who has brought us to the end of this writing called “The Classical Family”! My heartfelt wish is this: I want my people to read every word of…
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
ADVICE EVERYONE NEEDS Man is not an animal. Whatever else, he is not an animal. There is a difference between his soul and the soul of an animal. An animal follows its lust and…
Sometimes you see young people who have the ability and the potential to gain knowledge but lack the means,…
You want to help, but your means go only so far. Then a greedy thought circles in your mind: what on earth do the rich of this country do with their money? Perhaps they are giving…
The Science of Friendship
Friendship is part of being human. Not everyone you take a liking to turns out to be a friend. This world is full to overflowing with unfortunate people who do not know what…
CHAPTER TWENTY
HOLIDAYS IN THE FAMILY Holidays are an inseparable part of life. God Himself has set aside particular days for people to rejoice. So that the body suffers no hardship at all on…
CHAPTER NINETEEN
DEATH AND MOURNING IN THE FAMILY Death is written on everyone's brow. In the blink of an eye, the end of life arrives before us. Just as ripe fruit falls, so do we fall. It is a…
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
WIDOWHOOD AND REMARRIAGE A wife whose husband has died and a husband whose wife has died – both are called widowed. Likewise, a woman who has separated from her husband and a man…
The Tricks of Swindlers
Being deceived is not worthy of a man's honor and standing. For a man is, first of all, a person who has brought together discernment, intellect and wisdom. Only a person whose…
Today's Uzbekistan did not appear on open ground; rather, it is an inseparable continuation of an existing…
Though the name has changed, the land is the same, the people are the same. To build the future, we are compelled to lean on a solid history; if we forget the honor and might, the…
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
ORPHANS Imagine: a group of children are playing and chattering. Their voices raise the whole world up on its head. They squabble over something, jump about for no reason, and so…
The heavy burden of the world is grief. It wears out the heart, exhausts the soul; the weary soul even gives…
The best friend is the friend who can swallow grief for your sake. In truth, it is the person who helps carry your grief who is called a friend. There are many causes of grief for…
A Fairy Tale
(A Story) A certain man turned forty. His body was full of strength and his mind had reached maturity. There was nothing he could not do: if he struck a mountain, they say, he…
The Price of Truth
Do you know that this world is brimming over with lies? Because lies are sweet. The truth is bitter. Lies are the demand of the ego, truth is the demand of the Truth (al-Haqq).…
I begin my words with the name of Allah, so that no evil eye may touch it.
Talking about those who serve the people is such a pleasure. For they disprove unpleasant notions about the nation, and with deeds done without hoping for reward or praise, they…
Today I will tell you about Shaykh Mirzo Ahmad Khushnazar Termiziy.
This man's name is Mirzo Kenjaboyev. Mirzo aka was born on February 20, 1956. In Surkhandarya. In Sariosiyo district. In a village called Mehnat (“Labor”). Why the village was…