‘ABD ALLAH B. ‘AWN (d.151H), one of Islam’s early pietists, said: « ذِكْرُ النَّاسِ دَاءٌ، وَذِكْرُ اللهِ دَوَاءٌ » - ‘Remembrance of people is a malady, while the remembrance of God is a remedy.’ After citing these words, Imam al-Dhahabi proclaimed with jubilant caution: إِي وَاللهِ، فَالعَجَبَ مِنَّا وَمِنْ جَهْلِنَا كَيْفَ نَدَعُ الدَّوَاءَ وَنَقْتَحِمُ الدَّاءَ؟ قَالَ…
Piety Demands We Think Before We Text, Tweet or Speak!
'A still tongue makes a wise head', says one proverb. Another says: 'The wounds of a sword may heal one day; the wounds of the tongue, they never may.' And then there is this note of caution: 'Speak when you're angry and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret.' While it is certainly true…