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“The greatest of all living things in existence is the human, the most magnificent being in the universe, whom Allah has made his ambassador”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“Humans are social beings. We cannot survive in isolation, either from the universe or each other, because we are woven into the fabric of creation”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“Only through great effort do we evolve, and only through meeting the challenges of life’s many battles head-on are our powers refined and amplified”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“The Islamic mission is a quest for humanity. It involves making the world a safe and healthy place where all creatures can thrive and flourish, and where all people can elevate themselves, achieve completeness and grow closer to the Almighty”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“The Islamic message depends on reason to persuade the mind and on evidence to prove its truth”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“The worship of God and the cultivation of the Earth are two sides of the same coin, and they are the path on which humanity progresses and is bound to achieve majesty”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“Life fuels devotion and devotion fuels life. They are balanced and mutually reinforcing, and as such should fill us with positivity and send us towards a divine set of personal qualities that surpasses all imagination!”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“We should immerse ourselves in the business of living, yet no aspect of it should prevent us from connecting with Allah, and vice versa”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“For most people, happiness in the earthly world depends on having external things like money, children and power. However, in the following two worlds, happiness relates completely to the level of integration of our existence and our spiritual attributes (the level of our proximity to God!)”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“The life beyond death is not necessarily comprised of torment and misery; its experience is dependent upon a person’s actions in the earthly world”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“Allah is gentle with His subjects. He does everything to bring people closer to Him, to help them obey Him and to keep them away from sin”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“God placed the heavens and the earth at our service to prepare us for the majesty for which we were created—a majesty which the angels longed for but were not granted”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“If we seek Allah faithfully, He will accept us and pull us toward Him. He will guide us to His path according to our energy, abilities and attributes”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“The Islamic system of rule, including all acts of worship, represents the perfect combination of routine and non-routine acts for enhancing human willpower, self-control and personal discipline”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“Prophethood is a divine function. Allah looks at his righteous subjects and heirs, chooses those who are perfect in their humanity, and sends them to the people to guide them to the right path in the earthly world and the Hereafter”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“Muhammad is the last of the prophets and the messengers, the greatest of them all, and the bearer of the Islamic message. He is the master of all human beings”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“Every day of our lives we encounter both painful and pleasurable experiences, but according to Islamic teachings, it is through trying to avoid pain and achieve happiness that we nurture humanity in our souls”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“What is necessary is that as human beings we should use life's pains and pleasures to purify and develop our souls”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“We must remember that whatever trials and blessings we face will cease when we perceive them correctly. Their significance is shaped by our perception of them, and our perceptions are based on our convictions, our understanding and our experiences”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“Allah is mighty, kind and gentle; he gave us the heavens and the earth”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“Allah, the creator of man, life, and the universe, tells us decisively in the Quran that success and happiness depend on one external fact, namely heading straight on the path of Allah, and that anything else is failure”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“Our ultimate purpose is to draw as close to Allah as possible: “Indeed to Allah we belong and indeed to Him we will return," (2:156)”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“...we are headed towards the heavens and shall soon find ourselves at the gates. If we do not have our “passports” with us, we will not be allowed in”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“Allah is reality; reality is Allah. We are merely his manifestations and creatures, so how could we be blind to his presence?”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“Allah is existence itself; He is the beauty, the grandeur; He is capable of everything, and He created us and everything else, and He loves us very much”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“Illusion is the driver that makes millionaires dissatisfied because they aren’t yet billionaires. They are seduced into struggling to put an extra zero on the end of their bank balance with the same blind desperation as the child who pursues higher scores in a videogame. Neither of those numbers has real value. Both are following illusions”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“Our perception and knowledge of reality enables us to approach life in a wise and balanced way, so we may enjoy it fully and minimize our pain and suffering”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“The first principle on the path to Allah is to sense and feel the love of Allah in our hearts, to sense His majesty and beauty and to feel as much of a longing for Him as possible. The more passion we have to get closer to Him, the better the results will be”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“the motivation to move towards Allah does not contradict or compete with the rest of the motives that drive us in our practice of living. Rather, they work synergistically; one leads to the other, and one is accomplished with the help of the other”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok

“We must trust Allah and believe Him when He says He is with us and that He loves us and wants us to live happy and well. He is perfection, beauty and absolute power”
― Abbas Ali Al-Humaid, The Islamic Intellectual Framewok