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Peace – the oft-repeated concept that echoes in all minds. What does peace mean to us?  A feeling of endless security, immunity from the myriad of life's problems, and contentedness with oneself and close-knitted affection from those that matter? Theoretically, we can create the most beautiful definitions of the word, but the question is, how much of it can be brought to reality from a daily life perspective? Majority of the time, peace is an independent variable: our peace and tranquility are maneuvered by our very own hands. If we possess the tendency to blame external factors (people, material life, etc.) for dictating our life's happiness, then everlasting peace is hardly attainable for us. We are all in constant pursuit of the prolonged everlasting peace and happiness in life. Ever wondered why people persist in sinfulness? On closer examination, we will find that most sinful behavior comes about from the longing for peace of mind: music, drugs, alcoho...

There are essentially two forces happening simultaneously within the human being. There is a positive attraction, coming from the Qalb (heart) which directs us toward our Maker, and a negative force which induces us to follow our whimsical Nafs (ego). The Qalb is constantly God-oriented, nostalgic for the Day of the Primordial Covenant as Allah the Exalted says: “And [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants and made them testify of themselves, [saying to them], "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yes, we have testified." [This] - lest you should say on the day of Resurrection, "Indeed, we were of this unaware." (1) The Nafs , a vital force and go between for the heart and the earth we live in, is also preoccupied with disorienting us from God, desiring itself instead, as Allah the Exalted says: “Have you seen the one who takes as his god his own desire? Then would you be responsible fo...