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   Who Am I in the Eyes of Allah? Theme: Discovering Your Spiritual Identity as a Muslimah Rooted in the teachings of the Qur’an, Sunnah , and the methodology of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jam a ‘ah . 1. WHO ARE YOU IN THE EYES OF ALLAH? You are a Creation of Hono u r and purpose. “ And We have certainly honored the children of A dam...” — Surah Al-Isra (17:70) This verse is a foundation for understanding your spiritual identity . Allah created every human being with inherent dignity , regardless of status, race, wealth, or background. Ibn Kath i r ( رحمه الله ) explains: “ Allah has favoured the human being over many of His creations in both body and soul, speech and understanding, will and intelligence, and the ability to distinguish.” You are not random. You are a khal i fah (vicegerent) on earth. (Surah al-Baqarah 2:30) 2. FITRAH – YOUR NATURAL SPIRITUAL BLUEPRINT What is Fitrah? The Prophet ﷺ said: “Every child is born upon the Fitrah…” — S a hih al-Bukh a r...

  During the second Mongol invasion, Tamerlane had met and very nearly annihilated another rising power: the Ottomans. Under a minor chieftain named Othman, groups of Turkish-speaking peoples in Anatolia were united in the Ottoman confederation which, by the second half of the fourteenth century, had conquered much of present-day Greece and Turkey and was threatening Constantinople. The Ottoman state was born on the frontier between Islam and the Byzantine Empire. Turkish tribes, driven from their homeland in the steppes of Central Asia by the Mongols, had embraced Islam and settled in Anatolia on the battle lines of the Islamic world, where they formed the Ottoman confederation. They were called ghazis, warriors for the faith, and their highest ambition was to die in battle for their adopted religion. In addition to their military abilities the Turks seem to have been endowed with a special talent for organization. Towards the end of the Ottoman Empire, this talent fossilized into...