<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 02:06:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@leadus/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Practical Meaning of Kibr (Arrogance)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kibr (Arrogance, Pride, Vanity) is despised in Islam. It is a certain way that we can condemn ourselves to hell, even if we are Muslims. Iblis believed in and worshipped Allah (SWT) but he was too arrogant]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/practical-meaning-of-kibr-arrogance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/practical-meaning-of-kibr-arrogance</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leadus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2018 07:33:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovfAAEH4WFAsSc97NfTGQKBBmGfEW4UScLrwqE1BWDPj6panmUJu742NeeonPXzUGNAjDPNxVDGy3ua2b5pWoGyo4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allah's mercy and knowledge encompass all things]]></title><description><![CDATA[We present different translations of the above verse (40:7) with a specific focus on the 15th word [1]. The different translations are You have encompassed, Thou comprehendest, Thy Reach, Thou embracest,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/allah/@leadus/allah-s-mercy-and-knowledge-encompass-all-things</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/allah/@leadus/allah-s-mercy-and-knowledge-encompass-all-things</guid><category><![CDATA[allah]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leadus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2018 08:13:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP1LwhMpNsM9QB2i14js7msiXzEBSZa8hiozviLxHjwPQ5qr3HLAgoYuRbu8bTqLs96N5kQx9FxE2UACbp9HzySQW2sJisPMzwjWVdb?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samarkand - Separation of powers and the rule of law]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article is a rewrite in English of a section extracted from a soon to be published book in Arabic about the Future Muslim civilization by Dr. Tareq Al-Suwaidan. There are some doubts as to the exact]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/separation-of-powers-and-the-rule-of-law</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/separation-of-powers-and-the-rule-of-law</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leadus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 07:37:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgAkFNcvRAmLAYzEFtDjZVPAZo9RHDf3nCZuerRnKMq8mzZAE1mMCNMaEveXNPan1ybhhBKyy6suoWE6RqECoK64QUe5PBuRJn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise, Fall and Future of the Muslim Civilization]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our project on defining the future Muslim civilization has completed the first milestone with a draft manuscript in Arabic written by Dr. Tareq Al-Suwaidan. The following article is are-write in English]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/rise-fall-and-future-of-the-muslim-civilization</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/rise-fall-and-future-of-the-muslim-civilization</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leadus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 15:43:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdK9Yd6ZTgPitrfiGtRkuHHDo59aNVEdxzMRerZmLaS1bQcSSBEtfbXMXK7XKi4AHBsPJeGyZShuYKSm8z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance On Wisdom From Al-Quran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many of us aspire to be wise. We all look up to the wise person. We quote and repeat what we consider as wise sayings. In the hierarchy of knowledge, data when collated and interpreted form pieces of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quran/@leadus/guidance-on-wisdom-from-al-quran</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quran/@leadus/guidance-on-wisdom-from-al-quran</guid><category><![CDATA[quran]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leadus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 01:54:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Companionship in the Hereafter - The Ultimate Request]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Messenger of Allah (SAW) once visited an Arab (villager). He received him very well and respected Prophet Muhammad (SAW) very much. The Prophet (SAW) was very happy and said to him, O Arab ask what]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/supplicating-for-the-big-requests</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/supplicating-for-the-big-requests</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leadus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2018 10:43:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leadership and Ethics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prophet Muhammad (SAW) is reported to have said: "Man reaches thanks to his ethical conduct the level of the fasting and night-praying person." "Nothing is heavier upon the scale of the believer on the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/leadership-and-ethics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/leadership-and-ethics</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leadus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 04:05:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K62HEYUk448sJSiisENFguLh12ZyYfHfxA75mxpSmHo42NiykvBPDevvrhjNbnmMbFdDY397NcEVd2ebxer2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freedom Before Shariah]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I ponder deeply over the evidences in Al-Quran and the early history of Islam, it seems apparent that freedom for people is required before the implementation of Shari'ah. Consider the people of Quraish]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/freedom-before-shariah</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/freedom-before-shariah</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leadus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 05:10:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinqBSNqModTry2KKkH3HppKRhWTdXqXwJ1c2z4JKRvyMQ3coABWmXyRbV4AgybGK3RraXw8kr5SNUGFqDzYGwg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Thoughts About Freedom in Islam]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is freedom? After much reading, contemplating and thinking, I chose to define freedom as: Freedom is to do and say what a person wishes but in a respectful manner and without transgressing the rights]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/some-thoughts-about-freedom-in-islam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/some-thoughts-about-freedom-in-islam</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leadus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 03:07:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fine Pointer on Nourishment in Relation to the Miraculous Birth]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we mentioned in our book Stories of the Prophets in Al-Quran, some of the stories related to the Prophets are revealed in general. It sometimes appears as a brief description of the Prophets virtues]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/fine-pointer-on-nourishment-in-relation-to-the-miraculous-birth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/fine-pointer-on-nourishment-in-relation-to-the-miraculous-birth</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leadus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 04:11:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caliph Umar's Famous Quote On Freedom]]></title><description><![CDATA[A famous story illustrates the degree to which the caliphs of early Islam protected the dignity and freedom, even of non-Muslims. Amr ibn al-As was the governor of Egypt. One of his sons beat up a Coptic]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/caliph-umar-s-famous-quote-on-freedom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/caliph-umar-s-famous-quote-on-freedom</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leadus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 16:35:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinqCNkjdPUcJZuGfwjDLPHrDYtKk49d2Wq4g714mXQRm4gJQ3KSKykkACiRqkK2fSj6Fn524p6BrWzKnDQQD9Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Universal Law of Justice]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our daily prayers we recite Surah Al-Fatihah, the opening chapter of Al-Quran. In it we supplicate earnestly (Keep us on the right path. [Al-Fatihah, 1:6]) Al-Quran is actually the answer to this request.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/the-universal-law-of-justice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/the-universal-law-of-justice</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leadus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2018 15:14:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTGpvSvDiBCJSf2TWhZgviEffdvkZJ8nHBpjdh8og4gn48dkndRTiKgSbfAK7BR3HtcWkRivPcfWHhMx8wQkjwU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Prophet (SAW) Seeks Refuge From Factors That Can Take Away Happiness]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the following Hadith Prophet Muhammad (SAW) summarizes the factors of happiness and misery in this world. He (SAW) regularly seeks refuge from Allah (SWT) so that these factors will not affect him and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/our-prophet-saw-seeks-refuge-from-factors-that-can-take-away-happiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/our-prophet-saw-seeks-refuge-from-factors-that-can-take-away-happiness</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leadus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 16:08:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinq2t17PLN75MWV9UXDvdqXjYNeimg92U1fK88CGHJzqmUFxWqPSc7qTjEy17R1TgYrio2dmDcTAbuJcntnCKp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Deeper Meanings on Ethics in Islam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let us ponder on this noble Hadith where the Prophet (SAW) was asked about the Akhlaq (ethics/morals) of the believer and some of its attributes.? From Safwan ibn Sulaiman, ?It was said to the Messenger]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/some-deeper-meanings-on-ethics-in-islam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/some-deeper-meanings-on-ethics-in-islam</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leadus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 03:12:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5zWXGe9TpadDaDTsxoZNXPvwtUT8baM1t1aBXCrU4rPy6eCYSWAH1vMyYaiZK4R5fPkzHD6UxxJfy3GHdtS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[With The Prophet (SAW) Who Laughs and Smiles]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we read the Seerah (life history) of the Prophet (SAW) we will find many occasions when the Prophet (SAW) laughs and smiles. One of the Companions, Abdullah ibn al-Harith said, "I have not seen]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/with-the-prophet-saw-who-laughs-and-smiles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/with-the-prophet-saw-who-laughs-and-smiles</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leadus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:23:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[About LeadUS]]></title><description><![CDATA[LeadUS is a newly established study group that seeks to promote fikrah (thought) and leadership capabilities for the next generation of Islamic workers. The core members of LeadUS were mostly active as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/about-leadus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@leadus/about-leadus</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leadus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 16:16:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeTZNJrmYZhsrzbKxyzBezZHJC6HtEBKQhdwsZSBRFbqQzCHULBi3E44gXb6YCRYs8ZnLzVWUA2piQ6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leadership of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) - Credibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[The book “The Leadership Challenge” by Kouzes and Posner is one of the deepest and meaningful studies on the topic of leadership. The book is a result of continuous research over a period of 25 years.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quran/@leadus/leadership-of-prophet-muhammad-saw-credibility</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quran/@leadus/leadership-of-prophet-muhammad-saw-credibility</guid><category><![CDATA[quran]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leadus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 08:16:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leadership of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are planning a sequel to our recent books on "Prophet Muhammad (SAW): The Hallmark of Leadership" and "The Higher Objectives of Humanity". From the feedback we got from the first]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/rahmatan-lilalamin/@leadus/leading-through-rahmatan-lil-alamin-mercy-to-all-the-worlds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/rahmatan-lilalamin/@leadus/leading-through-rahmatan-lil-alamin-mercy-to-all-the-worlds</guid><category><![CDATA[rahmatan-lilalamin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leadus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 16:31:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2GmBZXFteLDufbi2ErNfD25YDEbXQ7TSkU75nZhKvhjFjttKrXXHUUbJ1vMfv6CJQTwNsTLwdyhQYSkja1SKWABQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>