(RNS) — In the various stories that make Diwali a holy day for so many, we have models of what true righteousness looks like. They are sharp rejoinders of what we should be doing and how we should be ...

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. A true Muslim is commanded to ...

To be self-righteous is to be convinced of one’s own rightness, especially in contrast with the beliefs and actions of others. In other words, I am right and that other person is wrong. I know what ...

One should expect that Moshe’s rise to the role of prophet/king and savior of his people should be caste as extraordinary. He was born in unusual times, under unusual circumstances and if the story, ...

True righteousness, like true bravery or true love, will cost you. You have to put risky, expensive effort into it or else it’s just lip service. We each have limited effort to expend. How we expend ...

During my youth, I played the polemicist. Here’s what I learned about true righteousness. So as debates about critical race theory, “wokism,” and changing sexual mores ramp up again, I’m experiencing ...

Islam has laid down universal fundamental rights for humanity that are to be observed and respected under all circumstances. In order to realise these rights in one's everyday social life, Islam ...