Luqman Nieto

The life of this world constantly leads us to distraction. Allah says in the Qur’an: وَمَا هَٰذِهِ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا لَهْوٌ وَلَعِبٌ وَإِنَّ الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ لَهِيَ الْحَيَوَانُ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ The life of the world is but play and distraction, the true life is the abode of the Last Life, if you knew. (The Spider, 29:64) It distracts us from …

The Presidency of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Turkey organized the World Summit of Muslim Minorities from 16 to 19 April. More than 250 representatives from 100 countries, in which Muslims are a minority, attended the summit, which took place in Istanbul. The main goal of the summit was to connect and strengthen the relationship between Muslims, as well …

Story by Hafiz Luqman Nieto, vice-president of the Seville Mosque Foundation, about Cairo, the city where he has been perfecting his Arabic and Taywid of the Koran for months. This story is published on his blog, www.luqmannieto.com It is originally written in English. (Translation by Fundación Mezquita de Sevilla.) Cairo: the inconsiderate friend you can’t help but love. Hafiz Luqman …

One of the most important elements to create a collective identity in a human group is a common story that narrates the past to give meaning to the present and project a future. Sharing this story, this story, is what creates the narrative of ‘us’; It defines where we come from, who we are, and where we are going. When …

Allah has created the human being and made him a creature who seeks life in community. Moreover, without community life, the human being cannot be complete. It is only through interaction with others that human beings can become perfect and know themselves. Allah says in the Qur’an: Men! We created you from a male and a female, and We made …

Praise be to Allah, who created and taught man what he did not know. Who gave him the kalam and the intellect to reflect. Who guides him in the misdirection. His are the praises in heaven and on earth, His is power and knowledge. He knows the manifest and the hidden. I testify that there is no god but Allah, …

Spengler says in his work The Decline of the West: “History teaches us that the doubt of faith leads to knowledge, and the doubt of knowledge – after a time of critical analysis – again to faith.” Man, as the rational being that he is, is constantly looking for an explanation for the events and phenomena that occur around him. …