AVOID HARMThe Prophet of Islam said that in Islam there should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm. (Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 2865) This tradition of the Prophet of Islam explains an important collective

they had received from the Prophet. Everyone of them thus became a virtual ambassador of Islam. This resulted in Islam spreading across the globe. Its evidence can still be seen in the inhabited world of that

the world. Today, whichever part of the globe you visit, you will find Muslims there. Mosques and Islamic institutions have come up everywhere. Muslims have settled in these countries either for work or

or for business. However, in respect of their religion, their actual position is that of Islam’s representatives. It is as if each one of them is an ambassador of God. Now the need of the hour is to awaken

instructing in wisdom. According to a tradition, the Prophet of Islam said, “Every verse of the Quran has a deeper level as well as a surface level.” What is called the deeper level of the Quran in this Hadith

instructing in wisdom. According to a tradition, the Prophet of Islam said, “Every verse of the Quran has a deeper level as well as a surface level.” What is called the deeper level of the Quran in this Hadith

established scripture. In this way, the intellectual revolution brought about by western civilization gave Islam a monopoly—as the only authentic representative of Religion. 5. Then again it was this Western Civilization

concerning the world of nature have been discovered. These facts serve to prove the authenticity of Islam on scientific bases. For the reasons mentioned above, I am certain that western civilization cannot

possibilities, it offers a God-sent support for Islam. It has produced all the means and resources essential to the successful carrying out of Islamic dawah, all over the world. This mission can be properly

considering themselves above any shortcoming. Due to these differences, the religion of the first phase of Islam became an unknown religion for the people of the later phase. Indeed, when they were called to the

them to the original Islam will have a great reward reserved for him by God in the Hereafter.Communalization of the ReligionAnother reason for public alienation from the real Islam is that the faithfulls

principled religion to the level of communal religion. Then, this communal agenda is Islamized, the ideals of Islam

ideological vacuum. Islam alone can fill this vacuum for it is a religion of nature—a complete and preserved guidebook handed down by God to His Prophet. The trend of studying Islam all over the world

century of Islam. If the nineteenth century was marked by the knowledge explosion and the twentieth century by the atomic explosion, the twenty first century is destined to be marked by the Islamic explosion

building of life, man is in need of divine guidance. Religion is the name of this divine guidance. And Islam is the only preserved and reliable version of religion. Just as there is no source of physical light

to engender all those qualities desirable in Islam. The Encyclopaedia Britannica has this to say in the chapter on fasting: The month of Ramadan in Islam is observed as a period of penitence and total

from dawn to dusk. (IV/62) Penitence, undoubtedly an important part of Islam, so permeates the entire Islamic system, that no Islamic act, including fasting, is devoid of this spirit. However, while enjoining

world only those can achieve a desired thing who are truly its seekers.THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN ISLAMIn Islam, a woman enjoys the same status as that of a man: in the words of the Quran, “You are members

of daily living is concerned. Women have played an important role in dawah work since the dawn of Islam. The wife of the Prophet, Khadijah, used to listen to him and encourage him in the pursuit of his

PROPHETIC WISDOMONE of the qualities of the Prophet of Islam was his great vision, as a result of which he urged his followers to adopt a wise approach in all their dealings. A number of sayings on this

shed its light upon others.’ A companion of the Prophet, Abdullah ibn Abbas said that the Prophet of Islam embraced him and prayed to God to grant him wisdom. (Fathul Bari, 7: 126) A large number of traditions

traditions have been recorded which underscore the importance of wisdom. For instance, the Prophet of Islam said: ‘How good is the gathering at which wise sayings are uttered.’ Similarly, he said: ‘There is