the one hand, the difference between science (knowledge) and superstition, and on the other, how Islam was originally responsible for putting an end to the age of myth and superstition and heralding the

discovered the astronomical laws governing these phenomena but, in ancient times, man was ignorant of what these phenomena and their causes actually were. Strange and wonderful stories on the basis of conjecture

the course of Halley’s comet was entirely predictable. It was during this age of superstition that Islam appeared on the horizon to herald a new era of enlightenment. Its account of the solar eclipse was

to be a shameful act, Islam, which is basically a realistic religion, considers it praiseworthy for a man to marry a woman. This is a clear indication that the teachings of Islam are wholesomely consistent

human beings were the same as those of statues and began to study man under the heading of sculpture, what would be the outcome? This method of study would certainly lead to strange conclusions. A carved image

in the sense of war and violence. As a result of the way the media repeatedly uses the term jihad, Islam has come to be widely thought of as a religion of violence. It is instructive to note in this regard

this Charter in the light of the actions of these states. In the same way, it is necessary to see Islam and Muslims separately. For instance, some Muslims worship graves of saintly personages. Seeing this

polytheism and Islam. Naturally, this sort of comparison is not proper, because the worshipping of graves by some Muslims is a deviant action. It has nothing to do with the true teachings of Islam. The same

Prophet of Islam said that cleanliness is a branch of faith. (Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 328) This tradition shows how important it is to be clean and to keep one’s environment clean in Islam. Islam, by its

reaching adulthood does he become able to understand this problem consciously. From here onwards begins what is called personality development. It calls for an awakening of the mind and a conscious discovery

previous conditioning with complete objectivity. This is the most important task for every man and woman. What is de-conditioning? It is a process of sorting out the items you have stored in your mind, all of

in your mind if you are to turn your negativity into positivity. A man once asked the Prophet of Islam a question—a very comprehensive one. He said, “O Prophet, give me a master piece of advice by which

hears about the message of Islam through media. The age of the Companions of the Prophet was that of traditional. Printing press was not invented in their time. They had no printed copies of the Quran

press, a da‘ee has to discharge the duty of dawah by presenting the copies of the Quran and other Islamic and dawah literature to them. Similarly, he can discharge this duty by using the electronic media

Philosophy, “From India to Spain, the brilliant civilization of Islam flourished.”46 This Islamic civilization, which entered Europe via Sicily and Spain, exerted a strong influence there, so much so

so that students from Western Europe started coming to receive their education in the Islamic universities of Spain. Many from the Muslim world likewise went to Europe. When Europeans realised that the Muslims

we must differ is that the event recorded as ‘Muslim history’ should come under the heading of ‘Islamic history.’ An event thus attributed to a people should have been attributed rather to God. SOME EXAMPLES

the Centre for Peace and Spirituality went on a two-week trip to the USA at the invitation of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) to attend its convention in Chicago. Besides Chicago, we visited

per the message of the Hadith, we need to keep in mind the basic feature of this age—freedom. And what is freedom? Basically, it is the power to choose—to avail and make use of opportunities. This is an

universities are good. You need good schools that provide quality education and moral training. And that’s what Ustad Gulen stressed on. As I reflect on Mustafa Kemal Ataturk’s declaration abolishing the Ottoman

LETTERS AND OPINIONSProf Farida Khanam’s interview published in the March 2021 issue of Spirit of Islam received many comments from the readers. Some of them are presented here. The feedbacks have been

Maulana’s works for more than 40 years. Because of her tireless efforts, today we have a body of Islamic literature available in English. Without English books, the CPS mission would not have been a global

(Chennai) Her story is a great example to me. She put in tremendous efforts in learning the religion of Islam and in spreading the true message of the Quran. -Saira Rafi (Chennai) Though I am a member of CPS

of much of the social injustice, which had prevailed, in ancient times. While, on the one hand, Islam changed the human mind, on the other, it brought about a practical revolution on such a vast scale

the secular version of the Islamic revolution, which was given its first impetus in seventh-century Arabia by God’s final Prophet. Seen in this historical perspective, Islam, from the scientific as well