plan, he would certainly have succeeded. Intellectual Activity without Deconditioning The Prophet of Islam once observed: ‘Every child is born in its real nature then his parents make him into a Jew or a Christian

find themselves, conditions their minds. No one is an exception to this principle. Unconscious of what is happening, people are involuntarily subjected to a process of incessant conditioning. Any concept

spiritual front. But so far, these activities have not yielded any real benefit, in spite of every effort. What man has achieved is only ecstasy at the unconscious level, instead of spiritual development, which

systems. In Islam itself extremists interpret Islam as if it were a religion purely of politics and war. This is, however, over-exaggeration and fanaticism. This is far from being Islam’s true representation

is predisposed to truth. No one is averse to it as far as his nature is concerned. The Prophet of Islam availed of the services of non-Muslims many times in his life. After the death of Abu Talib, when

as well. A study of seerah shows that trusting human nature is a permanent principle of Islam. According to Islam the words uttered by people, or even their activities, are not worthy of great consideration

deen to mean the essence of the deen or the basic teachings of the deen of Islam, and not the complete commandments of the deen, the deen in its totality. They take aqim ud-deen or iqamat-e deen not to

political interpretation of Islam render it—is not in itself incorrect. But it creates a sort of misunderstanding. When people whose minds are shaped by a political interpretation of Islam consider the phrase

”82 The Prophet added, “My steps have trampled down all things of the period of ignorance before Islam.”83 For the first time in ancient history, all sorts of inequality and discrimination were almost

replaced by “emperors,” the pressure of Islamic civilization was so great that none of these “emperors” could live in the style of the ancient monarchs. In Islamic history, there are many such instances

is predisposed to truth. No one is averse to it as far as his nature is concerned. The Prophet of Islam availed of the services of non-Muslims many times in his life. After the death of Abu Talib, when

as well. A study of seerah shows that trusting human nature is a permanent principle of Islam. According to Islam the words uttered by people, or even their activities, are not worthy of great consideration

face of a knife. Muslims who behave in this way may think that they are acting in accordance with Islam, but they are terribly mistaken. According to a hadith, the Prophet said, “It does not behove a Muslim

face of a knife. Muslims who behave in this way may think that they are acting in accordance with Islam, but they are terribly mistaken.Analysis of the RiotOne can analyze this riot in two ways. One way

way is to see it from the Muslim communal perspective. The other way is to see it from the Islamic perspective. The Muslim communal perspective is the perspective that all Muslim leaders, big and small,

meaning. Sweets represent not only the spirit of Eid, but also the true spirit of Islam. The prayer observed on the day of Eid is offered in congregation. All the Muslims, including women and children

and the day of Eid al-Fitr both represent two very important features of the religion of Islam. The Prophet of Islam said that the month of fasting was a month of patience. (Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 20323)

The Status of WomanIN ISLAM, a woman enjoys the same status as that of a man. In the words of the Quran, “You are members, one of another.”43 There is no difference between man and woman as regards status

are equal participants so far as the carrying out of the functions of daily living is concerned. If Islam stresses the division of labor between the sexes rather than sexual equality, it is because it does

whole system of nature, a procedure which can lead only to destruction. Man and woman in the eyes of Islam are not the duplicates of one another, but the complements, there being in each quite incontrovertible

his reflections on many important subjects. Among them are the Islamic position on welfare of humanity, the historical role played by Islam that ushered in scientific progress, prophetic wisdom of patience