the gate through which they entered Makkah and the year of their attack were also similarly named. What most leaders would have done under such adverse conditions was raise a popular movement against the

of foreign domination and revived the nationalistic instincts of their people. But the Prophet of Islam refrained completely from instigating any nationalistic freedom struggle of this nature. There were

After the Prophet had, as usual, called them to Islam and presented himself to them, in the hope that they would grant him asylum, he said: “Banu ‘Abdullah, what a beautiful name your forefather had.” But they

destroyed. It would be a mistake to think that all this was accomplished smoothly. In order to establish Islam as the ruling religion, thus ensuring the preservation of the Book of God, the Prophet and his companions

case with those who denied the prophets of old. The Prophet and his companions had themselves to do what earthquakes and volcanoes had previously been used for— punish the disbelievers. The Book of God was

Arabic was exposed to the sort of forces, which cause a language to alter radically. This was when Islam spread among various Arab tribes, who began to congregate in major Muslim cities. There was considerable

been pronouncing the words of the Quran in such a strange manner that ‘Umar was unable to make out what part of the Book of God he was reading. The Prophet once spoke to a visiting delegation of some Arab

by the world. When the famous Arab poet Labid accepted Islam, he gave up writing poetry. When someone asked why he had done this, he replied; “What? After the Quran?” If a poet today was to relinquish his

RATIONAL DECISIONS, DURING EMOTIONAL CRISESThe Battle of Uhud (A.H. 4) was the severest battle in Islamic history. All the warriors of the Quraysh, thirsty for revenge after their defeat at Badr, descended

volunteered, the Prophet did not give the sword. Then Abu Dujanah came forward, and asked the prophet what was the full worth of the sword. “That you should strike the enemy with it until it bends,” the Prophet

to events. Political conditions have played a particularly important role in giving birth to them. What is needed, on the other hand, is a group of people intensely aware of the opportunities that God has

scheme and exploit the complete range of possibilities that God has prepared for the resurgence of Islam that he desires. One of the incidents that occurred during the Battle of Badr is related in biographies

acknowledge the worth of other People of their word, they did exactly what they said they would. They were forgiving to others, in the hope that God in turn would be forgiving to them. So constant was

here that present-day Muslims differ from the founding fathers of their religion. The Prophet of Islam brought an unprecedented revolution to the world, one that was initiated by a profound feeling of

procession [in Bhiwandi] was allowed after 14 years. Everyone cares for their [Muslims’] feelings. What about our sentiments? As if we don’t have any emotions [and] are not human beings. As if we are not

made some partial errors in narrating it. These errors cannot be said to be tantamount to abusing Islam. At the very

self-control, and that is, thinking. When a person adopts a life of self-control, he first thinks about what path he should tread. Only after considerable thought, does he plan out his course of action. A life

self-control contributes to one’s intellectual development and turns one into a man of wisdom. In Islam, fasting is worship. And worship is for God. But fasting is the kind of worship which at one and the