battling with difficulties, removing all obstacles and carving out their path. But this is not Islamic activism. Islamic activism, on the contrary,

would be truer to say that it was Islam, which for the first time in human history brought about a revolution in freedom of thought. In all the ages of history prior to Islam, the system of despotism prevailed

abrupt halt. A Comparative Study The first principle of the scientific study of the problem of evil is what may be called ‘understanding in comparison’. This comparative study shows that this problem is limited

according to his own free will. It is this difference which is, in actual fact, the real reason for what is called the ‘problem of evil’. A deeper study of this matter shows that all the evils of this human

The only option we have is between a ‘universe with God’ and ‘no universe at all’. Islamic Spirituality Islam is a scheme of spiritual development. Its goal is to establish direct communion between

This verse of the Quran tells us that, in Islam, there is no need for any intermediary to establish contact between God and man. At any time and place man can contact God directly. The only condition is

is that man should turn to God with sincere devotion. Islam believes in a personal God. God is an alive being, fully aware of His servants. He hears and sees. That being so, man must call upon God in

matters. Whenever he calls upon God with a sincere heart, he will find Him close by. Meditation in Islam aims at bringing man closer to God. When man worships God, when he remembers Him, when his heart is

understood, is completely undesirable as far as Islam is concerned. Just as trade can prosper only in a climate of peace and moderation, so is the case with Islam. In this regard, a hadith contained in the

Ahmad, hadith No. 19114) War is often fought for the sake of acquiring political power. However, in Islam political power is not something for which war should be resorted to. The Quran observes that men

is the book of God. It has been preserved in its entirety since its revelation to the Prophet of Islam between CE 610 and 632. It is a book that brings glad tidings to humankind, along with divine admonition

them back to non-violent Islam, by helping them to understand that their violent version of Islam is not the true one. As soon as Muslims take to the path of non-violent Islam, they will be able to become

self-destructive activity against the status quo. Moreover, if you are one of those who wish to work for Islam or struggle for the revival of the Muslim Ummah, then treading the path of patience and adhering to

application of this same method that Islam secured an unopposed victory over all its enemies, bringing into existence, as a result, the ideal Muslim society of the early period of Islam.

enter into any confrontation with political rulers. Even if we find in them any major deviation from Islam, our responsibility will be limited purely to the giving of advice in private. According to the consensus

That is why the Prophet Muhammad strictly forbade such action and Islamic scholars arrived at a consensus that according to the Islamic shariah, insurrection against an established Muslim government was