chastisement in this world and the Hereafter. God knows, and you do not know. (24:19) According to Islamic teachings, character assassination is a heinous crime. An act of this kind is against humanity, against

if you are abusing someone, or using unethical or immoral language without any evidence to support what you say, then you are committing a crime. The use of abusive language against anyone, which has no

an accusation to make against anyone and he has undeniable proof in support of what he has to say, then he is allowed to express his views. If, on the other hand, he has an adverse opinion about anyone

you and you will find that remark being applied to you.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, 6045) According to Islamic teachings, character assassination is a heinous crime. An act of this kind is against humanity, against

laid the basic teachings of Islam before them this is how they reacted to his message: Muhammad, you know well that there is no country poorer or drier than ours. You know how hard it is for us to make

fertile and make rivers, like those of Syria and Iraq, flow in its valleys.9 In order to understand what made the leaders of the Quraysh speak to the Prophet in this manner, one has to understand the geographical

from the academic point of view. He has quoted this saying of the Prophet to support his claim that Islam advocates the unjust treatment of a segment of society, whereas, on the contrary, this saying enjoins

brought in to explain it. While this saying had nothing to do with the biblical conception of woman, what has been said in the above hadith is a natural fact which has often been expressed in different ways

two major deficiencies, over estimating their past, and underestimating their present. Spirit of Islam Issue 32 August 2015 39 have indeed been born, but they could not do much in practical terms, because

Jamaat-e-Islami is directly connected with the purpose of the sending of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). In the words of this Jamaat-e-Islami writer, the objective of the Jamaat-e-Islami is ‘to

sending the Prophet to the world. He says that this is mentioned in the Quran, Hadith and books of Islamic history. However, despite claiming to have a vast storehouse of evidence for his claim, he cites

number of such individuals are made available, no real steps can be taken towards the revival of Islam. That is to say, a group of intelligent, talented individuals of the nation should be brought to a

successfully undertake the revival of Islam in modern times, thus becoming warners and givers of good tidings for the peoples of the world. In order to facilitate the Islamic revolution in its the first phase

Quran. But this divine miracle lay hidden under the veil of superstition. One of the results of the Islamic revolution is that the phenomena of nature, which had been subjects of worship, now became subjects

emigration from Makkah to Madinah was the most important event of Islamic history. That is why the companions marked the beginning of the Islamic calendar with this event. But in order to understand the real

Iftar gives a glimpse of the boundless rewards that await man in the world Hereafter. The Prophet of Islam and his Companions always used to take simple food at the time of iftar. Iftar should be a simple

and makes us concentrate on the spiritual aspect of fasting. It is reported that the Prophet of Islam used to say at the time of iftar, ‘Thirst has been quenched, and hunger is no more, and God willing