OCTOBER 18 Without PrejudiceDuring the lifetime of the Prophet of Islam many of his fellow men opposed Islam and engaged in plotting against Islam and Muslims. The Quran has mentioned this at several places

delicate as compared to men. It is this fact of nature on which Islamic teachings have been based. Because of women’s delicate constitution, Islam teaches men to be gentle with them. That way they will not

not deserve independence), said Manu, the law giver. And, it is alleged that the “fatal point in Islam is the degradation of woman. “To the Prophet is ascribed the statement, hopefully wrongly, that “woman

sunnah, did not in any way change the law of the shari’ah. To think that this led to any revision of Islamic law would be to misunderstand the situation: The Caliph’s order merely constituted an exception to

to the rule, and was, moreover, of a temporary nature. This aptly demonstrates how the Islamic shari’ah may make concessions in accordance with circumstances. Each law of the shari’ah may be eternal, but

was to punish those who were being hasty in finalizing the divorce procedure. It is a matter of Islamic historical record that when any such person was brought before ‘Umar for having uttered the word

bride. “Gold equal in weight to one date stone,” he replied.180A WRONG CUSTOMIn modern times the Islamic spirit has almost vanished from the responsibilities connected with the arranging and performing

performing of a marriage. The Muslims nowadays prefer to follow local custom rather than the guidelines of Islam. One manifestation of such a misguided practice is the fixing of heavy dowers—much in vogue in the

families, as this is regarded as safeguarding the girls’ interests. In this regard the Dictionary of Islam says: The custom of fixing heavy dowers, generally beyond the husband’s means, especially in India

of God but you are hastening for this period. THIS Hadith highlights the mission of the Prophet of Islam to usher in a revolution resulting in establishing religious peace in the world. Religious intolerance

in matters of religion, every person should enjoy freedom to choose their own path. The Prophet of Islam and his followers were commanded to end religious persecution (THE QURAN 8: 39), and allow such natural

superiority over and against other communities. Islam has now become for them simply a thing to boast about, not something to be acted upon. This holds true across the board, with regard to all the communal

leaders excel in highlighting and hailing this Treaty, but this Treaty is possibly the most important Islamic teaching that they continuously and consistently ignore. Take the instance of a famous Muslim paper

it published a long article on the Hudaybiyah Treaty. It explained that the Treaty facilitated Islam’s victory over Arabia. According to the article, the crux of the Treaty was that, despite all kinds

desire. If our supplications do not appear to be accepted, we must know that this is what God wills. God knows better what is good for His servants. In this world, material things are like examination question

question papers. It is God who decides who will be tested with which examination paper. What we might prefer in this regard makes no difference whatsoever. A student appearing for an examination cannot

accepted, we must know that this is what God wills. God knows better what is good for His servants. Often, we are concerned only with our desires and do not really know what is truly good for us. We should

enthusiasm, they ended up as failed states. They could neither achieve what they had set out to do, nor were they able to retain what they already possessed. A contrary example is that of the respective

States. However, both countries made plans for their future economic development by first setting aside what they had lost. The result was miraculous: Germany, led by its first post-war Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer

entails the pursuit of an erstwhile whole. The best formula in life is not to concern oneself with what has been lost, but by wise planning, to avail

neighbouring town, 40 miles from Makkah to spread the teachings of Islam. He spoke to the leaders of the town and invited them to accept Islam. They paid no heed to his message. They were such evil people that