lies about 280 miles north of Makkah. During the first period, his efforts to win the Makkans to Islam met with vehement opposition, and in 622 A.D. he had to emigrate, along with the few followers he

success to another. By the time he died in 632 A.D. he had united all Arabia under the banner of Islam and completed his message to mankind. THE TEACHINGS OF THE PROPHET The teachings of Prophet Muhammad

WHAT IS PATIENCEPrincipled Response THE literal meaning of sabr, the Arabic word for patience, is ‘to stop’. A life of faith is a principled one. A believer lives for a certain purpose. He does not take

is reflected in a hasty response to a situation, while a considered, well-thought-out response is what patience is about. Patience is connected with all aspects of our lives. Should you feel overwhelmed

and then do what Divine law demands of you in that situation. For instance when someone has caused you trouble, you feel overwhelmed by the desire for revenge. But stop yourself and then do what your faith

the form of a fully-grown tree – tazkiyah is the Islamic name for this intellectual and spiritual process. Faith initially brings us into the fold of Islam, then tazkiyah helps in the development of this

intellectual means that led to the spread of the message of Islam. This was a phenomenon of that age. It was an age where if a king or tribal chief adopted a religion, it was cascaded to the entire population

If the head of the tribe accepted Muhammad as a prophet, then everyone in his tribe would embrace Islam as per tradition. Just as, when Constantinople had adopted Christianity, it had led to a mass conversion

The Meaning of ProvisionIn Islamic jurisprudence, the material arrangements that a man makes for his divorced spouse are termed “divorce provision.” There is a consensus among Muslim scholars that this

fact, a product of modem civilization. It was never at any time enshrined in divine laws, either in Islam, Judaism or Christianity. In material terms ‘provision’ simply takes the form of a gift handed over

as a norm. For this reason, Islam places the utmost significance on the establishment of peace at any cost, as without peaceful conditions the very goal or objective of Islam is jeopardized and remains

intellectual means that led to the spread of the message of Islam. This was a phenomenon of that age. It was an age where if a king or tribal chief adopted a religion, it was cascaded to the entire population

If the head of the tribe accepted Muhammad as a prophet, then everyone in his tribe would embrace Islam as per tradition. Just as, when Constantinople had adopted Christianity, it had led to a mass conversion

situation, then strive to find the verse or verses revealed in a similar situation in the first phase of Islam. And when that injunction is found, it should be applied to the present situation. That is, the purpose

should take into account the four different stages of the period of prophethood of the Prophet of Islam: (a) The first half of the Makkan period; (b)The second half of the Makkan period; (c) The first half

of this sunnah of peace. 6. As mentioned above, the position of peace in Islam is sacrosanct, while war in Islam is allowed only in exceptional cases when it cannot be avoided. Granted that this