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servants of God” (3:79) or, alternatively, “O people, be godly servants of Allah.” To understand what constitutes materialism, imagine that you come across a palatial house, or see an attractive car being

Prophet of Islam received, forms part of the 96th chapter titled Al-Alaq (the Clot) of the Quran. God said: “Read! Your Lord is the Most Bountiful One Who taught by the pen, taught man what he did not

years. Many have wanted to learn the truth through mysticism, but after long experience found that what man finally attains through mysticism is ecstasy. In the matter of truth, ecstasy has no importance

sure that this Islamic perspective and prophetic wisdom will help people avoid conflicts and live in harmony. Furthermore, she mentioned that our literature had helped her understand Islam better, which

is imbued with the spirit of peace and tolerance. Its culture is not that of war but of mercy. On Islam and Jihad At the very beginning of the Qur’an, the first invocation reads: “In the name of God, the

on-going conflict, we must ask why so great a contradiction has arisen between the principles of Islam and the practices of Muslims. At least one root-cause may be traced to historical exigency

to be very close to the Prophet and would ask him many questions to clarify her understanding of Islam. After the death of the Prophet Muhammad , even senior companions of the Prophet like Umar would come

come to her for her opinion on difficult issues. She also held regular classes and gave lectures on Islam. Once some hypocrites spread rumours about her chastity. God then sent revelations recorded in the

of Islamic history have tended to read like an uninterrupted series of wars and conquests. These early chronicles having set the example, subsequent writings on Islamic history have followed the same pattern

spy on one another, nor back- bite one another.’ (The Quran, 49:12) “The collective community of Islam should be supreme over groups or nations. It would be expected to act justly and to try through compromise

enforcement of Muslim Brotherhood is the greatest social ideal of Islam. On it was based the Prophet’s sermon on his last pilgrimage, and Islam cannot be completely realized until this ideal is achieved. “Mutual

His devoted servants. These four tasks were the four basic parts of the mission of the Prophet of Islam. All his activities were directed solely to achieving these objectives enumerated above. After the

man, now after this brainstorming, he becomes a superman. Then comes da‘wah, that is, the call to Islam. According to the Qur’an, da‘wah is the great jihad. Why is da‘wah the great jihad, or great struggle