opportunities proved to be a wise one: many people, profoundly influenced by the holy Quran, embraced Islam, and this without

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

Islamic ActivismAddressing Prophet Muhammad e, the Quran enjoins: “Therefore, bear up patiently as did the steadfast apostles before you. Bear up with patience and do not seek to hurry on their doom.”

restraint in adverse situations and refraining from negative reaction form the basic principles of Islamic activism. This means that, in unfavourable situations, no emotional move is made; rather, by avoiding

Islamic ActivismAddressing Prophet Muhammad, the Quran enjoins: “Therefore, bear up patiently as did the steadfast apostles before you. Bear up with patience and do not seek to hurry on their doom.” (46:35)

restraint in adverse situations and refraining from negative reaction form the basic principles of Islamic activism. This means that, in unfavourable situations, no emotional move is made; rather, by avoiding

thoroughfare along which Khalid and his troops were advancing. By this simple stratagem, he avoided what would certainly have been a disastrous confrontation. We would do well, in the highly competitive

another way, they convert their anger into forgiveness. This is an important part of the teachings of Islam, and it has been described in the Quran in different ways. For instance, at one place, it is stated

peace no progress, no peace no development. Because of this importance, every religion including Islam, has laid great emphasis on peace. That is why everyone is desirous of peace. All men and women want

enjoying peace today. Peace is yet to be achieved. Peace remains a distant dream for all of us. Now, what is the reason behind this failure? The reason is that peace is a bilateral issue. But everyone wants

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

Muslim History DURING the Caliphate of the second Caliph Umar, a Christian merchant entered the Islamic frontiers from the river Euphrates with his horses for trade. Ziyad bin Hadeer, who was appointed

following the principle of practical wisdom. This was also a case of re-planning. In the first stage of Islam, the system of Khilafat was established but over time this system of Khilafat did not prove to be

history has shown that in this matter, the decision of re-planning arrived at in the first age of Islamic history was, in reality, absolutely right. Re-planning does not relate to principle but rather to

the basis of pragmatism. According to a well-known tradition of Hazrat Ayesha, when the Prophet of Islam had to choose between two options, he always preferred the easier one (aisar) to the harder one. (Sahih

is that the present-day political agitations and the violence fomented by Muslims are not just un-Islamic but are also completely useless. Recent history provides ample evidence of this. In the first half

countries have, so they claim, witnessed an ‘Islamic Revolution’—for instance, Egypt, Pakistan, Iran, Sudan, Afghanistan, etc. However, these so-called ‘Islamic states’ are