consciousness of having made a mistake causes one to turn towards God. Such a mistake becomes a cause for worship and the one in error begins praying to God. According to a tradition of the Prophet, “Prayer is worship

Grieving over a loss is like living in the loss. But turning to God after a loss is like seeking compensation for it. And undoubtedly God has the power to turn losses into greater gains. There are two

“I am thankful to God that I have my own house in the city and I am thankful to God that He has given me children. I am thankful to God that I have my own business. I am thankful to God that I have two cars

externals, whereas monotheism demanded reverence for an unseen God. As a result, people, unfortunately, failed to find and worship this invisible God and instead made visible objects their deities. The first

one God alone. When he forsakes this belief, all his matters go awry. Therefore, monotheism provides the measure by which to judge the rise and fall of all human beings. The Quran tells us: ‘God is the

would you bid me serve a god other than God, O ignorant men? It has already been revealed to you and those who had gone before you that if you worshipped other gods besides God, your works would come to

God-Fearing Peopleseed, be they hidden inside a rock or in heaven or on earth. God is Wise and All-Knowing. My dear son, be steadfast in prayer, enjoin good and forbid evil. Endure with fortitude whatever

on the earth; God does not love the arrogant and the vainglorious. Rather let your gait be modest and your voice be low; the ugliest of all voices is the braying of the ass” (31:13-19). God-Fearing People

People They ask you about the spoils. Say: “The spoils belong to God and the Messenger. So fear God and settle your disputes. Obey God and His Messenger, if you are true believers.” The true believers are

When the Truth Shall Be Made Clearboth God-fearing people as well as those who do not fear God. God has made some people to be powerless and bereft of any status and has placed them among others. He sees

who fear being unjust with such people fear God. Such people will be destined for Heaven. But those who do not fear dealing unjustly with the weak do not fear God. And so, they shall be taken to task for

really submitted to God although they make a big pretence of prostrating before Him. Of such people it is said that in the Hereafter, when they shall be told to prostrate before God, they will not be able

GOD AND MAN Whoever seeks to build his life in the right way should study the Quran and discover the One God, without whom no person can genuinely build his future. Anthropologists have found that the

the concept of God is deeply embedded in man’s very nature. Every person by birth comes into this world with the concept of God. Consciously or unconsciously, he must spend his entire life with this conception

conception. Further study reveals that God is a compulsory necessity for man. Man is an explanation-seeking being. He wants to explain himself, his existence, and the environment around him. Moreover, it

O God, You have full control over our hearts. Turn our hearts towards Your obedience. God is sufficient for us. He is the best guardian. An excellent master and excellent helper. O God, I seek Your protection

things I have not done. O God, I seek Your protection from Your blessings being snatched away from me. O God, I ask for your refuge from the trial and torment of fire. O God, protect me from the forbidden

legitimacy to live on the planet earth and enjoy all the bounties created by God in this world. Then the second verse calls God “the Beneficent, the Merciful.” These are also words of acknowledgement. When

Alhamdulillah. This discovery imbues him with the spirit of love for God. Not only does he become a believer, but his supreme concern becomes God. It is the miracle of the mind that man was able to create a

mind. The third verse of this chapter refers to God as: “Lord of the Day of Judgement.” This expression is a natural part of man’s belief about God. When God created man, and provided him with so many good

for one’s mother. The same is true of God, the Creator and Sustainer, only on a more elevated scale. God’s existence is undoubtedly a reality. But we cannot see God with our physical eyes. Similarly, rational

rational or logical arguments work only partially to prove the existence of God. The rational or logical argument about God only takes one to the extent of probability and not to the extent of conviction

great blessing from the Creator that He has made consciousness inherent in human nature. Recognizing God has, therefore, become as certain a thing as recognizing one’s mother and establishing a special relationship

near to God. At that time, unexpectedly, his lips utter divine words, and his whole existence is immersed in spiritual experiences. He starts seeing God who is in the unseen, he starts speaking to God without

without God being visible. In spite of the apparent distance, he comes very close to God–in this world closeness to God means finding one’s Lord at the spiritual level.