His health had deteriorated during the three years of hardship. Although Abu Talib had not accepted Islam, as head of his clan he had protected the Prophet from his opponents. After his death, Abu Lahab,

another uncle of the Prophet, became head of the Banu Hashim. He was the most bitter enemy of Islam and the Muslims. He made it clear to the Quraysh that the Prophet Muhammad no longer enjoyed his clan’s

Science clashed, whereas Islam and Science did not, is explainable in terms of the difference between the two religions. Here is an example that illustrates the difference between Islam and Christianity in

renowned French historian, Henri Pirenne, (d. 1935) refers thus to the demolition by Islam of this absolute imperialism: “Islam changed the face of the globe. The traditional order of history was overthrown

few exceptions, people became engaged in bringing about “complete Islamic political rule” based on their self-styled interpretation of Islam. This, however, was just not possible according to the law of nature

whereas any feeling of contentment blocks the incentive to make unremitting efforts. Tazkiya and the Islamic way of worship are closely interrelated. Neither can be separated from the other. No one can say

process of tazkiya and is therefore no longer required to perform the acts of worship ordained in Islam. But this does not mean that the performance of the form of worship in itself is sufficient to serve

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

fruition only by a long historical process, and the Islamic revolution was no exception to this rule. The process of human liberation, initiated by Islam, continued over a long period to make advances through

majority of the Mongols had been brought into the fold of Islam. “The Religion of Muslims had conquered where their arms had failed.” (The Preaching of Islam, by T.W. Arnold). As another historian has put it:

of reference for his purification. A’isha, the wife of the Prophet of Islam, says of him: “On every occasion, the Prophet of Islam remembered God.” (Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 373) This tradition shows the

Science clashed, whereas Islam and Science did not, is explainable in terms of the difference between the two religions. Here is an example that illustrates the difference between Islam and Christianity in