This means that the choice for us is not between a universe with God, or a universe without God. It is rather between a universe with God, or no universe at all. Since a non-existent universe is utterly

inconceivable we are forced to accept the option of a universe with God —a necessary condition also for the existence of human beings. God created man and settled him on the earth. After installing him here

His hands. Whatever man gains or loses, it is all a matter of the will of God. As the Quran expresses it: “God; there is no God but He-the Living, the Eternal One. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him

This means that the choice for us is not between a universe with God, or a universe without God. It is rather between a universe with God, or no universe at all. Since a non-existent universe is utterly

inconceivable we are forced to accept the option of a universe with God —a necessary condition also for the existence of human beings. God created man and settled him on the earth. After installing him here

His hands. Whatever man gains or loses, it is all a matter of the will of God. As the Quran expresses it: “God; there is no God but He-the Living, the Eternal One. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him

discarded.9 I admit that this argument would not be regarded as foolproof by many. The concept of God and religion will never fit into the narrow frame of their materialistic minds. Yet their dissatisfaction

mind, because he realized that the next step in logical sequence would have to be: design presupposes God—a thesis he was not yet ready to accept. With reference to this incident, Thomas David Park, a research

who strive hard for Our cause, God is surely with the righteous.” (29:69). In this verse, there are no such expressions as “Jihad fi-sabeelillah” (jihad for the cause of God) but rather the word is “Jihad

“Jihad fillah” (jihad in God). That is, there is striving hard not for the cause of God, but striving hard in God. Chapter 29 was revealed before the emigration to Abyssinia (5 A.H). That is why, it is clear

“intellectual jihad”, that is thinking about God, thinking (tafakkur), reflection (tadabbur) about God, trying as much as possible to attain the realization of God, increasing one’s faith through continuous

who strive hard for Our cause, God is surely with the righteous.” (29:69). In this verse, there are no such expressions as “Jihad fi-sabeelillah” (jihad for the cause of God) but rather the word is “Jihad

“Jihad fillah” (jihad in God). That is, there is striving hard not for the cause of God, but striving hard in God. Chapter 29 was revealed before the emigration to Abyssinia (5 A.H). That is why, it is clear

“intellectual jihad”, that is thinking about God, thinking (tafakkur), reflection (tadabbur) about God, trying as much as possible to attain the realization of God, increasing one’s faith through continuous

anything further. God becomes a vast ocean for him to continue to swim in without ever experiencing any limit. In the form of spiritual awakening, he receives such great wealth that he does not feel any

For one who discovers God, the entire universe becomes an open book of God for him. Every leaf of a tree becomes a page of the divine book. When he sees the sun, he feels as if God is lighting His heavenly

book clearly. The Universe becomes, as it were, a supernal university and he its student. Finding God is to find his centre of Love. Man by birth is a seeker of a Supreme Being who is far above him, who

When he arranges his life, it is with God clearly before him.Giving as God WillsMan’s life and property are gifts of God. He owes everything he possesses to God alone. The only way to give thanks for

is to dispose of them as God wishes. Such expenditure of one’s wealth is symbolic of one’s complete trust in God. Man owes whatever he earns in this world to the fact that God has given him hands and feet

speak. He has blessed him with an intellect which enables him to think and plan. At the same time God has made the world subordinate to man. If the world and that which it contains had not been placed

God has imbued man right from the time of his birth. Just as when man feels thirsty, he is compelled to drink water, similarly, every man is forced by his inner feelings to make someone his God, his object

Those who make the one God the centre of their feelings of worship are the true worshippers. They are the ones who have passed their test, whereas those who make anything other than God the centre of their

polytheism. And God will never accept this from anyone. Similarly, there is another class which starts loving his Mr. Bigs, like leaders or saints, with the devotion that they ought to show to God.They start attaching

relate to any short-lived familiarity with the truth but is rather another name for a long journey. The God that man is supposed to realize has such attributes as are alluded to in the Quran: “If all the trees

with seven [more] seas added to it, the words of God would not be exhausted: for, truly, God is Almighty and Wise.” (The Quran, 31:27) The discovery of God who is so perfect, cannot be done in a short period

in time, but which is ultimately unending. The maarifah of God does not mean that with the help of meditation we shall have glimpses of God’s being in the world of imagination. Moreover, maarifah is not