“Build for me a lofty building so that I may gain access to the heavens, so that I may look upon the God of Moses: I am convinced that he is a liar!” (40: 37). Moses was declared to be a “magician” and an

content to leave this world to others and to look forward to their reward in the next world from God.THE UNIVERSALITY OF DAWAHThe Prophet’s biographer, Ibn Ishaq, tells how the Quraysh nobility once gathered

Monotheism is more than just a doctrine. It is the secret of all forms of human success. To believe in one God is to give true

that they might worship Me. I demand no livelihood of them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me. God alone is the Munificent Giver, the Mighty One, the Invincible. The lot of the wrongdoers will be like

hurry it on. Woe then to the unbelievers when the threatened day arrives! (The Quran 51:56-60) God has power of His own in all matters. However, He has created angels in order to manage His vast empire

They have not been created to fulfill any personal or managerial requirement of God. Their sole purpose is the worship of God. Worship means surrendering before the Almighty in the full sense of the word

expression in words of the feeling which is produced after a helpless man discovers the Almighty God. Praying to God (dua) is a proof that the process of tazkiyah is at work. There is no tazkiyah without prayer

produced after a helpless man discovers the Almighty God. The prayers of the Prophet are also an expression of these feelings for the Almighty God. They are not just another name for a set of words uttered

utterance of a set of words. According to a hadith qudsi (the hadith in which the Prophet says that God says so and so), the Prophet observed: “I am with the expectations of My servant, so he ought to have

Closeness to God The Earth is the sun’s satellite. It constantly orbits around the sun. It takes one year to complete such a rotation. This movement of the earth around the sun is essential for the healthy

demonstration that shows how man must revolve around God, just as the earth revolves around the sun. It means that all of man’s activities should be based on God. The earth rotates as compelled to by the laws

surrender to God. He should build a life, which is based on the concept of God. This consciousness is the real ascension of man. In this consciousness lies the secret of all success. A God-oriented life

externally he becomes an obedient person. A human being is created by God, so the right attitude for the believer is to live in submission to God in this world. In Islam, the right way of life is to live in conformity

is one which is lived independently of God’s awareness and marked by arrogance. IMAN Belief in God For a believer, faith becomes a source of limitless trust in God. Faith transforms his whole personality

essence of faith is discovery of God. When a person becomes aware of God’s existence and apprehends divine realities, that is true faith. Such a discovery is no simple matter. God is the Creator and Lord of

true spirituality meant remaining in the midst of the family and adhering to the limits prescribed by God. Woman was then clearly seen to be a good in life and not an evil. Not only did the Prophet break

is as follows: 7. And the Lord God formed man of the dust of ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. 8. And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden;

of knowledge of good and evil. 15. And the Lord God took the man, and put him in the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. 16. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden

thereof thou shalt surely die. 18. And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. 21. And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and

God-Oriented LifeThe goal of Islam is to induce man to give up his ungodly ways, so that he may lead a totally God-oriented life. One as yet untouched by Islam directs his attention towards things and

and beings other than God. That is, he is concerned with creation rather than the Creator. Islam shows him how to focus his thoughts and feelings on God alone. When man adopts a path directed to a certain

two paths, one leading to God and the other path to different destinations. Now the way of the true seeker of God is to take extra care to adhere strictly to the path of God, without ever turning off it

God-Oriented LifeThe goal of Islam is to induce man to give up his ungodly ways, so that he may lead a totally God-oriented life. One as yet untouched by Islam directs his attention towards things and

and beings other than God. That is, he is concerned with creation rather than the Creator. Islam shows him how to focus his thoughts and feelings on God alone. When man adopts a path directed to a certain

two paths, one leading to God and the other path to different destinations. Now the way of the true seeker of God is to take extra care to adhere strictly to the path of God, without ever turning off it