to this striving to ward off evil. Perhaps the greatest Islamic imperative is that man should be steadfast in his covenant with God, even at the cost of life and property. The material expression of his

his adherence to this covenant is the symbolic sacrifice of animals in Mina. Islam has always set a great value upon social harmony. In order, therefore, that all discord should be eliminated, much emphasis

cherished by Islam. Thus it is true to say that faith, humility, fortitude, recognition of the rights of others and unity are the pillars on which rests the entire edifice of Islam.Faith (Iman)Acceptance

cherished by Islam. Thus it is true to say that faith, humility, fortitude, recognition of the rights of others and unity are the pillars on which rests the entire edifice of Islam.Faith (Iman)Acceptance

prevailing there. Take the instance of two books to understand this point further. The Egyptian Islamist activist Sayyid Qutb (d. 1966) penned a work titled, The America I Have Seen, and the Indian Muslim

1999) authored a travelogue in Urdu titled Do Mahiney Amreeka Mein (Two Months in America). Despite what their titles might suggest, both these books have nothing to do with any in-depth study of American

victory, which would in the end result in total victory, etc. This divine training made the Prophet of Islam into an individual who was free from all negative thoughts. He may without doubt be called the greatest

greatest positive thinker of the world.Trust in GodDuring the journey of emigration when the Prophet of Islam left Makkah for Madinah, he was accompanied only by Abu Bakr Siddiq. This was a journey full of risks

worship only one God and you will earn salvation. This shows the correct prophetic method of Islamic dawah (or Islamic movement). That is, first of all, to bring about a change in the character and thinking

complete Islamic system, such a statement likewise would not be right, for it would amount to a cancelling out of the entire life of the Prophet prior to the Last Sermon. As we know, several Islamic commands

husband so that her whole life in consequence is marred with bitterness. So far as men are concerned, Islam aims at cultivating fair mindedness on all occasion. Being the maintainer of the house, the man should

and women, in reality, are not a matter of legal lists, but rather it is a matter of good living. Islam wants both the man and the woman to acknowledge natural realities. Both should keep their eyes on

diverse manifestations of one and the same reality. On the contrary, the oneness of God as defined in Islam means that there is only one Being of the nature of God. All other things of the universe, they physical

One God: they are in no respect constituents of, or partners in the divine godhead. However, in Islamic theology, tawheed does have two aspects to it: tawheed fi az-Zat and tawheed fi as-Sifat, that is

It was to find a more suitable place for Islamic work, as history proved later on. 4. Fourth Principle: To make a friend out of an enemy The prophet of Islam was repeatedly subjected to practices of