quest for the Almighty. At every moment, God reaches out to His servants; man may then find God at any moment of his seeking. No barrier stands between man and God, and there is, therefore, no need for intercession

enters the eternal world of God, he finds his Maker right there before him, where he stands. Islam, the religion of tawheed is pure and eternal. The God of Islam is one God: all divinity is invested in

of God’s command to be merciful to others so that He will be merciful to man on the Day of Judgement.With the sincere feeling of pleasing God, he goes to see the sick man and prays for him and helps him

him in whatever way he can. In this way, the believer experiences God in this world as well as in the next.The only difference is that, in this world, this is an indirect experience, while in the Hereafter

experience.THE CONSCIOUSNESS IN HUMAN NATURE OF GOD’S EXISTENCEThe faith, or iman, arrived at by rational arguments alone is the beginning of faith. One who has found God at the level of this internal consciousness

visited him and found him in a very sad mood. On being asked the reason, he said: ‘I am in a hurry, but God isn’t.’ This story informs us about the law of nature, which is based on gradual development and not

assistant and advisor. Then, after him, you became Commander of the Faithful. It was through you that God brought great cities within the Islamic Empire, and with them came great wealth. The enemies of Islam

visited him and found him in a very sad mood. On being asked the reason, he said: ‘I am in a hurry, but God isn’t.’ This story informs us about the law of nature, which is based on gradual development and not

who ran away from God just as a camel runs away (when untied).” (Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 22226) God has created man essentially for Paradise. According to the creation plan of God, Paradise alone is

condition laid down by God for entry into Paradise is practicable to the fullest extent.The condition is that man must lead his life according to the natural state bestowed upon him by God at birth and he should

should reach God (after death) in that same natural state: ‘And when he alone will be saved who comes to God with a sound heart.’ (26:89) This is the only condition for entry into Paradise: that man must

must necessarily share in God’s divinity. Men gifted with special talents likewise came to be included in the category of the divine; they were supposed to be incarnations of God Himself. It was in this

appearance at intervals in this world was to lead people away from the worship of many gods and back to the worship of the One God. In other words, to turn them away from the adulation of creatures and towards

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

becomes a source of spiritual development for him. Filled with the love of God, he does not need anything further. God becomes a vast ocean for him to continue to swim in without ever experiencing 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

inhuman, and Islam being a religion of nature abhors everything that is inhuman. This is not the way God wants us to think. The right approach in this matter is that when we describe something, we should

wellthought-out response is what patience is about. Suppose you are engaged in inviting people to God, and you face hurdles. You choose not to go about creating a furore or trying to fight the situation