ForewordThe literal meaning of Islam is submission, that is, submission to God’s will. Submission, in fact, is the name of that natural response from a person to God, the response that is expressed by

activities were self-oriented, now they are God-oriented. It is this very lifestyle which is called Islam. Wahiduddin Khan January 20, 2021 New Delhi

arid then asked Ali to write instead “Muhammad, son of Abdullah.” The real status of the Prophet of Islam was that he was the Prophet of God: his entire mission rested on this claim. Erasing the words ‘Messenger

Bakr and said: “Is he not the Prophet of God?” (Seerah ibn Kathir, pp. 320-21) Yet the Prophet of Islam did not attach importance to any of these things, the reason being that he had risen so high that

The Quran introduces Paradise thus: God calls man to the home of peace. (Quran 10:25) According to Islam, the present world is a place of work, while the world Hereafter is a place of reward. When one dies

over and this world shall be brought to an end, the Day of Judgement shall take place. According to Islamic belief, it would be a Day of Justice where the deeds of every individual – good or bad – shall be

elected—whether through nomination or selection. So, from this we learn that, in the early history of Islam, four different models for selection of the caliph were adopted. In later times, a dynasty got established

asked if they had faith in the King’s decision before the announcement of the name of the successor. Islam, therefore, prescribes no single method. The matter is handled according to the situation and as per

this kind of thinking and live as one divine people. There is a beautiful story about the Prophet of Islam which is a fine illustration of this Quranic concept. This story is totally authentic because it is

of muhaddissin (narrators of the Prophet’s traditions). The story goes like this: The Prophet of Islam started his mission in 610 AD. Thirteen years later, he migrated to Madinah, the second most important

One of the teachings of Islam is that when two or more people meet, they must greet one another with the words, Assalamu ‘Alaikum (Peace be upon you). Similarly, Salat or five times daily prayer is the

the highest form of worship in Islam. At the close of each prayer all worshippers have to turn their faces to either side and utter the words Asslamu- ’Alaikum warahmatullah (May peace and God’s blessings

in Medina, the capital of the Islamic State. Among the rejected suitors was the reigning Caliph. But no one expressed even surprise or dismay, the reason being that in Islam, a woman is completely free to

The Quran introduces Paradise thus: God calls man to the home of peace. (Quran 10:25) According to Islam, the present world is a place of work, while the world Hereafter is a place of reward. When one dies

over and this world shall be brought to an end, the Day of Judgement shall take place. According to Islamic belief, it would be a Day of Justice where the deeds of every individual – good or bad – shall be

elected—whether through nomination or selection. So, from this we learn that, in the early history of Islam, four different models for selection of the caliph were adopted. In later times, a dynasty got established

asked if they had faith in the King’s decision before the announcement of the name of the successor. Islam, therefore, prescribes no single method. The matter is handled according to the situation and as per