his words in such a manner that addresses the minds of the youth. Dayees (those who call people to God) must prepare themselves according to the need of the time so that they can speak in the language that

taqwa or living a God-fearing life. Taqwa means that man should keep himself away from all those things that God has forbidden in this life and he should do only those things that God has allowed him to

need of the succour of God. It is when man experiences this helplessness, ijz which is made manifest during the times when man feels hunger and thirst, that his true self meets God. Thus it is the discovery

satisfaction. This experience makes him aware of his duties as God’s humble servant. This feeling leads to caution in life. It makes one God-conscious and live a life of piety, taqwa.

Social ServiceAll the teachings of Islam are based on two basic principles – worship of God and service of men. Without putting both of these principles into practice, there can be no true fulfillment

the one hand they please their God, and on the other they achieve spiritual progress for themselves. According to a hadith, you should be merciful to people on earth and God on high will be merciful to you

serving others. One can receive God’s reward in the Hereafter only if one has done something to alleviate the sufferings of mankind. According to a hadith on Doomsday God will say to a person, “I was ill

Indeed, arrogance is a crime in the eyes of God. This comes within the jurisdiction of God: all greatness belongs to God alone. A person’s position as compared to God is but that of a humble servant. To one

one who accepts his actual position, God turns and grants him His blessings, whereas one who does not accept his real position can never be held deserving of God’s mercy. The successful person is one who

one who is blemished by arrogance will be a failure and then nothing can save him from the wrath of God.

Social ServiceAll the teachings of Islam are based on two basic principles – worship of God and service of men. Without putting both of these principles into practice, there can be no true fulfillment

the one hand they please their God, and on the other they achieve spiritual progress for themselves. According to a hadith, you should be merciful to people on earth and God on high will be merciful to you

serving others. One can receive God’s reward in the Hereafter only if one has done something to alleviate the sufferings of mankind. According to a hadith on Doomsday God will say to a person, “I was ill

attached to God undergoes spiritual experiences at every moment. Belief in God becomes a source of spiritual development for him. Filled with the love of God, he does not need anything further. God becomes

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

attached to God undergoes spiritual experiences at every moment. Belief in God becomes a source of spiritual development for him. Filled with the love of God, he does not need anything further. God becomes

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

27 Ingratitude for God’s BlessingsRight from a glass of water to political power, everything that people possess in this world is from God. Everything is a direct blessing of God. Whatever one finds in

in this world is there because of the will of God. If God does not will it, no one can have anything, no matter how hard he tries for it. This is an undeniable truth proved by the Quran and the Hadith

of God. We learn from the Quran that political power is not given to everyone. Neither can it be received through political movements or the gun culture. It is directly related with the way of God. One

THE WORD OF GODFrom The Scriptures The Quran is the book of God. It has been preserved in its entirety since its revelation to the Prophet of Islam between 610 and 632 AD. It is a book that brings glad

without belief in God itself proves that God does indeed exist and that each person is accountable to Him. Belief in God gives man certainty. It disciplines his life. It gives him the confidence and assurance

First, he will be saved from God’s chastisement. Second, he will earn an eternal reward for righteous living in eternal Paradise from God. The belief in accountability to God is a belief in human progress

for one who attains the realization of His Creator at the level of maarifah while God is unseen and bows down before God while possessing the freedom to disobey Him. Paradise is a blessing without limits