even dismiss Imam Yahya from his office.85 This can be explained in terms of the impact of the Islamic revolution, which ended the difference between a subject and a ruler. It created such an atmosphere

the Quran, is based on justice. Indeed, justice is the central idea of all the social teachings of Islam. In the chapter Al-Nisa’ (Women) of the Quran, there is a particularly apt and detailed verse on this

active violence. This phenomenon pertains to Muslim practices and has nothing whatsoever to do with Islamic teachings. The fact is that, according to the Quran, Muslims are witnesses of God before mankind

adopting a passive attitude. It is simply doing what is possible and ignoring what is impossible. In such situations, people generally see what is right and what is wrong. But this kind of thinking is not workable

have faith that, sooner or later, the problem will be resolved. An unfavourable situation, no matter what, is nothing but a new challenge. Try to meet that challenge and very soon you will find that it was

Prophet once observed: ‘No one can be a believer until and unless he begins to like for his brother what he likes for himself.’ (Fathul Bari, 1/ 73). With minor differences these words of the Prophet have

brother) what he likes for himself.’ All individuals, be they literate or illiterate, rich or poor, from any part of the world, are certain at all times of their own likes and dislikes. Now what is required

comes upon a person, the day of reckoning starts immediately after death for that person. (Prophet of Islam) THIS Hadith of the Prophet implies that death is not the end of man’s existence, it is a transition

QURANIntellectual Food ACCORDING to Abdullah ibn Abbas (Companion of the Prophet), the Prophet of Islam once said that the one who reads the Quran will not reach old age in an abject state (14: 35). In

LIVING WITH AN OPEN MINDA Learning Spirit UMAR FARUQ, the second Caliph of Islam, was a man of great wisdom. One of his traits is reported in these words: “He was able to learn from every person.” This

The way of the Prophet of Islam was not to retaliate immediately against any act of oppression. He felt that, despite injustice and oppression on the part of the enemy, the way of patience and avoidance

followed the principle of avoidance and migrated to Madinah from Makkah. The way of the Prophet of Islam was not to follow a collision course at a time of strife or controversy,

(The Quran, 2:286). That is to say that the objective of Islam is not to set some external target, like the establishment of the perfect Islamic system, as an absolute. According to this interpretation