every possible way. Owing to his dawah struggle, however, about two hundred men and women accepted Islam. These Muslims would say to the Prophet again and again that they wanted to engage in jihad against

Kathir, Vol. 1, p. 441) During the last days in Makkah about two hundred people in Madinah embraced Islam. When these people learned that the Prophet and his companions were being targeted for oppression

that the Prophet of Islam during his 23-year prophetic period waged wars at least four times a year. But this impression is entirely baseless. The fact is that the Prophet of Islam in his entire prophetic

he bestows upon the world a real life treasure. The very great importance attached to learning in Islam is illustrated by an event in the life of the Prophet. At the battle of Badr, in which the Prophet

that would serve as his ransom and he would be set free. This was the first school in the history of Islam, established by the Prophet himself. It was of no matter

except towards aggressors. (Quran 2:193) The above verses do not convey the general command of Islam. The truth of the matter is that the Quran was not revealed in the complete form in which it exists

to 3 years. The revelations during these 20 peaceful years consisted of the peaceful teachings of Islam as are conveyed in the verses regarding the realization of God, worship, morality, piety, justice

Turks—entered Arab territory. In 656 the Mongolian warrior Hulaku Khan sacked Baghdad. Later the Islamic empire received a further setback when, in 898, Andalusia fell to the Christians. The Fatimid dynasty

they were replaced by the Ottoman Turks in large stretches of Arab territory. Now the centre of Islamic government moved from Cairo to Constantinople; the official language became Turkish instead of Arabic

writing emerged. If anyone were to write a book about why people adopt Islam today, he might call it. “Li madha aslamna” (Why we accepted Islam), whereas in the old days rhythmical and decorative titles were

in the oneness of God (tawhid) is not just an abstract idea in Islam. It is of profound practical relevance for humanity. According to Islam, only those who combine in themselves unity of belief and action

hidden intellectual abilities. It is a means for our intellectual development. According to the Islamic concept of life, a person’s life doesn’t stop at death. After death, there is another life, which

death is thinking about it as an event that supposedly causes the end of life. But according to the Islamic understanding of life, remembrance of death means that reflecting on death, a person should prepare

motion by Arab Muslims. But the initial stimulus came from the new way of thinking made possible by Islam. Logically, the history of science can no longer extol the achievements of just one nation but must

guidance of all mankind for all eternity. Henri Pirenne has acknowledged this as a historical fact: “Islam changed the face of the globe. The traditional order of history was overthrown.”5

infection. The child must be given plenty of food to keep up his strength to fight the infection.’ When Islam came to the world, it banished such superstitious beliefs about disease, announcing in no uncertain

was the only being who had such power. All the rest were His creatures and His servants. After the Islamic revolution, such ideas gained ground; people began to think freely and independently of all superstitions