watering their flocks, and two women standing apart from them, holding back their flocks, he asked, “What is the matter with you?” They replied, “We cannot draw water until the shepherds take away their sheep

Shuayb married his daughter to Moses; then after eight years Moses returned to his homeland, Egypt. What the woman said when she asked her father to hire Moses is the best formula for success. It is a two

important and desirable human qualities. There is a saying: ‘God helps those who help themselves.’ What is self-help? Self-help means to prove that you have these two natural qualities—honesty and the ability

religion. Anything less than this will not be acceptable to God. In the age following the Prophet of Islam, other people have to discover God’s religion, while believers need to rediscover it.

DESPITE DIFFERENCESHarmony in Society IF you read the lives of Islamic scholars of the early Muslim period, you will find that they had considerable differences among themselves on religious issues. Yet

obligations of worship in a spirit of great serenity. Peace is thus central to the life of the believer. Islam is a religion of peace. And peace is a universal law of nature. That is because God loves peace, and

has made this quite clear at various places. On one occasion, while referring to the opponents of Islam, the Quran speaks in absolute and conclusive terms: If you persevere and fear God, their designs will

• God-Oriented Life • Remembrance of God • Attributes of God • Interpretation of Human History • Islam and Human Welfare These books are available for free download on www.cpsglobal.org • A Marathi translation

been found in one form or the other since ancient times. Fourteen hundred years ago, the Prophet of Islam held a three-religion conference in Medina to exchange views on religious issues. Such attempts have

God. It informs us why God created this world; what the purpose is of settling man on Earth; what is required from him in his pre-death life span, and what he is going to confront after death. The purpose

collected from authentic books containing the sayings and deeds of the Prophet. Supplication—that is what worship is. It is the essence of worship. God becomes displeased with one who does not beseech Him

asking Him of His bounty, for the Lord loves to be called upon. It helps with regard to what has happened, and what has not happened. Have recourse to supplication then, you servants of God. Supplication

dawah work in Kashmir. Not a Case of Non-fulfillment of a Promise After the death of the Prophet of Islam in Madinah differences arose between the Emigrants (from Makkah) and the Ansar (the people of Madinah)

case of breaking a promise; it was rather a matter relating to collective wisdom. It is desirable in Islam that a promise should be fulfilled, but this command relates to individual cases. In individual matters

Social matters are always governed by practical wisdom rather than ideal wisdom. This is the demand of Islam as well as the demand of reason. From Collision Course to Acceptance Two recent news items have