two instances. One of these is from Muslim history—the instance of Salahuddin Ayyubi (d. 1193 C.E.). What is considered to have been his great achievement was his protecting the Muslim world from the Crusaders

benefit. It was this that made it possible for Salahuddin to later play his great role in protecting Islam and Muslims. Another instance is that of the French President Charles de Gaulle (d. 1970). He was

jihad is love, not hatred or violence. Some people misunderstand jihad as the equivalent of war, or what is called qital in Arabic. Considering the two to be synonymous is really to misconstrue or distort

jihad is a continuous and comprehensive or all-embracing process. Jihad is an exalted process in Islam, which should carry on continuously, every day and at every moment in our lives. Under no condition

of being neglectful. This neglect is because of people’s tendency to concern themselves only with what they can see externally. As a result of this, their minds are not awakened. They remain ignorant of

be aware of. In terms of the reality of life, human beings ought to think, first and foremost, of what is the way to lead a successful life according to God’s creation plan. There is no other way to make

successful. In terms of the reality of life, human beings ought to think, first and foremost, of what is the way to lead a successful life according to God’s creation plan. According to God’s creation

go to excess in your religion.” (4:171) The same point has been made in a hadith. The Prophet of Islam observed: “You should restrain yourselves from committing excesses (ghulu) in religion. For it was

has, in turn, opened up vast opportunities for Islamic dawah. One result of this scientific revolution, which was, in fact, a by-product of the Islamic revolution, is our modern system of communications

on the battlefield. Now the area of conflict became that of ideological debate. Within two years, Islam emerged as victorious because of the simple reason of its ideological superiority. 9. Ninth Principle:

adultery and drinking were revealed in the Quran. This is a clear proof that for social changes, Islam advocates the evolutionary method, rather than the revolutionary method. 10.Tenth Principle: To be

Before the Islamic revolution, it was accepted that the king was superior to the common man. For instance, the Byzantine emperor, Heraclius, a contemporary of the Prophet Muhammad, despite being a Christian

chronicle of the lives of royal families with scant reference to the common man. With the onset of the Islamic revolution in Arabia and neighbouring countries, objects of nature like the sun and moon were dislodged

today has, in turn, opened up vast opportunities for Islamic dawah. One result of this scientific revolution, which was, in fact, a by-product of the Islamic revolution, is our modern system of communications

of conveying the message of God to the people. Even those who do not have sufficient knowledge of Islam to do dawah activities should at least distribute the copies of the Quran among the people. Only after

she had been unable to bear the tragedy of her brothers’ deaths, but she derived such strength from Islam that, in her old age, she sacrificed her own sons in the path of God. She had four sons, all of whom

us together in the life Hereafter.”79PATIENCE FOR PARADISEIt is related that in the early days of Islam, the Prophet was once passing in the vicinity of Yasir and his family in Mecca when they were being