contact which the believer thus establishes with God should remain with him throughout his life. This is what the Prophet termed Zuhd (detachment from the world) and has been made obligatory in the form of fasting

complete fulfilment of Islam’s requirements during the month of Ramadan, but, it is required to be practiced less strictly as concession, during the first part of the month. What are the benefits sought

and hating the Madu is not lawful in Islam, but Dajjal made this act appear attractive and induced Muslims to think that it was precisely in accordance with Islam.The Period of the Appearance of DajjalThere

Divorce in IslamNature demands that men and women lead their lives together. The ideal way of leading such a life is, according to the shari‘ah, within the bonds of marriage. In Islam, marriage is both

newly discovered concepts of science is applicable to religious faiths to prove their veracity Now, what the evolutionist does—as an example—is put a goat at one end and a giraffe at the other. Then, taking

century there is no real difference between the two. The second aspect of the study of religion is what is termed, in general, beliefs pertaining to the unseen world. These are the beliefs that are beyond

Christian, he has set forth what he considers a valid argument. He points out that in his view, all the great religions of the world Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam and Communism—were all untrue

considered is that opportunities have increased manifold because of it. As a result, there has come about what can be called the phenomenon of ‘de-monopolization’, which means that many more people now have the

opportunities. of globalisation generally focus on only one aspect of the phenomenon and ignore others. What they consider as the minus point is not due to globalisation per se, but, due to the law of nature

non-Western cultures because it is linked to the spread of the Western (or American) culture—a culture of what they see as reflecting unbridled individualism, consumerism and hedonism. So, they say that globalisation

first people to try to ascend this peak was a British man called Maurice Wilson. This was in 1934. But what he thought would be the climax of his life turned out to be an enormous anti-climax. Maurice had

But after this, it was not in his fate to be able to move up the mountain again. No one really knows what happened to him then, but a year later, when Tenzing Norgay was heading up Mt. Everest, he found Maurice

they were looking for, and so they are no different from the first category of people. After getting what they hankered after, they realize that these things do not give them true joy. And so, in this world

it will be merely hunger and thirst. (Sahih al-Bukhari) Apart from God’s rewards in the Hereafter, what are the immediate benefits of fasting in this world? The immediate benefit is that by keeping fasts

the food grown in the soil for the rest of the year as well. Otherwise he will be deemed a usurper. What are the things I should do to ensure that the benefits of fasting continue throughout the year? The

This is the way to keeping alive the benefits and training gained during the month of Ramazan. In what way does a believer who fasts in the month of Ramazan—in both the best of form and spirit—contribute

of a spiritual personality. —Maulana Wahiduddin Khan SILENCE AND GOD REALIZATION THE Prophet of Islam usually observed silence. (Musnad Ahmad). Many sayings have been recorded regarding silence in the

What is the solution to this problem. Its solution lies in the very Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad. To sum it up, separation of the political aspect of the matter and the taking of its religious aspect—

Makkah when the Ka‘bah was cleared from all the idols. This tells us a very important principle of Islam called Al-fasl bayn al-Qaziyatayn, that is to separate two matters from one another. Under this principle

aside and said to him, ‘By God, I know full well that what he says is true, but one thing stops me from believing. The Bani Qusayy say that they are the gatekeepers of the Kabah, and I agree with them

some people it was the threat of financial loss which prevented them from accepting the message of Islam. The House of God at Makkah had been turned into a house of idol worship before the coming of the