after doing battle with them. Seeing this, those who had been thinking of apostasy became firm in Islam.” (Al-Bidayah wan- Nihayah, Vol. VI, p. 305) When the Prophet reached Madinah there were, besides

just waiting for someone who would organize and unite them. When the Prophet realized that this was what people wanted, he issued a decree in which Jews and Muslims were recognized as communities in their

Existence WHAT everyone is most convinced of, is one's own existence. Despite this, in purely scientific terms everyone is a mystery. For man is not what he physically appears to be, but consists of what he calls

their lives. That is what they keep themselves busy with, till at last, one day, death arrives and carries them away. They leave the world lamenting that they failed to acquire what they had spent their

American businessman Bill Gates made making as much money as he could the aim of his life. That’s what he did for many years, till he became, in economic terms, the richest man in the world. Finally, however

symbol and centre of inspiration for the three great semitic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. For Jews it is a living proof of their ancient grandeur and centre of national history. For Christians

triumph. For Muslims, the first destination of the Prophet’s mystic journey and the site of one of Islam’s most sacred shrines. Thus for all three faiths it is a centre of pilgrimage and the third holiest

in power will have the opportunity to perform its worship peacefully. So far as the question of Islam is concerned, two indirect references are available in the Quran and Hadith regarding Jerusalem. Chapter

matter of dogma. It is an entirely scientific fact. Scientific Proof First of all, we must define what is scientific proof? According to modern science, scientific proof does not mean that there can be

any of His other creatures—is the only one who has the greatest need for certainty, for he must know what lies ahead of him. No other created entity, whether animate or inanimate, possesses such a concept

the fact that no matter how huge, or wonderful in configuration, what we see of them amounts to only one tenth of their enormous bulk. What lies below the surface of the ocean, spreading far and beyond the

the divine religion. By understanding and utilizing them, adherents of this religion can bring Islamic thought into pre-eminence. Between the time of the Prophet Abraham and the coming of the Prophet

occurred, the massive advances in human knowledge that have taken place, have all combined in support of Islam. The religion that the Prophet taught can still take pride of place over other religions. But, for

degradation in contrast to the moral ascendancy of Islam. The result of this was that the people of Makkah were won over by the high ethical standards of Islam, which many of them started to embrace. Abu Jandal’s

had accepted Islam, the Prophet ordered that, according to the terms of the treaty which had been agreed upon, he be sent back to Makkah. “Abu Jandal,” he said, “be patient. God will grant you, and those

‘Ammar ibn Yasir and his parents were slaves of the Banu Makhzum tribe in Makkah when they accepted Islam. Their conversion was complete anathema to the Banu Makhzum. They would take the family out to the

UNSWERVING OBEDIENCETowards the end of the Prophet’s life the fertile regions bordering pre-Islamic Arabia were controlled by the two great imperial powers of the day—the Sassanians and the Byzantines

home front, he sent letters to the rulers of territories surrounding Arabia, inviting them to accept Islam. One such letter was taken by the Prophet’s envoy, Shuja’ ibn Wahb al- Asadi, to al-Harith ibn Abu