dates is recorded in the books of Hadith. The Prophet of Islam observed that in worldly matters such as these, “you should act according to your experience, as you know these matters better.” (Sahih Muslim

delimits his freedom, drawing the line between desirable and undesirable freedom. And it is only Islam which can provide him with such an ideology. Now is the time for this ideology to be presented to

majority of the Mongols had been brought into the fold of Islam. “The Religion of Muslims had conquered where their arms had failed.” (The Preaching of Islam, by T.W. Arnold). As another historian has put it:

The Preaching of Islam, by British historian, T.W. Arnold. This work, running to 508 pages, was first published in 1896. In this matter, the policy of Islam is to keep political activity separate and at

strategy worked. First, the best minds of Makkah embraced Islam, then after a period of some years, the whole of Arabia entered the fold of Islam. This fact is indirectly referred to in the Quran, in the

planning. The modern age was a supporting factor for Islam, but because of their educational backwardness Muslims have come to regard it as inimical to Islam. This is the basic reason why Muslims have failed

establishment rose to resist the threat. With Islam, the world was shown that no human being is endowed with supernatural powers: God alone is the source of all strength. Islam proclaimed to the world the equality

which we would go hungry, so also does our intellect need ‘food’. When we have a feeling of stress what we are actually experiencing is intellectual or spiritual starvation. A verse from the Bible which

If we fail to do so, we shall suffer from spiritual starvation. When we have a feeling of stress what we are actually experiencing is intellectual or spiritual starvation. Discover the art of feeding

may feel that you are being discriminated against. If you reflect on the matter, you will find that what you faced was not a result of the discrimination-factor, but of the quality-of-work-factor. That is

ASK MAULANAYour Questions Answered What is the significance and message of Hajj? Man should turn towards God, making God the central focus of his life, this is the significance and message of the pilgrimage

thoughts of God. If earlier he used to think principally about himself, now he thinks mainly of God. What is the meaning and importance of the words which a pilgrim utters repeatedly during the journey? During

harmoniously together only when everyone surrenders their sense of greatness before a single being. What is the spirit behind the words ‘Labbaik! Allahuma Labbaik! (Here I am at Your service! O God, Here

There will be no home remaining—big or small—into which God has not caused the word of Islam to enter.16 This is not a matter of being a chosen people; it is a matter of discharging one’s responsibility

of a spiritual personality. —Maulana Wahiduddin Khan SILENCE AND GOD-REALIZATION THE Prophet of Islam usually observed silence. Many teachings have been recorded on this subject. For example, he said: