to engage themselves in this task. Today, there are greater opportunities than hitherto to make Islamic dawah a success. The communication of the message of God has certainly been going on in every age

universe, we are compelled to choose the universe with God. Validity of Inferential Argument To prove Islamic belief in the unseen world, our religious scholars have so far used inferential argument. That is

the British author T.W Arnold (1864-1930) wrote a well researched 388-page book “The Preaching of Islam” first published in 1896. In this book, Professor Arnold writes in detail as to how under the pressure

undertaken amongst the Tartars on such a large scale that finally the majority of the Tartars accepted Islam. Referring to this event, Phillip K. Hitti writes in his book, “History of the Arabs” that: “The religion

mother came to me in Madinah. She was still an idolater, and an ally of the Quraish (the dire enemy of Islam and Muslims). Then I told the Prophet that my idolatrous mother had come to me in need of assistance

resounded now began reverberating with voices proclaiming the call of truth. With this, the victory of Islam became as certain as that of the sun after it has risen in the world of darkness.

all matters pertaining to the mosque must be taqwa and nothing other than taqwa. The history of Islam tells us that the above-mentioned aspects of the mosque have always been given special importance

So, he bought it for ten dinars. This act on the part of the Prophet illustrated a principle of Islam that the land on which a mosque stands should not even have the semblance of a personal possession

alternative is the global distribution of the Quran. This goal for Muslims was set by the Prophet of Islam himself in the seventh century, as according to a tradition, he said that in future the word of God

possible to fulfil this prediction to the ultimate degree. Furthermore, in present times news of “Islamic violence” finds a place daily in the world media. Young Muslims have to arise and disseminate the

Turks— entered Arab territory. In 656 the Mongolian warrior Hulaku Khan sacked Baghdad. Later the Islamic empire received a further setback when, in 898, Andalusia fell to the Christians. The Fatimid dynasty

they were replaced by the Ottoman Turks in large stretches of Arab territory. Now the centre of Islamic government moved from Cairo to Constantinople; the official language became Turkish instead of Arabic

traffic. ADJUST We are all born idealists. We constantly seek higher ideals, the highest 30 Spirit of Islam Issue 39 March 2016 and best in all spheres. This approach sounds good in theory, but is destructive

alone. Individual interests, considerations and choices vary. Everyone has a personal, unique view of what is good, bad and ideal. This makes the achievement of personal ideals impossible. The only practical

its desire. We must understand the difference between what is practicable and what is not. We should learn to demand only what is practicable. What is the point of demanding something, which has been proven

rather against the very creation plan of the Creator. There are a number of commandments in the Islamic scriptures which forbid violence. The reason is that the culture of violence runs counter to the