him the wrath of God and earned him the ignominious title of ‘Leader of the Hypocrites’. Although Islam attaches great importance to consultation, in the last analysis one course of action can be adopted

buildings, machines, factories, industrial plants and all the other artefacts of the modern world. What enables him to do this is the fact that all matter has been invested by nature with certain constant

can only be fashioned when the things that are essential to it do what is expected of them — while they maintain their basic character. What good would an ice-factory be, for instance, if the water that was

properties for civilization to flourish, so too the individuals who constitute human society have to do what is expected of them for society to run smoothly. They too have to maintain a certain character. The

(1868-1956) was an English writer. In her book, ‘The Friends of Voltaire’, Hall wrote, “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to death your right to say it”. Though Hall said this as an illustration

explosion” in the world. Such a culture was ushered in the world where everyone began to say freely what one had to say and others began to listen to it without any bias. The thought revolution was perhaps

tolerance. The biggest advantage of this development is that one person dispassionately listens to what the other person has to say because he knows that listening is not tantamount to acceptance. Lending

political sphere and one fails to manage one’s ego properly, it triggers off what is called the ‘politics of opposition’. This is what challenging the political authorities is about. Because most people fail

method of Satan. The solution to this problem is explained in the Quran and Hadith in terms of what can be called the 'politics of patience' or sabr. The 'politics of patience' is not politics of defeat

that is expressed in a Hadith, according to which the Prophet indicated: God grants to non-violence what He does not grant to violence. Restraint in Adversity Patience is the exercise of restraint

communal conflict, it is very much possible that by giving their communal foolishness a so-called ‘Islamic’ label, such Muslims will be punished by God.

ForewordThe present volume is an anthology compiled from the Hadith literature, an Islamic source second only to the Qur’an in religious importance. Although brief, it covers, directly or indirectly, the

effect on man, resulting in greater activity, greater resolve and a heightened sense of purpose. What the atom is to matter, man is to society, in terms of his being its basic structural unit. When his

greater resolve and a heightened sense of purpose. Man, now draws upon latent energy to win back what he has lost and to rise to even greater heights. His hidden potential manifests itself with tremendous

the Creator, we can easily find the answer and believe that what happened should have necessarily happened. To understand this, we must know what God’s creation plan is for the present world. According to

egg looks good. Only when the eggs are broken do you know which egg was good and which egg was bad. What God wants most in this world is that the condition of test should always remain, and for the test

extraordinary circumstances are repeatedly produced in the life of each individual and group to find out what they really were. A person may either be a true believer in the true sense of the word or he had only

way, he cannot transgress.”FEBRUARY 23 All Praise is Due to GodOne of the important teachings of Islam is that on receiving anything, we should be grateful to God in acknowledgment of His bounty, and utter

the Worlds.’ Praise of God, in its true spirit, is the essence of the Quran. After having accepted Islam, a believer’s inmost feelings find expression in these words of praise. Man’s existence is a blessing

the earth is shaken with its violent shaking, when the earth shakes off her burdens, when man asks, ‘What is happening to her?’; on that Day it will narrate its account, for your Lord has so directed it.

and will be punished for bad deeds. Now I always keep this in mind. I always do what is right and I always refrain from what is wrong." On Judgement Day, whoever has done the smallest bit of good will