God’s matters are criminals in God’s eyes. All such people will be deprived of the blessings of the Hereafter. God is invisible in this present world, and will appear in all His power and majesty only

surrendering will be of no avail. Self-abnegation and acceptance of God is desired only while God is still invisible. Surrendering before God after seeing Him in the Hereafter will not benefit anyone. Death

God’s matters are criminals in God’s eyes. All such people will be deprived of the blessings of the Hereafter. God is invisible in this present world, and will appear in all His power and majesty only

surrendering will be of no avail. Self-abnegation and acceptance of God is desired only while God is still invisible. Surrendering before God after seeing Him in the Hereafter will not benefit anyone. Death

THE CONCEPT OF GOD IS INGRAINED IN HUMAN NATUREFinding oneself helpless, one starts calling out to the one and only God. This brief recognition of God’s godhead should become a permanent part of one’s

(17:66-67) God has imposed certain laws upon our world. This is what enables a person to navigate the seas and fly in the air. All these dispositions were made so that he might realize God’s mercies and

and become a thankful servant of God. But he thinks totally differently. He takes everything for granted, thinking that everything

a believer is always scrupulous about giving them their full due as prescribed by God. He always treats animals humanely. If he is forced to exterminate some pest, he does not do so in a cruel manner.

is careful not to be extravagant in his use of water, for that would amount to misuse of a gift of God. Once a person has had the circumspection and sensitivity of faith instilled in him his disposition

anybody cruelly or unsympathetically. True belief involves a scrupulous awareness of the fact that God is watching over one and will take one to task for what one does, both in secret and in public. A man

The Discovery of the Glory of God When the famous American Boxer, Muhammad Ali (d. 2016) won the title of World Heavy Weight Champion, he said: “I am the king of the world”. This is more or less the

and woman. Individuals are concerned only with their own glory. Nobody has discovered the glory of God. The existence of the human being is a miracle of creation. A person should recognize his existence

man is such that he sees only self glorification in his existence. He cannot discover the glory of God therein. This is actually the greatest tragedy of human history. The famous French philosopher, Rene

to the divine throne and then God said, “You have been granted your request Moses.” (20.36) Then, still in a frenzied state, I said that this event was not just a story from the past. This event was a

even today, just as God is ever present. Today also if a servant of God calls and says, “O God my breast is constricted and my tongue is not fluent, then again, his call will reach God, the All-hearing,

able to address audiences. This can be explained only by believing that my prayer had been heard by God

to the divine throne and then God said, “You have been granted your request Moses.” (20.36) Then, still in a frenzied state, I said that this event was not just a story from the past. This event was a

even today, just as God is ever present. Today also if a servant of God calls and says, “O God my breast is constricted and my tongue is not fluent, then again, his call will reach God, the All-hearing,

able to address audiences. This can be explained only by believing that my prayer had been heard by God.

alms given “for the cause of God.” (Fiqh-us-Sunnah, Vol. I, p. 393) If we accept this interpretation, then it means that the instruction to give Zakat “for the cause of God” may, to all intents and purposes

cause of God” are general in their application. They include any task that is performed for God’s cause, being especially applicable to that work which the Quran calls “calling to the service of God.” The

The true objective of Islam is preaching, not fighting. Calling people to submit themselves to God is the Islamic point of departure; war is only resorted to when the other party starts hostilities, and forces

be gained at a paltry price; it belongs only to those fortunate souls who prove themselves to be God’s true servants. Belief does not just mean adding some rituals to a normal worldly life; true belief

Islam; it means devoting oneself heart and soul to the worship of God. Islam should radically change a person’s life, for the believer finds God so close that he enters into communion with Him. Angels become

his responsibilities to the Lord. He strictly obeys God’s commandments. True Islam makes a person live in this world as if he were standing before God and being judged. The awareness of truth which comes

The very first verse of the Quran reads: “All praise is due to God, the Lord of the Universe.” (1:2) This verse shows the importance of gratitude. The truth is that of all the acts of Islam, gratitude

perform it in its ideal form. In gratitude, he can offer all his best feelings, all his best thoughts to God. Such perfection can be expressed solely as a matter of gratitude. What is gratitude? Gratitude is

gratefulness in the matter of God. It is essential for every person to awaken his or her consciousness to such a high level that everything he or she possesses should be seen as God’s gift in the full sense.