his helplessness. It cultivates the virtues of kindness and compassion in him, and he experiences what it means to be a servant of God. In this way, illness serves to distance the believer from other things

cultivates the virtues of kindness and compassion in him, and he experiences what it means to be a servant of God. In this world, what is of real significance is intellectual awakening. An awakened mind alone

memorized a great number of Hadith reports. Ignac Goldziher (d. 1921) was a Hungarian scholar of Islam. Mentioning this statement, he writes that Imam Waki did not use books and paper, he only listened

possibility of eventually bringing Mecca within the fold. Having Trust in Human Nature The Prophet of Islam and his companions were repeatedly subjected to acts of antagonism by the unbelievers. They had to

friendly inner core may stand revealed. It is a matter of historical record that in the first phase of Islam, tens of thousands of people entered its fold because they were encouraged to do so by dai’s acting

over violence. The result of the Prophet’s elevated moral behavior was their immediate acceptance of Islam. The Third Option In the last days of the Prophet, a battle called Ghazwa Mu’tah took place between

meant that each and every one of them was martyred in the process. On this occasion, the Prophet of Islam pointed to the existence of a third option. And that was to remove themselves from the field of action

community. Another instance of the refusal of the Hindu community to condone a show of disrespect for Islam was in the now infamous case of the Babari Masjid being razed to the ground. There had been discord

1947 in undivided India, it was non-Muslims who were the biggest publishers and distributors of Islamic literature. It is even more interesting that in divided India, it is still the non-Muslims who are

have built a new future for Islam and Muslims. But unfortunately, this great opportunity could not be availed of. Vatican Model According to a tradition of the Prophet of Islam, God will provide support

can be appropriately termed ‘positive status quoism’. An examination of the life of the Prophet of Islam reveals that he always adopted this very approach. The result of this was that he succeeded in ushering

peace is to accept the status quo and carry on with constructive activities. The Notion of Jihad in Islam Jihad is an Arabic word. It simply means to make efforts. In its real sense, it is synonymous with

on the one hand, and Buddhism, Christianity and Islam on the other. Christianity for some time appeared to me as the culminating point and the true reconciliation of the Semitic and the Aryan; and I might

comparative study of religion, and I now threw myself with special earnestness into the study of Islam and of Zoroastrianism which I had somewhat

MARCH 30 An Islamic PrincipleHuzayfah relates a tradition that the Prophet once advised, “It is not proper for any Muslim to disgrace himself.” People enquired as to how someone might disgrace himself

(Musnad, Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, 4/405) This Hadith of the Prophet reveals an important principle of Islam, that whenever, in a composite society, an evil or unpleasant situation arises, it is not prudent

not morally validate it. The only true jihad is that which is carried out in accordance with Islam. Islamic jihad is, in actual fact, another name for peaceful struggle.