with people. The greatest attraction of Paradise will be the Being of Almighty God. The Quran has this to say about God: “God is the light of the heavens and the earth” (24:35). This light will be omnipresent

Paradise will be filled with the light of God. Every man and woman in Paradise will continually feel the presence of God. Besides this, there will be countless Angels of God in Paradise. The prophets who came

gives voice to such words as are an acknowledgement of the divine blessings.This is praise (Shukr) to God. The bestowal of blessings produces emotions or feelings of love for the Benefactor, and this love

meant by gratitude. This reality has been expressed in a tradition of the Prophet: “That is, love God for all His blessings that He has given you.” (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith No. 3789) In the original

has received from God, both material as well as spiritual. On deeper thinking on this verse of the Quran and the tradition, we learn that the source of the feeling of our love for God, is the awareness

with people. The greatest attraction of Paradise will be the Being of Almighty God. The Quran has this to say about God: “God is the light of the heavens and the earth” (24:35). This light will be omnipresent

Paradise will be filled with the light of God. Every man and woman in Paradise will continually feel the presence of God. Besides this, there will be countless Angels of God in Paradise.The prophets who came to

compulsion to do so. All things in this world are subjected to God. The stars and planets in space revolve in their orbits totally under the command of God. The trees, the rivers, the mountains— all these things

things strictly follow the plan laid down for them by God. On a parallel with this, the animals follow the pattern determined for them by their instincts. They are totally governed by their instincts. In this

their test. They will be given rewards by God, such as no other creature can merit. They will be held to be those of God’s servants, who have earned nearness to God. And they will live a life of comfort and

in which such values are abandoned. The correct answer to the call of God is for one to use one’s intellect to ascertain the right course of action and then follow it, difficult as it may seem. One then

callous and unjust action on the one hand and righteous, fair treatment on the other. If one answers God’s call as it should be answered, one will not flinch from the righteous path and will refrain from oppression

can acknowledge reality and consider it all as having come from God. A person who adopts this latter course will answer the call of God implicit in every blessing by exclaiming, “Lord, You are the bestower

and illusory pleasures. He does not heed the call of God. He thinks he is gaining while, in fact, he is losing. He believes that the worldly constructions which he is busy erecting will serve him well

material forms of greatness in order to assert the majesty of Almighty God, who empty their hearts of every other affection and enshrine God therein. Paradise is for the just, not the cruel, the humble, not

anyone other than God; for Paradise is the domain of those chaste souls who reserve their adoration for God alone, who delight in hearing God’s praise and find solace in the sight of God’s majesty.

the gift of God. It is granted to those who offer God something which nothing else in the universe has offered. Accordingly, it is a gift which He has granted to no other creature. Heavenly Vision All

All of God’s creation is so astounding that, were man to behold it, he would be lost in admiration of its absolute perfection. The face of the Creator is reflected in the wonders of His creation. But we

If one gazes at the world in awe, one will feel God’s presence everywhere. One will live on earth as if one was face to face with God. To behold God and to feel His immanence is the greatest discovery

in the phase of life after death. This is in line with the Creator’s creation plan. According to God’s creation plan, a human being’s life has two parts: one, the pre-death period, and the other, the

about making people say ‘There is no god but God’. I do not know on what basis he took this to mean the ‘reform of the world’ and establishing ‘the Government of God’s laws’. Moreover, this hadith does not

undertaken in the future by God through the Prophet. This hadith report mentions that God would not let the Prophet die before he made people say, ‘There is no god but God’. This is clearly about the Prophet

promise? Now, this does not mean that reforming the world or establishing a government based on God’s laws is something separate from Islam. The fact, however, is that in Islam, rules for individuals

touching. “O Khalid,” said Jurjah, “Tell me and a free man does not lie, so tell me the truth-did God truly send a sword down from Heaven for His Prophet? And did the Prophet hand that sword over to you

Khalid was called the “Sword of God.” “God sent His Prophet among us,” replied Khalid. “Some of us believed, while others disbelieved. I was among the disbelievers. Then God captured our hearts and granted

said to me, ‘You are one of God’s swords that he has unleashed against the idolaters.’ He prayed that I should have God’s succour. Since then I have been called the ‘Sword of God’.” (AL-BIDAYAH WA AL-NIHAYAH)