death, non-violence is life. Both the Quran and the Hadith have attached great importance to jihad. What is jihad? Jihad means struggle, to struggle one’s utmost. It must be appreciated at the outset that

jihad with the Quran would mean an ideological struggle to conquer peoples’ hearts and minds through Islam’s superior philosophy. In the light of this verse of the Quran, jihad in actual fact is another name

WHATPEACE OF MIND—FOR WHAT? Personality Development PEACE of mind means a condition that is characterized by the absence of anxiety. It is good to live with a peaceful mind. But, what is the purpose of this

the destination. Wisdom is the greatest asset of every person. It is the ability to judge or discern what is true or right. Mind is the source of all wisdom. The source of physical energy is a healthy body

world. When the electricity failed him, he realized that in reality things were very different from what he had supposed. The same is true, on a larger scale, of all humankind. People consider themselves

himself: he had been given freedom as a test whereas he had thought it was his right; he had taken what was God’s to be his own; he was responsible to God for his actions, but he lived under the misapprehension

victories respectively of the Prophet of Islam over his antagonists and of the Romans over the Persians. When the Prophet Muhammad began propagating the message of Islam, almost the whole of Arabia turned against

messengers of God emphasized the basics in order that the foundation may take root. In the early period of Islam only the fundamentals were revealed for a long time. It was only with the advance of time that other

Thus a solid foundation was gradually built, without which no edifice can be constructed. From the Islamic point of view, it is by the grace of God that we are able to work on an individual or social level

inculcate human values in ourselves. What is actually within man’s control? The present pandemic is directly giving us this understanding of what we can control and what we cannot. Natural laws will always

existence is crying for the true and unadulterated religion of God. At this juncture, if he is exposed to Islam, he will accept it as avidly as someone dying of thirst will accept a jug of water. Failure of Materialistic

attitude applied to religion led to the studies which revealed the fact that no religion, except Islam, is reliable in its present form. Subsequently a new ‘religion’ emerged in the guise of materialism

holds different opinions and calling him a hypocrite, bad intentioned and insincere are entirely un-Islamic reactions. The true believer looks at the issue of difference as a matter of intentions, and limits

matters to escalate. Severing relationships due to differences is not in accordance with the spirit of Islam. Mutual relationships should be maintained while continuing serious discussion of contentious issues

ideological discussion of what is right and what is wrong, all the concerned parties should come to agree in this matter on a practicable formula in the wider interests of the country. What is most important

every state they are guided by accountability to God and thoughts of the Hereafter. The goal that Islam gives to a person is to develop his or her personality in such a way that he or she can find entry