pilgrimage because of the Kabah, which housed 360 idols of the neighbouring tribes and nations. Since Islam believed in only one God, the Quraysh feared that once the concept of one God became popular, the

Hijab in IslamHIJAB IN THE LIGHT OF THE QURAN AND HADITH This chapter is based on an authoritative Arabic book titled Hijab alMar’ah al-Muslimah fil Kitab was-Sunnah, by Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani

traditionist. It was translated by this writer and initially published in condensed form in the quarterly, Islam and the Modern Age. 1 The third edition of the original work with some additions is before me. The

declare that, according to Islam, God is one, that humans are one, and that all Muslims share one scripture. They seem to think anything less than universal unity as lowering Islam’s greatness. They loudly

—Maulana Wahiduddin Khan GRATITUDE EVEN FOR LESSER THINGS ONE of the teachings of the Prophet of Islam is: “One who is not thankful for getting lesser things will not be thankful for getting greater things

the fire. If God has established pragmatism as the solution to worldly problems, you cannot get what you want through emotionalism. The same holds true for other challenges in life. If God has made

statements. If God has established pragmatism as the solution to worldly problems, you cannot get what you want through emotionalism. If God has placed the secret of reform and progress in the silent transformation

do not live in a world of our own making. Instead, this world has been made by God. We can obtain what we seek only if we live in accordance with the principles that God has put into place that govern

he leaves this world with the feeling of helplessness knowing that he could not achieve what he wanted to. What is the reason for this? Man is the only creature in this vast universe, who cherishes countless

after death is the stage of finding its result — lush green trees, laden with flowers and fruits. What man therefore ought to do, in this first stage of his life is concentrate all his attention on the

on the road by another person. While recounting what happened with him, he simply said that he was beaten up by someone. However, he did not reveal what he had himself done which had provoked the other

other party. In such matters, they defend their case by asking, if a thief breaks into your home, what ought to be your response? This is a one-sided argument, because it labels the opposite party a ‘thief

use in weeping and crying out against others when one’s own behavior is provocative. The Prophet of Islam once made an observation on how to deal with such situations: Fitna (evil) is dormant, God’s curse

power. With the Partition, it now became a conflict between two sovereign countries. No matter what name it is called by, the result of the effort to manufacture and impose a single culture on people

life. It is the political exploitation of religion by some opportunist people that is the problem. What was the reason for this failure? The basic reason is that this issue of communal conflict has been

awareness. To solve the problem, what is basically required is to properly educate people and promote proper thinking and discernment. People should know what to do and what to abstain from. They should learn