riding a bicycle, galloping along on horseback or roaring along on a motorcycle, you are moving. But in what direction? Are you moving towards your destination, or away from it? The actual motion in both cases

over-whelming emotions, and rush heedlessly into whatever first comes their way. When the result is not what they had anticipated, they fall to complaining against others. They lament their losses and failures

org/books ARTICLES  Read Maulana’s writings as he expounds on the spiritual wisdom of the religion of Islam.  cpsglobal.org/articles QURAN Read online and Download the Quran and its commentary in Arabic, English

is the book of God. It has been preserved in its entirety since its revelation to the Prophet of Islam between 610 and 632 AD. It is a book that brings glad tidings to humankind, along with divine admonition

is the book of God. It has been preserved in its entirety since its revelation to the Prophet of Islam between AD 610 and 632. It is a book that brings glad tidings to humankind, along with divine admonition

is the book of God. It has been preserved in its entirety since its revelation to the Prophet of Islam between CE 610 and 632. It is a book that brings glad tidings to humankind, along with divine admonition

Makkah after the inception of Islam. It is significant that the first commandment the Quran gave to the believers was ‘iqra’ (read). This shows that in the first phase of Islam, greater emphasis was placed

these verses concerned the initial rejection of a matrimonial alliance suggested by the Prophet of Islam in 4 A.H. The lady in question was a cousin of the Prophet from Medina, called Zaynab bint Jahash

insist that human beings had no choice in matters of principle, but to show that the Shari’ah of Islam was based on the commandments of God, and not on national or familial traditions and customs. It is

Islam achieved astonishing success in its first phase. Within a century after the Prophet’s death in AD 632 (the early generations of Muslims) it had brought a large part of the globe—from Spain across

efforts in the past. In view of this historical reality, it is clear that the suggestions made by Islam as to how to produce harmony among the different religions is the only viable solution. Any alternative

devastating damage, in that it has caused Islam to earn the image of being a violent religion. This bad name that has been given to it has stopped the progress of Islam that had been carrying on continuously