Quran: The Prophet’s MiracleEvery Prophet is given a miracle—a sign. The miracle of the Prophet of Islam is the Quran. The prophethood of Muhammad, on whom be peace, was to be valid until the Last Day. It

friends Muhammad and his Companions.” When death drew near Umar ibn Khattab, the second Caliph of Islam, he exclaimed, “I shall consider myself successful if everything balances out and I receive neither

personal possession, but rather give some of it to others to fulfil their needs. The Prophet of Islam once observed: “Every day when God’s servant gets up in the morning, two angels come down from the

institution should make a person so intellectually capable that he can complete his evolutionary journey. What does it mean for someone to become aware? It means that a person can relate the past with the present

opinions are prejudiced and which are not. Whenever any situation arises, he recognizes what action would be a reaction and what other action would be a positive response. He distinguishes right from wrong. Separating

overflow; and when the graves are laid open: then everyone will know what he has sent ahead, and what he has left behind. O man! What is it that lures you away from your bountiful Sustainer, who created

Judgement, and from which they will find no escape. What will make you realize what the Day of Judgement will be? Again: what will make you realize what the Day of Judgement will be? It will be a Day when

considered a rebel. The prophets showed people, plainly and in terms that they could understand, exactly what the Lord requires of them; they defined the principles that God wants a person to adhere to and the

His prophets. The prophets showed people, plainly and in terms that they could understand, exactly what the Lord requires of them; they defined the principles that God wants a person to adhere to and the

a journey, not a destination. It is a time to sow, not to reap. During this limited life on Earth, what we need to do, first and foremost, is to seek out the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe. Having

expand our consciousness through intellectual and spiritual development. This expanded consciousness is what being human means. Those who fail to attain the human level fail the test, and fail to achieve Paradise

other way left at all. Thus, according to the Prophet’s sunnat, aggressive war is forbidden in Islam. Islam allows only for defensive war, and that, too, only when it becomes absolutely unavoidable.

alone which will bring about the oneness of mankind. For thousands of years prior to the advent of Islam, the Arab people had inhabited the Arabian Peninsula, yet, in all that long period, had accomplished

it would continue from generation to generation. However, when they came under the influence of Islam, such a revolution took place in their thinking that these same feuding Arabs, who had no livelihood

definite beginning. Astronomical studies show that the universe is incredibly vast. It is Spirit of Islam Issue 35 November 2015 29 In comparison to the universe our earth is infinitesimally smaller than

reflect briefly, on the different periods of civilization. There was a time when man could only use what was present on the earth in its original form. Of all these materials, stone was the most readily

co-operation and education. It was called the Industrial Civilization The fourth phase of civilization is what Alvin Toffler calls the SuperIndustrial Age. The most exceptional aspect of this age would be complete