his finer emotions for God. The Russian cosmonaut experienced an overwhelming joy on finding himself back on earth. But an individual should go much beyond that state on finding God! A true believer is he

sees the light of God in it, who witnesses the limitlessness of God in the vast expanses of the skies, who finds the fragrance of God in the scent of a flower, who observes the mercy of God in the flow of

The greatest thing to ask God is forgiveness. It is forgiveness which leads one to eternal Paradise. Therefore Prophet Muhammad advised us to seek forgiveness from God Almighty on this night.FASTING FOR

the Prophet of Islam has said: “Every deed in Islam is rewarded from ten to seven hundred times. But God says, ‘Fasting is for me, and I will give unlimited reward to one who fasts.’” (Sahih Muslim, Hadith

up food and water for the sake of God. Here, ‘for the sake of God’ is not an ambiguous phrase. It means that a person who fasts, prepares himself for the mission of God. Due to this high purpose, he will

delight or merchandise. God is the best of providers.” (62:9-11) The People of Paradise Truly successful are the believers who are humble in their prayers; who avoid profanity, and are active in charitable

are the inheritors of Paradise, and therein they shall abide forever. (23:1-11) Everything for God God has bought from the believers their selves and their possessions and in return has promised them

them Paradise. They fight for His cause, slay, and are slain. That is a promise binding upon God in the Torah, the Gospel and the Quran. And who is more

ILALLAH In the Quran, ‘the call to God.’ (41:33) is called dawah ilallah. Calling people to God means communicating God’s message—Quran and Islam—to all mankind. The call to God aims at bringing people closer

closer to their Creator and Sustainer, inviting them to adopt the God-oriented life, and warning man of the consequences of the self-oriented life.

tells us that God’s messenger, Shuayb, was sent to the people of Midian by God. These people had become corrupt, so he addressed them thus: “O my people, worship God; you have no other god but Him. A clear

that will be an unforgivable offense. For such a crime, a person cannot save himself in the court of God.

would not lead one to Paradise.What is Paradise? Paradise is, in fact, another name for God’s neighbourhood. God will allow only those people to live in His neighbourhood, who adhere to divine ethics.

levels of ethics: one stands in relation to man versus man, another stands in relation to man versus God. These two codes of ethics are different in their dimensions. In relation to man moral behaviour is

they regard him as a good member of society. But the other moral code relative to God leads man to realization of God. When an individual discovers his Creator, this transforms his mind. His divine nature

would enable God to know who misused his freedom and who put his freedom to the best use. This was, and still is, the divine scheme of things for man. This test is not just for the sake of testing mankind

mankind. It is for a high purpose. Before creating humans, God created an ideal world, that is, Paradise. Now God wanted ideal men and women who would merit being settled in this Paradise for all eternity

is this goal? First of all, it is to find out one’s own Creator, to understand the creation plan of God and to grasp all those factors that are relevant to life in this world. All prophets came to guide

end, they received revelations which took the form of guidance from God Almighty. The only path that has no end is the road to God. It continues even after the death of human beings, both men and women

on the fruits of Paradise by God on the Day of Judgement. And a believer, who serves water to another who is thirsty, will have his thirst slaked from the sealed drinks by God on the Day of Judgement. And

the faithful who is in dire need of clothing, he too will be rewarded with apparel from Paradise by God on the Day of Judgement. HADITH OF AT-TIRMIDHI ON THE AUTHORITY OF ABU SA ‘ID AL-KHUDRI.

desire in this world. Inner Revolution God is the greatest of all powers. No one can escape His reckoning. He will deal severely with the wicked. Belief in a God of this awesome nature is no simple matter;

greater change occurs when one truly realizes the existence of God. To believe in God is to discover Him, and when one truly discovers God, one becomes more certain of His existence than of anything else;