your surety. God has knowledge of all your actions. Do not, like the woman who unravels the thread which she has firmly spun, take oaths with mutual deceit and break them on finding yourselves superior

superior to others in numbers. In this God puts you to the proof. On the Day of Resurrection He will make clear to you that over which you are at variance. Had God willed, He would have united you into one community

should befall you for debarring others from the path of God, and lest there should await you a mighty punishment. Do not sell the covenant of God for a trifling price. His reward is better then all your

not commit any shameful deeds, openly or secretly; that you do not slay the soul God has prohibited except by right. Thus God exhorts you, so that you may grow in wisdom.” Do not touch the property of orphans

than it can bear. When you speak, be just, even though it be against a relative. Be true to God’s covenant. Thus God exhorts you, so that you may take heed. (6:151-152) Say: “My Lord has forbidden all shameful

overt or disguised, and sin and wrongful oppression; or associate with God that for which no warrant has been revealed, or to tell of God what you do not know. Every nation has its term; when their hour comes

Believe, O Amr, and God will save you from the torments of Hell.” Amr ibn al Murrah was won over by the Prophet at this first meeting. “I bear witness that there is no god besides God and that you are His

they are not to the liking of the majority.” He then asked God’s Messenger to send him among his own people. “It may be that, through me, God will show them His Mercy, as He has shown me His mercy through

something of the utmost importance. On the seventh day, the Prophet said: “I admonish you to fear God, both in your private and in your public life; when you sin, atone

creation. By reading or studying the word of God, one can receive spiritual food from it continuously, thus converting one’s daily experiences into divine insights. Observation of this kind is possible

aspects of realization of God will become clear to them. Just as God’s being is unlimited, similarly, His realization is also unlimited. Those who strive hard to realize God through contemplation and observation

intellectual jihad has been called jihad fillah (jihad in God) in this verse. Taking Lessons When a person attains realization of truth, his thinking becomes God-oriented. It happens naturally then that he becomes

only at the level of total conviction. This is true also of God, Who is the Creator and the Lord of man. Man’s primary discovery about God takes place at the rational level. But such discovery ascends

perception, that God exists in the same way that he does. This is the case with the truths pertaining to God, for example, the truth that the Quran is the word of God and the Prophet is God’s Messenger. This

matter of creed. The importance of a guide, in actual fact, relates directly to the general Sunnah of God.This Sunnah has been described in the following verse of the Quran: ‘It is We who distribute among them

service.’ (43:32) This verse shows that it is not the way of God to bestow on everyone the qualities required for a guide. It is the way of God to give leadership qualities to particular persons and others

This is the natural system of life according to the way of God. The case of a religious guide also relates directly to this way of God, for God grants special help to those who have to perform this role

acceptable to God. God accepts only such deeds as have been performed with the right intention. No act done with evil intention is acceptable to God. When a person performs some task solely for God’s pleasure

certain action. But God is fully cognizant of what is going on in his mind. He knows what kind of feelings he had at that time. People may mistake an evil act for a good act, but God has full knowledge

creation. By reading or studying the word of God, one can receive spiritual food from it continuously, thus converting one’s daily experiences into divine insights. Observation of this kind is possible

aspects of realization of God will become clear to them. Just as God’s being is unlimited, similarly, His realization is also unlimited. Those who strive hard to realize God through contemplation and observation

intellectual jihad has been called jihad fillah (jihad in God) in this verse.Taking LessonsWhen a person attains realization of truth, his thinking becomes God-oriented. It happens naturally then that he becomes

and woman. Individuals are concerned only with their own glory. Nobody has discovered the glory of God. The existence of the human being is a miracle of creation. A person should recognize his existence

man is such that he sees only self glorification in his existence. He cannot discover the glory of God therein. This is actually the greatest tragedy of human history. The famous French philosopher, Rene

existence the existence of God, so that he may say: “I am, therefore, God exists.” This is the beginning of divine realization. The human being at first discovers the existence of God in the form of his own

way from God and close to the devil. A Believer Lives for God A small infant owes everything to his parents. His life revolves around them. So a believer’s life should revolve around God. God should dwell

dwell in his reflections. He should fear and love God alone. He should do everything for God’s sake. He should put