success.DIVORCE IN ISLAMNature demands that men and women lead their lives together. The ideal way of leading such a life is, according to the shari’ah, within the bonds of marriage. In Islam, marriage is both

when you see any such thing, remember God, fear Him, pray to Him and ask His forgiveness.4 Thus Islam put an end to myths and superstitions of this kind for the first time in human history. Another incident

and cast her into the river Nile.” ‘Amr ibn al-’As told them that such practices were prohibited by Islam, which indeed had put an end to all idolatrous practices which had been prevalent prior to its advent

who adopt a caring, positive attitude, they develop a healthy awareness of what their commitments to society should be and what it means to be part of a nation. If callow youths are to be turned into real

NATUREPleasant alongside Unpleasant TRY closing your room, going away, and returning after a few weeks. What do you find on your return? A thick layer of dust all over the room. This is so unpleasant that you

you find yourself longing for the wind to drop, so that there should be no more irritating dust. But what is this dust that we find so annoying? It is in fact a loose surface layer of fertile soil, the very

to blame for its failure to crystallize as a nation. Now the question arises as to what the solution should be. What plan of action will help us to emerge from this impasse? It is my firm belief that the

faithful are bound to follow only those Islamic laws which were revealed before their having reached political power. The carrying out of the rest of the laws becomes obligatory only when the faithful

authority. The revelation of the Shari‘ah laws, in accordance with the gradual expansion of the Islamic field of activity, itself shows that these laws are not required to be obeyed in the absolute sense

That is, to tell man why God created this world; what the purpose is of settling man on earth; what is required from man in his pre-death life span, and what he is going to confront after death. Man is born

seeker by birth. These questions lurk in everyone’s mind: Who am I? What is the purpose of my life? What is the reality of life and death? What is the secret of man’s success and failure? etc. According to the

SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE OF IFTAR Iftar is an Arabic word, which literally means ‘to break’. In the Islamic context, it means to break the fast, to eat and drink in the evening after the daylong

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

good life and an authentic example of how it should be lived. Wahiduddin Khan October,1980 The Islamic Centre, New Delhi