submission to God’s will. Submission, in fact, is the name of that natural response from a person to God, the response that is expressed by human beings after their realization of God. It is with this

that that life has developed which is called a religious life. What is realization of God? The realization of God is the realization of that Being who has created man, who has granted man with a personality

a part of his life in the form of a process of discovery. Now, he discovers his relationship with God. He grasps the reality that he is not free but is under

permission has been granted to you. If you are told to go away, then go away. That is more proper for you. God knows well what you do. (24: 27-28) These verses give the Quranic etiquette for social living. The

correct, but his disobedience was seen as a form of transgression. It brought down upon him the wrath of God and earned him the ignominious title of ‘Leader of the Hypocrites’. Although Islam attaches great importance

All those who really wish to serve Islam should expend their energy in conveying this message of God to others. So far as the safeguarding of Islam is concerned, that is a task which has already been

These tasks are accomplished by God through His angels. Man is being tested in this world by means of the situations with which God confronts him from day to day. God wishes to see how he reacts to these

events occur by the will of God. Man simply takes credit for what happens, whether good or bad. Seeing into the Future In order to put man to the test in this world, God has given him some power. Everybody

God-realization is a process, the first step of which is to go on the quest for truth. The course this takes is guided by reason, but reason in itself is not enough. Reason or mind can lead a person only

only to probability. By rational thinking, one theoretically grasps the fact that God very probably exists. The next level is that of conviction, and the mind alone does not lead anyone to conviction. There

conviction and that is through one’s nature. Every person receives his nature as a gift of birth. God has fully inculcated consciousness of Him in human nature, just as mother’s love is innate in everyone

a seeker throughout my life. My pursuit began with the question I used to pose to God. I would often say to God: ‘O God, when will you come and till when should I wait for You to come?’ I used to often

discover Him? I had left Islam for about five years and had become an agnostic. I then discovered God and wrote the book, Islam Rediscovered. So, I found Islam as a matter of discovery and my belief is

I have four thousand. Two thousand are for my household. The other two I lend to God.” “God bless you in what you have given and in what you have kept,” said the Prophet. Abu Aqeel Ansari, on the other

Messenger of God prayed for blessings upon these two. As far as Abdur Rahman ibn Auf was concerned, they said he was just being ostentatious. And as for Abu Aqeel, they said, “Couldn’t God and the Prophet

a seeker throughout my life. My pursuit began with the question I used to pose to God. I would often say to God: ‘O God, when will you come and till when should I wait for You to come?’ I used to often

discover Him? I had left Islam for about five years and had become an agnostic. I then discovered God and wrote the book, Islam Rediscovered. So, I found Islam as a matter of discovery and my belief is

individual at all times. It is, therefore, incumbent upon him to repeatedly express his acknowledgement of God’s blessings. His heart should then overflow with the feeling of gratitude. All forms of worship, are

are, in essence, manifestation of the feeling of that gratefulness, which is at the heart of a God-oriented life. Gratefulness itself is the most complete form of worship and relates to a person’s entire

of God, as a way of expressing his thankfulness to Him. Moreover, his feeling of thankfulness compels him to spend his time and energy in the path of God. His whole existence is given to him by God. The