profitable course that will save you from a painful punishment? You should believe in God and His Messenger, and strive for God’s cause with your possessions and your lives. That will be better for you, if you

from God and imminent victory. Give good tidings [O Muhammad] to believers! Believers, be God’s helpers, as Jesus, son of Mary, said to the disciples, ‘Who will be my helpers in the cause of God?’ The

The disciples said, ‘We shall be God’s helpers.’ Some of the Children of Israel believed in him and some denied the truth; We supported the believers against their enemies and they triumphed over them. (61:10-14)

speak. He has blessed him with an intellect which enables him to think and plan. At the same time God has made the world subordinate to man. If the world and that which it contains had not been placed

direct favour from God. In return, man should spend his earnings in a way which would meet with God’s approval. He should use his money to help the poor and spend of the wealth which God has granted him in

in the ways of God has specified. Real charity is that which is given for God’s sake alone, not for fame, self-esteem or worldly reward. Wealth saves one from worldly hardship; that which is given away

the All Wise.’ Then He said, ‘O Adam, tell them their names.’ When Adam had told them the names, God said to the angels, ‘Did I not say to you: I know the secrets of the heavens and of the earth, and

angels were satisfied with after God’s explanatory answer? This reply is given indirectly in the Quran. By understanding this indirect indication, one can learn God’s planning for man’s creation and how

be an unending reward! (95:4-6) This shows that God granted man a blessing which has been called honour (takrim) in the Quran (17:70). That is to say, God created man with great potential, gave him complete

early in the morning, he thanks God for putting him to sleep and awakening him. After his ablutions, he leaves for the mosque in order to join his brethren in attesting to God’s divinity and his own willingness

times, he shows that he gives precedence to God above all else in life. While satisfying his hunger and thirst, every fibre of his being gives thanks to God. “Lord,” he exclaims, “I am wonder-struck at

to be a gift from God and offers thanks for it. He considers failure to be the result of his own errors, so he seeks to make amends. When dealing with others, he is conscious of God’s presence, which makes

while he was sitting in-the solitude of the cave, an angel of God appeared before him in human shape, and addressed him with the words of God: “Announce in the name of thy Lord, that He hath created, created

restless soul was now in communion with the Lord of the Universe. God now chose him as His special envoy and gave him guidance. The Revelation of God began descending upon him and continued to do so for twenty

twenty three years, at the end of which time, the last Scripture of God, the Quran, reached completion. In the twelfth year of his mission the Prophet was taken to heavens, this journey is known as Miraj (ascent)

occasions, when a person helps someone because of the gifts God has given him, he acknowledges the blessings of God. It is like his saying, “O God whatever I have has been given by You. Now I am again spending

just help others but rather elevates his own position, because using the gifts he has received from God only for himself is being selfish. A selfless person is one who does not live inside the cocoon of

wealth. The service of mankind is in other words, the service of humanity and after the worship of God, there is no work greater than that of serving people.

there is no God save God, and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, pray five times a day at the appointed times, pay zakat, fast during Ramadan, make a pilgrimage to the House of God and carry on

bring down upon themselves the wrath of God. I am afraid that if I have to do battle, I shall be overcome with fear and run away, thus incurring the wrath of God.” The Prophet withdrew his hand, saying:

of their actions while on earth. To get a seat in eternal Paradise, you should be able to discover God and develop conviction in Him, although He is unseen in the present world. Living in space and time

well-wisher of all. Possessing complete freedom, you need to voluntarily surrender yourself completely to God. You need to hear unspoken words and discover invisible truths. In a world full of lies and deceit

scrupulously honest. God’s angels are active, day and night, drawing up a list of people who are considered eligible for entry into Paradise. These are people who have attained God-realization, which has

special plan. After action and reaction over a long period, the planet earth cooled down. With God’s permission, water was formed on it. Then the rain, the rivers and the oceans came into existence. About

the creation plan of God, vegetation appeared on the planet earth and the dry land was covered with greenery and forests. After this, according to the special creation plan of God for the planet earth

animals, fishes, birds, cattle and other types of living objects. According to the creation plan of God, the next step was for human beings to be born and put on the planet earth. The first man Adam and

importance to God which was His due. A person’s very existence is a bounty conferred by God in the complete sense. Whatever he has in the form of wealth and children have all been bestowed upon him by God. Innumerable

The only one to give these things is God. But this greatest reality has been the least recognized in the whole of history. Man had only one thing to give to God and that was to acknowledge Him. But he