Non-ViolenceIslam is a religion, which teaches non-violence. According to the Quran, God does not love fasad, violence. What is meant here by fasad is clearly expressed in verse 205 of the second surah

system, causing huge losses in terms of lives and property. Conversely, we can say with certainty that God loves non-violence. He abhors violent activity being indulged in human society, as a result of which

Quran support this. For instance, we are told in the Quran that peace is one of God’s names (59:23). Those who seek to please God are assured by verse 5 of the sixteenth surah that he will guide them to “the

The Quran tells us: “God has the most excellent names.” (7:180). This has been mentioned at three other places in the scriptures. “His are the finest names” (17:110). “His are the most excellent names”

“names” have the extended meaning of attributes, that is, all the best attributes inhere specifically in God. How many divine attributes are there? We learn from a hadith that they number 99. Some scholars say

are finite, while the being of God is infinite. God’s attributes are, therefore, in reality unlimited. The ninety nine best names are, as it were, a major sampling of God’s infinity of attributes.

God’s ServantMan is God’s servant. God has created man with a plan, that is, to place him temporarily on earth in order to test him. Then those who pass this test will be rewarded, while those who fail

here is a test, and in all situations man must give a proper performance, as is required of him by God. The proper attitude for man is not to take to the paths of his desires, but to try to understand the

his life accordingly. Man may deviate from the divine plan by misusing the freedom given to him by God, but he cannot save himself from the consequences of this deviation.

Non-ViolenceIslam is a religion, which teaches non-violence. According to the Quran, God does not love fasad, violence. What is meant here by fasad is clearly expressed in verse 205 of the second surah

system, causing huge losses in terms of lives and property. Conversely, we can say with certainty that God loves non-violence. He abhors violent activity being indulged in human society, as a result of which

Quran support this. For instance, we are told in the Quran that peace is one of God’s names (59:23). Those who seek to please God are assured by verse 5 of the sixteenth surah that he will guide them to “the

to be pardoned by God and told that if they expected God’s forgiveness, they too should adopt a forgiving attitude towards others. On hearing this verse, Abu Bakr said: ‘Yes ! By God! We want You to forgive

who, conducting herself according to God’s plan, accepts the role of man as leader. Similarly, a good man is one who, discharging his role, does not forget that God is always watching him. The divine court

Every man and woman has experienced this natural fact at least once in his or her life. Belief in God runs in our blood. Every man and woman is a born believer. Especially in times of helplessness and

a Supreme Being. Then why this question? If the concept of God is present in our flesh and blood, why does one question the existence of God? The reason is very simple. People want to know whether there

feelings. I must emphasise that there is certainly a scientific basis for belief in the existence of God. But people generally fail to discover it for the simple reason that they try to apply a criterion

or reflect upon them. It is these Satanic whisperings which deprive man of the right realization of God and reality.

breeze added to the beauty of the moment, and I found myself uttering these words: This world of God’s is limitlessly meaningful. But it becomes limitlessly meaningless when the Hereafter is not joined

realization. Thus, realization of truth is the door to Islam. When one discovers that Islam is truly God’s religion and that it is the same truth one has been seeking all along, one undergoes a unique experience

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