O God, it is Your mercy I am seeking. So let me not give in to myself for the span of an eye’s wink. Make good all my affairs. There is no deity but You. O God, I beg You to make me do good things, shun

reprehensible things, and love the helpless.Sayings of the ProphetIf someone shows no compassion to people, God will show no compassion to him. Muslim If you shake hands with each other, dislike will disappear,

awakening of such consciousness as enables man to attribute everything to God; every experience becomes a means of bringing him closer to God. By the highest standard of humanity, man should be able to accept

awakening of such consciousness as enables man to attribute everything to God; every experience becomes a means of bringing him closer to God. It is through these experiences that a personality develops which

whole matter is one of right or wrong attribution.Wrongly attributing events to anyone other than God is to pollute one’s soul.This is to deprive oneself of the opportunity to purify oneself. On the contrary

SERVING GODAll that the heavens and the earth contain belongs to God, whether you disclose what is in your minds or keep it hidden. God will bring you to account for it. He will forgive whom He will and

believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, and [so do] believers. They all believe in God and His angels, His scriptures, and His messengers. They say, ‘We do not differentiate between any

of His messengers. We hear and obey. Grant us Your forgiveness, Lord, to You we shall all return!’ God does not charge a soul with more than it can bear. It shall be requited for whatever good and whatever

theme of this book is the realization of God. Several chapters have been devoted to this subject. The realization of God is the essence of religion. Realization of God (ma‘arifah) is the beginning as well

well as the end of religion. The position of ma‘arifah in God’s religion is that of the seed. Just as a seed grows gradually into a full tree, similarly ma‘arifah shapes the entire personality of a person

the rising of the sun. In the words of the Angel Gabriel, the Prophet of Islam once said: “Worship God as if you were seeing Him.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 50) This is the most correct definition of

that just as the giver is God so also is the taker God. This being so, he has to willingly accept His decision, because it is only in doing so that he can again be deserving of God’s mercy and succour. Conversely

everyone else. On the contrary, he should ensure that success only adds to his modesty. In relation to God and humanity, whatever responsibilities devolve upon him should be shouldered by him in a far superior

the path of moderation. It is people of such staunchness who will be held successful in the eyes of God. Nothing will come in the way of their success.

rather than skill in noticing those of others which will benefit one in God’s presence. To notice others’ mistakes is to show God that one has been altogether too attentive to worldly matters. On the Day

Day of Judgement, a severe punishment awaits one who has been guilty of their error. God has given man the power of distinguishing between good and evil. People should use this power to avoid paths leading

eyes of God; it is not an action which will earn one any credit. A Believer’s Wealth It is written in the Quran; “To those who hoard up gold and silver and do not spend it in the way of God, give tidings

lives in this world as a true seeker of Paradise, will be selected by God to be lodged in eternal Paradise. The Quran tells us that God has created man in the best of moulds (95:4). One aspect of this is

many forms of God’s creation such as the stars, the planets, the sun, the moon, the trees, the animals, etc. but none of these are blessed with a sense of pleasure. On the one hand, God has given man

For one who lives in this present world as a true seeker of Paradise, is one who will be selected by God to be lodged in eternal Paradise.

PRAISE BE TO GOD (ALHAMD-O-LILLAH)When man has an ocean of gratitude for God’s innumerable blessings, he spontaneously utters words of praise in universal acknowledgement. This is true Alhamd-o-lillah

Quran is, “Praise be to God, the Lord of the Universe.” (1:2) These are words which it takes but a moment to repeat. But if these words have to express true realization of God, their significance is so

existence is a miracle, no part of which can be reproduced, however minute. Then man thinks about how God sends him light and heat from the sun in the space and has provided him a continuous supply of oxygen

this way you will not undervalue God’s blessings upon you.” (Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 10246) This hadith is explained by another hadith. “The Prophet once said that God will accept him as His thankful

matters of this world, to look to those who are inferior to him and then be thankful to God for the blessings that God has given him. The other is the capacity in matters of religion, to look to those who

about what he is lacking in, will neither be a thankful servant, nor a patient servant in the eyes of God.” (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith No. 2512) Gratitude is the greatest form of worship. What is most required

faith is that a person’s behaviour throughout his life becomes dyed in the hue of God. When he speaks, he is conscious that God is hearing him and when he walks, he takes care that his way of walking is not

arrogantly. When he deals with people, he is fearful lest he do anything unjust such as would incur God’s punishment. As a result of this faith, a person’s entire life becomes oriented towards the Hereafter

Hereafter. For him this faith becomes a source of limitless trust in God. At all times and in all events he puts his trust in God. Faith in essence is to have recognized the Lord when this recognition