upon what has to come from others, whereas a duty-based ideology starts with the self. The rights-based ideology is based on the ‘we and they’ concept, while the duty-based ideology is based on the ‘we

“Give to others what others want from you and ask for your rights from God.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, hadith no. 7052) This means that you should fulfil your duty towards others and achieve what you want to achieve

challenge and competition. No one is going to give you what you want: you have to work hard for everything on your own. A person who is obsessed with what is due to him from others will fail to plan his life

voice of God. This conscience reminds one on all occasions what is truth and what is untruth, what is in accordance with the will of God and what is not. This divine reminder is a warning to a person on

‘Abd Yalil bin ‘Abd Kulal (who was one of the chiefs of Ta’if) with the purpose of inviting him to Islam, but he made no response (to my call).”An Extraordinary JourneyIn the tenth year of prophethood the

what it is really like. Only death can do this for us. And, when we reopen our eyes after death, we find that what had formerly been impalpable, and quite beyond human comprehension, is now a stark, overwhelming

overwhelming reality. It is then that we grasp what had hitherto existed, but had remained invisible.What is Success?Once we have become clear in our minds that the afterlife truly exists, we realize that

success in the life to come, for, unlike the present ephemeral world, the Hereafter is eternal and real. What we understand by suffering and solace in this world cannot be compared with the suffering and solace

what it is really like. Only death can do this for us. And, when we reopen our eyes after death, we find that what had formerly been impalpable, and quite beyond human comprehension, is now a stark, overwhelming

overwhelming reality. It is then that we grasp what had hitherto existed, but had remained invisible.What is Success?Once we have become clear in our minds that the afterlife truly exists, we realize that

success in the life to come, for, unlike the present ephemeral world, the Hereafter is eternal and real. What we understand by suffering and solace in this world cannot be compared with the suffering and solace

a people’s lot, unless they change what is in their hearts. (13: 11) In this verse, “condition of a people’s lot” refers to the collective state of people while, “what is in their hearts” refers to the

become the object or centre of his sensitivity. Another verse in the Quran states: 'Do not follow what you do not know; for the ear and the eye and the heart shall be called to account.' (17: 36) This

thanks to their superior qualities, are worthy of being lodged in an ideal place like Paradise. This is what is referred to when the Quran says: He created death and life so that He might test you, and find

seeing and thinking, so that by using these faculties he may discover the right path for himself— what is called in the Quran ‘the straight path’ (sirat-al-mustaqim). Deviation from the straight path is

attainment of superior realization in the light of newly discovered realities, and propagating the Islamic call effectively at a global level by modern means of communication. Both these aspects have been

silence of the night, he left Makkah and secretly travelled to Madinah. This incident is known in Islamic history as the Hijrah. The Hijrah exemplifies a peaceful method instead of a violent one. 3. The