before Adam—whether they are conscious of it or not—which prevents them from carrying out the will of God. Suppose a dispute has arisen between two people. The one who is clearly in the right must obviously

indication that it is God’s will that there should be some who should yield to others. It is in the nature of a divine commandment, and compliance with it is for the sake of God and no one else. One who

irksomely pressing his claims may be, is following in the Angels’ footsteps, for, when commanded by God, they did not hesitate to bow before Adam. In sharp contrast is the individual who is so full of his

matter of creed. The importance of a guide, in actual fact, relates directly to the general Sunnah of God.This Sunnah has been described in the following verse of the Quran:‘It is We who distribute among them

service.’ (43:32) This verse shows that it is not the way of God to bestow on everyone the qualities required for a guide. It is the way of God to give leadership qualities to particular persons and others

This is the natural system of life according to the way of God. The case of a religious guide also relates directly to this way of God, for God grants special help to those who have to perform this role

meanwhile reduced to ignominy and disgrace. Every prophet who comes from God provides a criterion of divine justice. Through him God announces to humanity the decisions that He Himself will announce in the

became a world experience; it became an accepted historical reality. We could see with our own eyes how God honoured His faithful servants and degraded those who rebelled against Him. Heaven and hell were realities

with the prophet hood of Muhammad was the divinity of God Himself. That is why the New Testament foretells of his prophet hood as the “Kingdom of God.” There is no doubting the fact that the revolution of

they allege, a result of discrimination by perceived oppressors. God has created this world. In this world, whatever God wants, happens. God has made water to quench thirst. He has made petrol so that people

people can use it as fuel for vehicles. And so, your success lies in availing of God’s bounties in the appropriate manner—by using water for quenching your thirst, and using petrol for your car, for instance

thirst by drinking petrol or try to drive your car on water, you are, needless to say, bound to fail! God has made this world as a world of competition. Here, everyone enjoys freedom of choice. Everyone is

Such God-oriented thinking reflects in his overall personality; his behaviour with others becomes God-oriented and his daily life becomes infused with divine hues. Thus Ramadan provides a framework within

spiritual activism. The fasting person repeatedly reads in the Quran that God is the Sustainer, that is, while man is the taker, God is the Giver. Everything that a person receives in this world, right from

and the oxygen he inhales to stay alive to the sunlight necessary for his survival, everything is God’s gift. When a person starts to think in this way, he experiences a tremendous change within. He begins

its own claim, is a religion created by God, which is completely in consonance with nature. (30:30) The Quran tells us that one proof of its being a book of God is that there is not the slightest inconsistency

is to say that he is entirely at liberty either to submit to God or to become a transgressor. (18:29) According to the creation plan of God, freedom, or free will is every man’s birthright, and even if

if he misuses this power, it will not be taken away from him. It is not part of God’s plan of creation ever to abrogate this free will. And it must be conceded that it is this freedom, which is the ever-recurring

Lord’s displeasure. Such a person bears nothing but goodwill towards God’s servants. He regards them with compassion, for that is the way God looks upon them. When he has dealings with others, he judges himself

with reality. Man did not create himself: he was created by God. To live in accordance with reality, then, is to acknowledge the greatness of God and show appreciation of His favours. The emotions of love

can focus his efforts. If he lives in accordance with reality, he will focus all his attention on God alone for, besides Him, all things have been created: nothing besides Him has any power. Adam is the

help of God the weaker group defeated the stronger group. The prayer with ism-e-aazam is not peculiar only to the prophets. This prayer can be granted to every servant of God. Anyone who turns to God with

with sublime godly feelings in all sincerity, with full faith, may be granted the blessing of the prayer with ism-e-aazam. It can be recognized that on the occasion of such prayer, a person feels that his

speaking such words as he may never previously have thought of. In history, there are many servants of God who have been granted the blessings of prayer with ism-e-aazam. Prayer with Tears Chapter 9 of the

in his words and deeds? For all these issues, God has given clear guidance. He has laid down some eternal principles. Those who conduct themselves just as God desires are, as if, rotating in their fixed

fixed spheres. On the contrary, those, who do what has been forbidden by God are, as if, digressing from their fixed sphere; such are those people who produce all kinds of evil in society. Not only do they

true believer is one who leads his life in the sphere fixed for him by God. It is individuals such as him who will receive God’s mercy in this world and in the next eternal world will have eternal blessings

grow and ripen. In this are signs for people who believe. They have set up jinns as associates with God, even though He created them! They have even dared, in their ignorance, to attribute sons and daughters

son when He has no consort? He created everything and is aware of everything! This is God, your Lord, there is no God but Him, the Creator of all things, so worship Him; He is the guardian of all things