Caliph, Mu’awiya, was ruling in Damascus. Most of the eastern Byzantine Empire had been conquered by Islam. The Caesar had been forced to withdraw to Constantinople and hold out there. Yet he

The Prophet was born into the Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh. When the Prophet began preaching Islam, many members of the Quraysh stiffly opposed him.

explain their case. Thereupon Jafar, son of Abu Talib, briefly explained to him the teachings of Islam and recited some portions from the Quran from the chapter called ‘Mary’. Negus was very impressed

in their new surroundings. The solution to this problem was found in the concept of brotherhood in Islam. The Prophet collected the Muslims and suggested that one Ansar (Madinan Muslim) and one Muhajir (Makkan

desires. It becomes essential for him to sacrifice his feelings. At times he may feel that he Islamic jihad is a positive and continuous process. It is at work in the entire life of a believer.

for his rights only from God. According to a tradition narrated by Abu Hurayrah, the Prophet of Islam once said: “Such people will gain entry into Paradise whose hearts are like

society. They should live there as a da‘ee and missionary and not only as an earning animal. If they Islamize their emigration in this way they will be given their full reward as the Companions were given in

War invariably results in further loss, while peace invariably results in further gain. That is why Islam teaches us to avoid war and confrontation at all costs and commands us to establish peace to the greatest

community who are engaged in violence, nor even condemn them. In such a case, according to the Islamic Shariah itself, if the involved Muslims are directly responsible, the uninvolved Muslims are also

entire life revolves around Him. One’s thoughts and desires are focused on Him alone. One thinks about what pleases and displeases God when one speaks. One limits one’s movements to the bounds that God has

utterances will not be based on the promptings of their own selves. They consider what will be acceptable to God and what will be cast aside when they come before Him. If their conscience tells them that

that certain words are displeasing to God, then they avoid them. They only say what they know God would like them to. When one faces some problem, one immediately