Belief in GodThis world has one God. He is its Creator and Master. The greatest proof of God’s existence is the existence of the world itself. Spread around us in all its vastness and complexity it bears

witness to the existence of a great God who, in His infinite power, controls it. If we have no choice but to believe in the world, we have no choice but to believe in God as well, for the world would be meaningless

is that, just as man is bound to believe in the world around him, so also is he bound to believe in God. Suppose we placed a pebble on a potter’s wheel, and then spun the wheel around very fast. The pebble

In order to establish Islam as the ruling religion, thus ensuring the preservation of the Book of God, the Prophet and his companions had to suffer torments of unbearable intensity. The pagans wanted to

miracles. The Prophet’s opponents were not visited by any celestial or terrestrial punishment from God, as had been the case with those who denied the prophets of old. The Prophet and his companions had

what earthquakes and volcanoes had previously been used for— punish the disbelievers. The Book of God was not revealed all at once; the period of revelation extended over twenty-three years. During this

God has given man the ability to reason. He has instilled in him the distinction between truth and falsehood, right and wrong. Subsequently, God made the arrangement of sending His messengers to every

creation plan, God did not want to deprive humans of their freedom. That is why, by maintaining human freedom, God devised another plan for guidance. In order to realize this new plan, God chose Abraham

is concerned, the concept of the trinity is not rationally understandable. In terms of the trinity, God is at the same time three in one and one in three. This is an inconceivable mathematical riddle, which

knowledge provides an academic verification of this concept of the one God. It affirms that God cannot be more than one, the concept of many gods not being understandable to a scientist. The world discovered by

that it is impossible to separate them from one another. In such a world the concept of more than one God is quite alien. For instance, if the sun, the air, water, human beings and the earth had not been governed

but if you examine them closely, they have none of the true essence of religion – which is, fear of God and genuine concern for other human beings. In this age of plastic, perhaps religiosity has become

are unwilling to accept their mistakes. They are not willing to sacrifice their egos for the sake of God. For their personal interests, they may get together with others and sink their differences and complaints

join hands with others for the sake of God. The true religion is this: that a person attains to the truth that there is but one God of this entire universe. This God is the Creator of all things. He will

was created by God like oneself and one’s community. This concept of universality is the first basis of universal unity among all mankind. According to this Quranic verse, God is not the God of some community

community or group, He is the God of all mankind. Universal brotherhood is not simply an abstract idea. It has the capacity to inculcate the highest human values among all men and women. It widens the horizon

kinds of negative thinking. It originates a new kind of thinking, by which people are bound to adopt God-based thinking. After adopting this principle, every society becomes a kind of universal society. This

make peace, make peace with them, and put your trust in God. Surely, it is He who is All Hearing and All Knowing. Should they seek to deceive you, God is enough for you: it was He who strengthened you with

trust in God. They ought not to think about the behaviour of the other party, but simply believe that God will be on their side and that the peace settlement will be successful. Trust in God means, in

said to his people, ‘Turn to God for help and be patient. The earth belongs to God. He gives it to those of His servants whom He chooses, and the future belongs to the God-fearing.’ (7:128) This example

Without further ado, he formulated the following principle: ‘The land is owned by God, the state is a representative of God, so land should be owned by the state.’ Such was the strength with which this self-styled

told his companion, ‘Do not worry; for God is with us.’ (9:40) This is not simply a prophetic story, but it is more than that. It is an example for all the people of faith. It means that if you adopt a

a divine mission with complete sincerity and dedication, God Almighty will certainly provide His help to you. In such a situation, God will not leave you alone. If you are trying to involve yourself in

spirit. If you are sincere about this mission, you should place complete trust in God. You should believe with conviction that God will certainly provide His succour to you against all odds.Here is a Silver

the mercy of God. All the things that have been given to man in this world according to his needs (14:34), will be given to man in greater abundance in Paradise as a special mercy of God. According to

limited way, whereas in Paradise he will experience this to the ultimate degree. The special mercy God gives to man is his greatest asset. It is the discovery of this special mercy which produces the feeling

Lord (2:165). This strong affection is the most superior level of God realization. A real basis is required for this strong affection for God.