increases a man’s honour; God raises up one who abases himself before his Lord.” (MUSLIM, SAHIH) One who gives receives “Everyday, two angels visit the servants of God on earth. One of them prays: “Lord

that he had sent her. “Fear God, Fatimah,” the Prophet said, “Fulfill your obligations to the Lord, and continue with your housework. And when you go to bed at night, praise God thirtythree times, and glorify

will make a full hundred. This would be much better than having a servant.” “If that is the will of God and His Prophet,” Fatimah replied, “then so be it.” This was the Prophet’s only reply. He did not give

truth revealed to the Prophet was that this world did not spring up by itself, but was created by one God, who continues to watch over it. All men are His servants, and responsible to Him for their

not by excess. For God loves not the wasters” (6:142) This verse mentions vegetables, fruits and dry-fruits. We are told that God has made all these things to serve as food for man. God desires that man

by farming and gardening. Then along with eating them himself he should also feed others and thank God for His blessings. According to the Quran, from various aspects, farming and gardening are means of

WorkDawah is an obligatory duty of the believers. What is meant by dawah is to convey the message of God to those who are still unaware of it. It should be made clear here that the work a Muslim or a da‘ee

we call those to God who are still unaware of the creation plan of God; those who are still leading a purposeless life. Now a question arises as to how we can convey this message of God to the non Muslims

but the raiment of righteousness is the best. That is one of the signs of God, so that people may take heed. Children of Adam, do not let Satan seduce you, just as he turned your parents out of the Garden:

where you do not see them! We have made the devils friends of those who do not believe.” (7:26-27) God has created the system of the world in such a way that its externals are the signs of an inner reality

necessary for a person’s spiritual existence as well. This clothing is righteousness born of the fear of God (taqwa), which represents the inner personality of a human being. This vestment of taqwa on the one

to make a promise to God that one will spend one’s life fulfilling the purpose that God intends for one. The worth of every human being lies in his faithfulness to this promise. God has endowed every individual

being to recognize where his talents lie, and then make use of them, thereby enacting the role that God has singled out for him. One who recognizes himself in this way has taken up his true

not by excess. For God loves not the wasters” (6:142) This verse mentions vegetables, fruits and dry-fruits. We are told that God has made all these things to serve as food for man. God desires that man

by farming and gardening. Then along with eating them himself he should also feed others and thank God for His blessings. According to the Quran, from various aspects, farming and gardening are means of

worthless God” by advancing the argument that we had seen watches being made, but that since we had not seen the world in the process of creation, it was not possible for us to believe in God. Atheists

knowledge. But in early times these events seemed inexplicable, and man supposed that there must be a God who was responsible for them. This led to the acceptance of there being a supernatural power: he described

is the result of the earth’s revolving upon its axis, where is the need to believe that there is a God who makes the sun rise and set? Similarly, the functioning of all other things, which had been attributed

scholars. They are fortunate if the worst they have to suffer is social ostracism. In what way does God show His ire? Nations rise and fall; revolutions come and go like thunderstorms and natural catastrophes

this world is the relationship between God and mankind made plain. The question then arises as to whether we should believe in God or not. If we do believe in God, we must also believe in the life hereafter

simple reason that we can conceive of no other set of circumstances in which the relationship between God and man can be made manifest. Darwin recognised a Creator for this world, but his interpretation of

journey and may discover and realize God in the highest form. The Inner and Outer Aspects of Faith There are two parts of the divine religion. One part of it may be called realization, and the other

aspect of faith, which entails the recitation of these words: “There is no god but God and the Prophet Muhammad is the messenger of God.” One who utters these words has, according to religious law, become a