verse from the Qur’an about the Day the earth would give its account. Then he asked, ‘Do you know what this account will be?’ His listeners replied, ‘God and His Messenger know better.’ ‘The account the

committed throughout its length and breadth, and to the exact moments of their commission. That is what the earth’s account will be.’ HADITH OF AT-TIRMIDHI.

is the book of God. It has been preserved in its entirety since its revelation to the Prophet of Islam between 610 and 632 A.D. It is a book that brings glad tidings to mankind, along with divine admonition

everyone expects their own view to prevail, no matter what the circumstances. Only one course has to be followed, so when there is disagreement over what that course should be, not everybody’s view can be

be accommodated. True Muslims, then, should, after offering their opinion, forget about what they think, and follow the directives of decision-makers as if their decisions were their own. There is no greater

and said that he would not serve under Zayd. The Prophet told him to go along, “for you do not know what is best for you.” Then the army set off.9

should be used and what their basic formulae are. But man is born into the world in such a condition that he knows neither what he is nor why he has been put here. No convenient handbook accompanies him

can he count the innumerable treasures it contains. What is all this, and why is it there? Where did this world start from and where will it all end? What is the purpose of all this existence? He finds himself

to seek answers to existential questions such as, “Who am I?”, “What am I?”, “What is life?”, “How should I live?”, “What is death?”, “What will happen to me after I die?”, and so on.

in fact, is always in much greater peril even than this. But no one loses a moment’s sleep over it. What, actually, is this peril? It is the peril of the Last Day, to which the world from the moment of creation

but, strangely, we do not stop to give it any serious consideration. If different people were asked what the topic of the greatest relevance for mankind was today, they would all give different answers.

differing opinions show that people in general do not properly recognize what they themselves are. If they did, they would all argue that what affects man most is his ignorance of his own nature, and his refusal

your own agenda, you have not studied the book sincerely to find out what the Quran really requires, and are simply following what is in your mind and doing so in the name of the Book of God, then it is

behind their backs and bartered it for a paltry price: what an evil bargain they made! Those who exult in their misdeeds and love to be praised for what they have not done should not suppose that they are

having reached the final stage of her life, she feels that she has failed to find what she wanted. In 2007, Lata Mangeshkar was interviewed by Ms. Sudeshna Chatterjee. This interview was published in

fulfilled.” The interviewer asked Lata Mangeshkar if God were to ask her what would be her greatest desire at this stage of her life, what her reply would be? She promptly said: ‘I would like to leave this world

desire, but the absence of the fulfilment of desire indicates a great and important reality. It is that what man wants to find in the pre-death period, has been placed by God in the post-death period. In such

everyone expects their own view to prevail, no matter what the circumstances. Only one course has to be followed, so when there is disagreement over what that course should be, not everybody’s view can be

be accommodated. True Muslims, then, should, after offering their opinion, forget about what they think, and follow the directives of decision-makers as if their decisions were their own. There is no greater

and said that he would not serve under Zayd. The Prophet told him to go along, “for you do not know what is best for you.” Then the army set off.9

supportive of social order. Knowing what a situation requires of one, whether it is a matter of conscience or discretion, is always conducive to harmonious living. Just knowing what to say, when to speak and when