self-control, a month of promoting duty-consciousness. Eid al-Fitr represents the reward of God, which will be granted by God to those who observe one month’s fasting. In other words, fasting represents dutiful

given in return by God to man. According to a tradition, the day of Eid is the day of divine reward. When believers observe their duty in the month of Ramadan in the true spirit, God Almighty declares:

After creating human beings, God has given them the opportunity to secure a place on both earth and in heaven, where they may find for themselves an eternal world of happiness and comfort. Afterwards

should continue on his onward journey on the straight path which will lead him to his destination. God created human beings. He granted them the unique power of speech—a power not bestowed upon any other

fair play which inheres in the universe at God’s behest. The whole world surrounding the human being is based on these principles of balance and justice, which God wants human beings to follow; and this is

birth to death, and does not go further than that. To tell a person that this supposition was wrong, God sent revelations through prophets continuously, in every age and in every nation, until the Prophet

not entirely free to do what he wants to do, that he has to follow God’s commands as conveyed by the prophets in his life’s affairs. God, after giving this information has not just left a person to his

his own resources: He is constantly watching him. After death all human beings will return to God and then, according to the records of their worldly deeds, they will be rewarded or punished. For a person’s

established prophethood, while the followers of other prophets are still floundering in controversy. God has provided all kinds of favourable opportunities for presenting the divine message before the nations

5 The Rights of Human BeingsA believer has important responsibilities towards both God and man. His duty towards God means believing in Him with all His attributes, worshipping Him, regarding himself accountable

accountable to Him; and making himself ready to carry out wholeheartedly any such demands that God may make upon him. Another responsibility of the believer is one which concerns the rights of human beings

both having given themselves up entirely to God: they both subordinated their own wills to that of the Almighty. In the case of Khadijah, she was chosen by God to be the life partner of the final Prophet

affliction, she was never heard to protest. It was these qualities then that made her worthy in the eyes of God to become the life companion of His Final Prophet. What was the underlying cause of her superiority

became annoyed and said, ‘She was just an old woman. In her stead, God has given you one who is better.’ This angered the Prophet, who said, ‘God knows, He has given me no better than her. She believed when

adopt a rebellious stance in this world yet continue to imagine that they will be raised up amongst God’s obedient servants. They are willfully destructive, but still think that, in eternity, they will have

in the hereafter. They hear the message of God and refuse to accept it; even so, they have the presumption to think that God will be pleased with them. God beckons man towards paradise, the abode of eternal

Discovery of God Everything in the universe – the sun, the moon, the stars – have all completely subjugated themselves to God’s will; they cannot make the slightest deviation from the path He has ordained

surrendered to God, the Lord of the Universe. But there is a difference between the status of man and that of the physical world. The physical world has been given no option but to submit to God, whereas man

helpless. This is the role of God in the life of every man and woman. One’s success is fifty per cent struggle and fifty per cent hope. It is a source of great hope for everyone that God is with us. There is no

no distance between man and God. He is just a call away from us. I am 91 years old, and I can say that my life has been full of challenges, full of problems, and the only thing that has saved me from succumbing

‘We bear witness that you are God’s apostle.’ God knows that you are indeed His Messenger, and God bears witness that the hypocrites are lying. (63:1) What is meant by true religious conversion is illustrated

its truth. They say: ‘Lord, we believe. Count us among Your witnesses. Why should we not believe in God and in the truth that has come down to us? Why should we not hope for admission among the righteous

Similarly, the Quran speaks of true believers “as those whose hearts are filled with awe at the mention of God, and whose faith grows stronger as they listen to His revelations. They are those who put their trust

difficult for one for whom God has made it easy. Simply serve God, ascribing to Him no partner; say your prayers, pay zakat, fast and perform the pilgrimage to the House of God.” then he continued, “Shall

Prophet to tell him. “The foundation is Islam, the pillars are prayers, and roof the struggle for God’s cause,” said the Prophet. Then he asked Muadh, “Shall I tell you what the key to all this is?” Again