to introduce young people to higher learning, but the result had dashed his hopes. He opined that what was needed now was a re-conditioning of minds rather than learning. I said that the fault lay with

going to become of their children or try to understand them and address their minds in such a way that what they required of them was made clear to them. This phenomenon can be seen in every country.

the starting point is ‘I am wrong’, or in other words, you blame yourself and not anyone else for what you experience. Generally, people do no admit that they were at fault. When one has the ability to

unendurable and suffering what is insufferable. (The Gyokuon-hoso broadcast, on accepting the Potsdam Declaration) This is an example of the last extent of admitting our mistake.49.WHAT IS THE MEANING OF PRAYER

the starting point is ‘I am wrong’, or in other words, you blame yourself and not anyone else for what you experience. Generally, people do no admit that they were at fault. When one has the ability to

unendurable and suffering what is insufferable. (The Gyokuon-hoso broadcast, on accepting the Potsdam Declaration) This is an example of the last extent of admitting our mistake.49.WHAT IS THE MEANING OF PRAYER

to Him we shall return.’ (Quran 2:156) In this way, at every juncture of life and at every stage, Islam gives us some prayer to say. These prayers are meant to refresh the faith of the believer. This transforms

compulsive situation and praise and thanksgiving spontaneously pour out of his heart. The Prophet of Islam is reported to have said: “My Lord offered to turn the entire valley of Makkah into gold. I said,

What is sympathy? Sympathy is your pain in my heart.

process in a scientific revolution. This present scientific secular revolution is, in reality, an Islamic revolution. The Quran, revealed in the first quarter of the 7th century, repeatedly mentions that

between the two camps was enormous. Given this fact, this confrontation was in accordance neither with Islam nor with reason. As a matter of principle, the Ulama have not been assigned to become involved in

practice was that when peaceful methods are available, these methods alone must be used for the Islamic movement, and violent struggle should be abandoned. In today’s context, because of the vast transformations