years were the peaceful teachings of Islam as are conveyed in the verses regarding realization of God, worship, morality, justice, etc. This division of commands is a natural one and is found in all religious

switching to this totally different world, man needs to become accustomed to it. For this reason, God sends His prophets to teach man the conditions that will prevail in the eternal world for which he

animals and treat them with fairness. There are duties laid down by God. One who is cruel to animal’s risks depriving himself of God’s mercy.

animals and treat them with fairness. There are duties laid down by God. One who is cruel to animal’s risks depriving himself of God’s mercy.

you. You have done well, enter Paradise and dwell in it forever,’ and they will say, ‘Praise be to God who has fulfilled His promise to us and made us the inheritors of this land, letting us settle in the

been passed in justice on all and it will be said,‘Praise be to God, Lord of the Universe!’” (39:73-75) The invocation, ‘Praise be to God, the Lord of the Universe’ is a part of the first chapter in relation

from God: and whatever ill befalls you is from yourself. Elsewhere, the Quran says (42:30): Whatever misfortune befalls you is of your own doing—God forgives much—[…] From this we learn that God has made

responsibility towards non-Muslims is to bring the truth to them in the form of the message of Islam. God’s message must reach all His creatures, so that none may say in the Hereafter that he was left in a

worldly life, his end being either Heaven or eternal Hell. Owing to the seriousness of the situation, God made two special arrangements to warn mankind. First, He gave everyone the ability to discriminate

being who had been chosen by God for this purpose. These prophets were “messengers who brought good news to mankind and admonished them, so that they might have no plea against God after their coming.” (4:165)

prepared in this world. According to the Quran, Paradise is a place which is in the neighbourhood of God. Here, in this world of truth, only the truthful will find an eternal abode, “in the seat of truth

Sovereign” (54:55). Inhabiting Paradise is to be in the neighbourhood of God (66:11). The notion that entry into the neighbourhood of God can be had just on the basis of human recommendation is totally baseless

have a heightened awareness of what is right and wrong. The believer’s sensitivity is not limited to God and objects generally regarded as sacrosanct; it embraces every object of creation. When dealing with

weak or strong, a believer is always scrupulous about giving them their full due as prescribed by God. He always treats animals humanely. If he is forced to exterminate some pest, he does not do so in

is careful not to be extravagant in his use of water, for that would amount to misuse of a gift of God.

Islam has been built on five pillars: testifying that there is no god but God and Muhammad is His Messenger; performance of prayers; alms-giving (zakat); pilgrimage to the Ka’bah; fasting during Ramadan