bear little relation to the truth. Such a human being is a pretender rather than a true worshipper of God. The difference between a hypocrite and a sincere person is that a hypocrite is one thing within and

without. A hypocrite’s purpose is to please people, whereas a sincere person’s purpose is to please God. Contradiction between words and deeds is the mark of a hypocrite because he keeps changing his words

principles are immutable. In this world a sincere person is one desired by God. He is the person who will be held deserving of God’s eternal mercy.

must necessarily share in God’s divinity. Men gifted with special talents likewise came to be included in the category of the divine; they were supposed to be incarnations of God Himself. It was in this

appearance at intervals in this world was to lead people away from the worship of many gods and back to the worship of the One God. In other words, to turn them away from the adulation of creatures and towards

total trust in God, his Guardian and Protector. Usually, people live for mundane things. That is why they never find contentment. They either live for personalities or for worldly splendours. Either their

false notions. They are placing total reliance on things which are ephemeral and out of place in God’s cosmic order. These things can never give man true peace of mind. They do not allow one to proceed

things live for God. If man succours himself otherwise, he will eventually find himself helpless and on a false path. A startling transformation takes place in a person who starts living for God. He finds silence

subordinated to one’s faith. This is the supreme degree of faith. One who is of such faith is protected by God in this world, and one who is provided with divine protection on earth is sure of it in the hereafter

hereafter. There are other believers who do both good and evil, but they admit their faults. Hopefully, God will forgive them, for He is forgiving and merciful. The strong in faith act according to their belief

in their faith cannot achieve such consistency in thought, word and deed. They, too, will receive God’s eternal blessings, but to do so, they should show contrition and not persist in their errors; they

their prejudices will never allow them to see the truth which God has revealed to the last of His prophets. Those who really believe in God and His prophets recognize the religion of the Prophet of Islam

overtake everybody; no one can escape from it. But death is not the same for everyone. Some have made God their goal in life; they speak and keep silence for His sake alone; their attention is focused entirely

terrestial journey towards their Lord. Others have forgotten their Lord; they do not do things for God’s sake; they are travelling away from their Lord.

people with God’s message in a language and style which is understandable to them.What is the message of the Quran? The message of the Quran is to make man aware of the Creation plan of God. That is, to

to tell man why God created this world, the purpose of settling man on earth; what is required from man in his pre-death life span, and what he will confront after death. Man is born as an eternal creature

creature. When God created man as such, He divided his life span into two periods, the pre-death period, which is a time of trial, and the post-death period, which is the time for receiving the rewards or

you are seldom grateful.’ —THe QURAN, 67:22-23WHAT IS THE STRAIGHT PATH?We learn from the Quran that God has laid down a fixed path for the entire universe. A path which the entire universe is following strictly

functioning of everything in the universe it is essential that they follow the divine path appointed by God in total submission, similarly the secret of success for man also lies in following the same. But since

told the right path and he has been given the chance to follow this path or reject it. (76:3). Once God has shown man the straight path, man ought to follow it with total trust and adopt it with total conviction

complaints and protests will appear insignificant. You will always live with feelings of thankfulness to God. Meet the Challenge Without challenge man becomes stagnant, and with challenge he becomes dynamic.