great love for God and His Prophet.” (IBN ‘ASAKIR) Extending unstinted support Abu Bakr called together the Companions and told them of his intention to send an expedition to Syria. “God will surely grant

heard him repeat this prayer on many occasions, Prophet’s wife, Aishah once asked him, “Prophet of God, why is it that you offer this prayer so often?” The Prophet then explained to her,

long as God pleased, rather than perform pilgrimage after pilgrimage; also, he would prefer to give his brother before God a present of one penny than spend a large amount in the cause of God. (HILYAT

The Nature of Life and Death The Creation Plan of God Everyone asks the same questions: Who am I? Why I am here on this planet earth? What is the purpose of human life? What is success and what is failure

Kingdom), gives the answer to this question. The translation of the relevant verse is as follows: God created death and life so that He might test you, and find out which of you is best in conduct. He

postdeath period of human life. So, death and life cover the entire eternal lifespan of human beings. God created humans with a well thought-out plan, the essence of which is to give a person complete freedom

Quran. The words: ‘Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds!’ will spontaneously burst forth from him. These are the words of a true servant of God having been inspired in him by God Himself. Even when it is a

19.HOW CAN I CONVERSE WITH GOD WHEN IT SEEMS THAT ALL THE DOORS ARE CLOSEDwould say that those who are engaged in table talk cannot converse with God. If you are really serious about it, then you will

who had a clinic in Noida, India, but he recently passed away. I was quite worried and I prayed to God. When Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru was the Prime Minister of India, he had kept the portfolio of Kashmir to

emphasizes the formation of one’s character through introspection and moulding oneself to the will of God. Nowhere does it enjoin the believer to engage in violence, leading to the destruction of fellow human

present world is intended to be a testing ground, specially designed for the trial of mankind, for God wants to see whether people are capable of leading their lives in accordance with His will. It is their

monotheism brought nature down from being a deity set upon a high pedestal to being just another part of God’s Creation. Now, instead of nature being held as objects of worship, they came to be objects of subjugation

tells us that after the people of Paradise are ushered into Paradise, they will say: “Praise be to God who has taken away all sorrow from us” (35:34). In this worldly life everyone passes through the stages

exclaims: “O God, you have freed me from sorrow in this world, similarly I pray to You to relieve me from sorrow in the Hereafter.” One who can utter these words with true feeling, may, God willing, earn