there have been some 124,000 messengers of God, of whom 315 have been prophets. They appeared in different lands and among different peoples, preaching the word of God and exhorting people to live in fear of

very few of those they addressed have ever proved willing to give up their freedom for the sake of God. Few people, for instance, followed the Prophet Yahya (John the Baptist)

companion of the Prophet of Islam, as meaning that ‘worship’ here means realization of God. That is, man has been created by God for His realization. The same has been expressed in a tradition, in these words:

asked of Him.” (14:34) This means that the real purpose of a human being is to pursue the journey of God-realization, while for his

there have been some 124,000 messengers of God, of whom 315 have been prophets. They appeared in different lands and among different peoples, preaching the word of God and exhorting people to live in fear of

very few of those they addressed have ever proved willing to give up their freedom for the sake of God. Few people, for instance, followed the Prophet Yahya (John the Baptist)

the principle of righteousness, for they were indeed better entitled to it and more worthy of it. God has full knowledge of all things. (The Quran, 48:26) This verse revealed on the occasion of the peace

based on godliness and the other on ungodliness (an insolent attitude). Success is reserved only for those who adopt a god-fearing attitude on such occasions. For those who are fearless of God, nothing

ideal and permanent. This is not the case in the present world. So, when the period of trial is over, God will destroy this world and create another more complete one. There the evil will be separated from

arrogant. This attitude of man’s is totally contrary to God’s Will for His entire creation. Doomsday shall erase these paradoxes, the might of all save God shall be eradicated, and every will save His shall

shall be negated. When this period of trial has run its course, God will destroy the present world and create another one. There, the righteous and wicked will be separated from one another. The former will

received were in accordance with his desire, can never be a true thanksgiver. True thanksgiving to God can be done only by those who learn the secret of thanksgiving in spite of having complaints. The

call upon God in terms of those words. Another kind of dua is what is called the great prayer. This prayer expresses those deep feelings of servitude in a person that he starts calling upon God in such

such words as invoke God’s mercy.

gift of life that God has bestowed them with. In contrast, some people develop the awareness of life and its purpose. They learn about why God has created them and what sort of life God wants us to lead

lead. They learn about God’s creation plan. They reflect on themselves and the world. They learn to distinguish between right and wrong. They are strict about living ethically. The life of such people is

the principle of righteousness, for they were indeed better entitled to it and more worthy of it. God has full knowledge of all things. (The Quran, 48:26) This verse revealed on the occasion of the peace

based on godliness and the other on ungodliness (an insolent attitude). Success is reserved only for those who adopt a god-fearing attitude on such occasions. For those who are fearless of God, nothing

have attained Godrealization. Whereas those who do not prove to be men of insight will never attain God-realization. The Reason behind Negative Mentality In daily conversation, people regularly fall to

gratitude to God. Indeed, all those incidents which people refer to in their grouses are man-made. But they form even less than 1% of the entire human life. Other events which can be called God-made, add

lives has been created by God, not by man himself. This may appear to be a simple fact, but it is one that man usually forgets in his everyday life. Since we are living in God’s world, we have no alternative

build another world for themselves—one which satisfies their own requirements; for in the world that God has created, their dreams can never come true.The Root Cause of RiotsWhat is the reason for the senseless

the degradation of the Ummat, the community of believers. The Quran says: “The faithful servants of God are they who walk upon the earth modestly and, when the foolish ones address them, answer: Peace” (The