Akhirat-oriented planning, while living in this world. Abu Hurairah narrates that the Prophet of Islam observed: “One who is concerned, starts his journey very early in the morning while it is dark and

magnificent building in the name of religion, participating in rallies and processions, taking pride in Islam, etc. There is no

he regards himself as totally undeserving of it, will gain entry into Paradise. The Prophet of Islam addressed his daughter thus: “O Fatima, save yourself from the fire of Hell. For I have no power to

relate to the world of the Hereafter.This shows that what is truly desired of man is that he should lead a life of remembrance and glorification of God. What is desirable in this world is equally desirable

heights of the electronic age. It gained enormous momentum with discovery of the laws of nature. But what, in effect, happened was that a right was mixed with a wrong. After overcoming the forces of nature

thought. This is the highest form of spirituality. Most men and women are battling stress. They ask what is the way to de-stress themselves. I would suggest that they learn a lesson from the cow. They should

objective estimate of your strength and then attempt to adjuSt to the laws of nature. I was once asked: “What is the simple formula for stress- free living?” I replied, “It is a three-word formula: Acceptance

of reality.” Accept the reality, and you are bound to enjoy a life that is stress and tension free. What are stress and tension? Stress is a feeling of excessive demands being made on one’s physical and

developed to the rest of the world, while the Easterners remained alive simply on the memories of what they had inherited from their ancestors. The Westerners were full of energy and excitement, while

stirring illprepared folks using emotional speeches to fight their opponents—but that is precisely what the Ulama of the present age did.

REMEMBERING GODTrue Zikr THE Quran repeatedly tells us to remember God. This is what is known as zikrullah. One should remember God as often as one can. There may be some distractions in which you are

remembering God, you are engaging in zikr while walking. So, in this way, at every moment, no matter what activity you may be engaged in—you can be doing zikr, remembering God, praising, glorifying and thanking

they grow and they have feelings. But animals and men surely represent a higher form of life. In what way does man excel animals? Many theories have been advanced in answer to this question over the ages

pressures from within. It is in terms of this unique conceptual quality of man that we can conceive of what his higher purpose in life should be. The latter can only be one, which does not result from the pressures

which projects him as the superior being, that he is. If one pauses at this stage to take note of what the Quran has to say, one will find that it gives us clear guidance in this matter. Man’s purpose

gratitude are directed towards the beings and things created by God. Listen to what people have to say today or read about what they write― you will find many such examples. Anyone can see these examples

whenever man is given something Today, a number of people are afflicted with tension and stress. What is the reason behind this? It is because man fails to properly nourish this natural urge of gratitude

satisfied with what God has given him,” was Abu Qilabah’s reply. And the most knowledgeable? “He who increases his knowledge through that of others.” By making no efforts, man loses what he hopes to gain