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

believes in God, he will not lose hope until the end. Faith in God gives him confidence, whatever the odds.SUSTAINABLE ACTIONThe Prophet of Islam said: “The most pleasing deed in the sight of God is that which

he would to God. But he will certainly avoid asserting his own superiority, and instead will adopt a humble demeanour on a parallel with his self-prostration before his Maker. The submission which he expresses

expresses in prayer to God becomes a reality in terms of his observance of others’ rights. The very act of facing in the correct direction influences him to take a principled stand in his everyday dealings

dealings. At prayer in the mosque, he is the epitome of servitude to God: outside the mosque, he is the perfect character – humble in demeanour, morally upright, and kind considerate and forgiving in all

Prophethood The Arabian Prophet, may God’s peace and blessings descend upon him, was the last of God’s messengers. No other prophet will now come to the world. All of God’s prophets have taught one and the

previous prophets were unable to preserve the prophetic teachings in their original form, messengers of God used to appear frequently in order to revitalize the true religion, and refresh people’s memories of

obviated the necessity for other prophets to follow him by preserving the Book of God intact, in its original form. God’s final Prophet imparted to the true religion a stability which it had never had before

that they are God’s soldiers. God has placed in this world everything that Man needs—in fact, even more than this. But the means to acquire every good thing in this world is good actions. God rewards those

who lead their lives in devotion to God, rather than in devotion to themselves, who bow down before the Truth, even if it is against them, who surrender their egos to God and who agree to live their lives

people from far and near. There one could see real concern among the people to propagate the message of God, there one could see in the lives of the people the Quran being practised in the real sense of the

Quran says: This is the Book: There is no doubt in it. It is a guide for those who are mindful of God, who believe in the unseen’ (2:2-3) That is, the Quran cannot be a guide for those who are never

hate and violence and is devoid of malice.14.THE QURAN SAYS, ‘GOD GUIDES WHOEVER HE WANTS, AND MISGUIDES WHOEVER HE WANTS.’ (35:8). WHAT MAKES GOD WANT TO GUIDE OR MISGUIDE SOMEONE?This is a matter of expression

simply conveys that a person who wants to be guided will be able to draw guidance from the Book of God, whereas

attributed divinity to mere creatures. He began to worship all the things in the world, holding them to be gods. Owing to this intellectual aberration, idolatry became a rooted feature of human civilization. Not

of the Prophets brought down on the deniers the chastisement of God, but shirk (idolatry) could never be wiped out from society. Then God took it upon Himself to intervene. One major manifestation of this

attributed divinity to mere creatures. He began to worship all the things in the world, holding them to be gods. Owing to this intellectual aberration, idolatry became a rooted feature of human civilization. Not

of the Prophets brought down on the deniers the chastisement of God but shirk (idolatry) could never be wiped out from society. Then God took it upon Himself to intervene. One major manifestation of this