acknowledged this failure of theirs. In contrast, Bertrand Russell honestly admitted his inability to find what he had spent much of his life seeking. In his autobiography, he wrote: “When I survey my life, it

consciously or unconsciously, there is a feeling that ‘I am better than others.’ This feeling is exactly what is mentioned in the Quran concerning Iblis (Satan). The proud man falls under the influence of Satan

who read the Quran all night, reading it right through once, or even twice in a night, remarked, “what is there in mere recitation?” I used to stay up all night with the Prophet and, in his recitations

whenever he came to a verse bearing good tidings, he would pray to God and express his longing for what was mentioned in the verse. (AHMAD, MUSNAD)

to what was possible and practicable, and refrained from such actions as he thought were impossible for the average person to emulate.Verbal DawahThere are always two ways to solve a problem. One way is

to purify the Kabah of these idols. This shows that the Prophet drew a line between what was practicable and what was not. For twenty years verbal dawah alone was acceptable as far as idols were concerned

has made it clear what man should and should not do. They showed man what sentiments and ideas he should adopt; how he should remember his Lord; how he should live with his fellows, what he should associate

to what was possible and practicable, and refrained from such actions as he thought were impossible for the average person to emulate.Verbal DawahThere are always two ways to solve a problem. One way is

steps to purify the Kabah of these idols. This shows that the Prophet drew a line between what was practicable and what was not. For twenty years verbal dawah alone was acceptable as far as idols were concerned

much less but he did not comply with that. (Sahih al- Bukhari, Hadith No. 6538) In this tradition, what is meant by ‘less’? It means acknowledgement. If man had been asked to give gold as the price of Paradise

required of man. What was asked from man was nothing but acknowledgement, but man was so engrossed with things other than God that he could not pay this price of acknowledgement. What is acknowledgement

you will be provided with your need unilaterally. But what happens in the next life is totally different. The principle of the next life is that what you sow you will reap. It is very strange that people

utmost to improve their present lives but when it comes to the next life, they are totally oblivious of what needs to be done. In the present life, if we have not done something today,

Hereafter-oriented and whose actions are planned in accordance with what is beneficial for him in the period after death. What is life? A journey towards death. What is death? A leap towards an uncertain future. One who