INTRODUCTIONSo, surely with every hardship there is ease. AL-SHARH, 94:5 The Quran is the Book of God. It has been preserved in its entirety for all time to come. Although written originally in Arabic

While no substitute for the original, translations serve the signal purpose of spreading the word of God far beyond the Arabic-speaking peoples to a far broader spectrum of humanity. The Quran is apparently

to God. The fact that he cannot discover the secret either of life or of his own nature is a sure indicator that he is in need of the God who created him in the form in which he exists. Just as God has

niggardly, but keep a balance between the two; those who never invoke any other deity besides God, nor take a life which God has made sacred, except with the right to do so, nor commit adultery. Anyone who does

and he will abide forever in disgrace, except for those who repent and believe and do good deeds. God will change the evil deeds of such people into good ones: He is most forgiving and most merciful. He

Khattab, through you God has communicated what is true an correct. (ABU DAWUD, SUNAN) God can hear even the smallest whisper Certain individuals once asked the Prophet whether God was close enough for

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 material survival, he has been provided with all those

God’s commandments. People think that they are being very successful by trying to rationalize or explain away their misdeeds, while their success actually lies in openly acknowledging their faults. They

use it to praise God, but they employ it instead to shower praises on fellow human beings. Emotions such as fear and love have been placed in them so that they should devote these to God, but they have made

the most important thing, whereas actually the highest thing for them is to spend their wealth in God’s path and thereby have nothing left. They should have consideration for the weak, but instead they

enemies. The Companions of the Prophet were chosen to carry out Almighty God’s wish that Islam should thrive like a tree. The fact that God wished it did not mean that the task would be easy. They were required

the will of God. The Companions had to give everything to bring the tree of Islam into existence, not caring for any return in this world. They had to involve themselves unconditionally in God’s scheme. As

32.HOW DO WE DISCOVER GOD’S POWERFULNESS?The secret of this discovery lies in comparison. We should compare God’s power of bringing about rain with our powerlessness and inability to bring about rain,

we make this comparison, then on the one hand we will discover that we are all powerless and that God is all-powerful. If you become sick, you should not become a victim of frustration, rather discover

hope; this is a teaching of Islam. Optimism is a part of nature and a part of the creation plan of God.

enemies. The Companions of the Prophet were chosen to carry out Almighty God’s wish that Islam should thrive like a tree. The fact that God wished it did not mean that the task would be easy. They were required

the will of God. The Companions had to give everything to bring the tree of Islam into existence, not caring for any return in this world. They had to involve themselves unconditionally in God’s scheme. As

32.HOW DO WE DISCOVER GOD’S POWERFULNESS?The secret of this discovery lies in comparison. We should compare God’s power of bringing about rain with our powerlessness and inability to bring about rain,

we make this comparison, then on the one hand we will discover that we are all powerless and that God is all-powerful. If you become sick, you should not become a victim of frustration, rather discover

hope; this is a teaching of Islam. Optimism is a part of nature and a part of the creation plan of God.