followers of the Prophet the Quran used two different terms: dawah ilallah (calling the people to God) and amr bil ma‘ruf wan nahy ‘anil munkar (enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil). These

What is meant by dawah ilallah is to call non-Muslims to one God. The word of dawah is used for the action carried out to convey the message of God to the non Muslims. Some other words also have been used

Resurrection from generation to generation. It is a compulsory divine work so that hujjat (evidence) of God could be established against human beings. After the death of the Prophet, his followers have to perform

attributes of God mentioned in the Quran one is As-Salam, or ‘The Source of Peace’. That is to say, God is Peace. Similarly, in a hadith recorded in the Sahih al-Bukhari, the Prophet observed that God Himself

Himself is Peace. Moreover, God’s guidance is referred to in the Quran (5:16) as subul as-salaam or ‘the ways of peace’. According to Islam, heaven is the ideal abode for Man, and the Quran (10:25) refers to

in terms of consequences, reconciliation is the better option. According to the law of nature that God has devised, reconciliation leads to successes and achievements that would simply be impossible by

given as a ‘goodly loan’ has no upper limits. Whoever wishes to be included in the first rank of God’s servants, i.e. da‘is, must surrender all of his possessions to the Almighty. ‘Allah has purchased

worldly goods in return for paradise.’ (9:111) Man is enjoined to give generously for the cause of God. (57:10) Any other course would lead to self destruction. If Muslims did not strive for the cause of

this reason that spending for the cause of God has been promised a seven hundred fold rewards, nay even more (2:261). For those who spend on the cause of God, such precious blessings lie in store as would

Chapter 24 of the Quran states this command regarding social life: “God has promised to those among you who believe and do good works that He will surely grant them power in the land as He granted to

Quran clearly shows that the position of political power on this earth is that of a blessing from God rather than a desired goal. The only target of the Muslims’ activities should be to embody in themselves

concerned, this is entirely in the hands of God. According to the Quran, any decision about who has political domination on the earth is taken solely by God. It is God who bestows sovereignty on whom He wills

and that he should first explain to them the article of faith i.e., the concept of the oneness of God, and when they had accepted this, then he should gradually teach them how to say prayers and observe

there, first ask them to testify to the oneness of God and to Muhammad being His messenger. When they have accepted this, tell them further that God has ordained that they worship five times a day. After

After they have accepted this also, explain to them that God has made almsgiving obligatory and this zakat will be taken from their rich and distributed among their poor. When they agree to that also, you

soul. The verse is as follows: Say, ‘I seek refuge in the Lord of people, the King of people, the God of people, from the mischief of every sneaking whisperer, who whispers into the hearts of people, from

SALVATION THEN HOW DO MUSLIMS THINK THAT ONE COULD ENTER HEAVEN BEFORE MUHAMMAD AND ISLAM EXISTED?God is the same as He was before the coming of the Prophet Muhammad. The word ‘Allah’ was used by the Arabs

example, Adam, Noah, Abraham, Jesus, Moses, etc. This has been mentioned in a verse in the Quran: God has ordained for you the same religion which He enjoined on Noah, and which We have revealed to you

not the time to give evidence of one’s faith in God. The angel who is to announce the Last Day is ready and waiting with the trumpet in his hand for God to give the order to sound it. This will be a most

of creation will be gathered before the Lord. All voices will be silenced except for the voice of God. Only the truth will have any weight on that day. Nothing else will be of any consequence. On that

took place among the weak and the poor. In the second stage, the Prophet received the command from God to spread the message publicly, but first to his own kin. For this purpose, he invited his family members

who managed the food. After they had taken their meal, the Prophet put his message before them: that God had made him His messenger and that they should extend their cooperation to him so that he could fulfil

Ali, who was a child of 10-12 years, stood up and said: “I take your responsibility, O Messenger of God!” On hearing Ali’s response, the Prophet smiled and said, “You O Ali, you O Ali!”

soul. The verse is as follows: Say, ‘I seek refuge in the Lord of people, the King of people, the God of people, from the mischief of every sneaking whisperer, who whispers into the hearts of people, from

SALVATION THEN HOW DO MUSLIMS THINK THAT ONE COULD ENTER HEAVEN BEFORE MUHAMMAD AND ISLAM EXISTED?God is the same as He was before the coming of the Prophet Muhammad. The word ‘Allah’ was used by the Arabs

example, Adam, Noah, Abraham, Jesus, Moses, etc. This has been mentioned in a verse in the Quran: God has ordained for you the same religion which He enjoined on Noah, and which We have revealed to you

the path of nature. Man cannot make another world of his own by deviating from the world created by God. On the contrary, he must live out his life in accordance with this world. If he abandons the path

to curtail another’s freedom. Restriction is a matter of God, and man must bow to God’s dictates when He so wills it. Every man stands between God and his fellow men. So far as the man-to-man relationship

in complete subjugation to God. As compared to the Almighty, no man has any freedom. This means that in the modern world, man has to use his freedom so that he abides by God’s commandments in all