WHAT IS PARADISE?According to this Creation Plan of God, human beings are placed in situations where they have to face hardships from time to time throughout their lives as part of their test. Difficulty

its Creator. The aim of creation is to select those who are fit to inhabit the world of Paradise. WHAT IS PARADISE? Paradise is the name of the ideal world; the desire for which is lodged in the hearts

before people on the Day of Sacrifice. The Prophet asked, “O people, what day is this?” They replied, “A sacred day.” Then he said, “What city is this?” They replied, “A sacred city.”

others while ensconced on a throne. Death is a universal phenomenon—it happens to everyone, no matter what their condition and status in society. Yet, humans are most forgetful of this biggest reality. Be

arrive there. A person enters the struggle of life. He spends all his time and energy in the hope of what he regards as a successful life. But despite having obtained many of the things that he desired, his

doesn’t end. If someone strongly desired a good job or a new house or the latest sort of car and he gets what he wants, after a while he finds that he still has many unfulfilled desires. After some time, life

Creator and be answerable for all that we did while on earth. What every student goes through in an examination hall helps us understand what the examination of life is all about. Life is just an examination

examination hall and writing his paper, a student is very alert and serious. His entire attention is on what he is writing. He is determined to perform excellently in the examination, and so he tries his best

himself: Who is behind this living drama? What is the relationship between me and that superb artist? Furthermore, there is the question of death: Why does man die and what lies in the post- death period? If

towards various things, he very soon realizes once they come within his reach that he has not found what he was searching for. This has been true of almost every human being throughout the entire history

be put to proper religious and constructive use. Remaining content with what one already has is thanksgiving, whereas regarding what one already possesses as unimportant and launching stormy movements for

while a believer’s eyes are on his responsibilities. That is why an unbeliever is always running for what he has yet to possess, while a believer always engages himself in discharging his responsibilities

be put to proper religious and constructive use. Remaining content with what one already has is thanksgiving, whereas regarding what one already possesses as unimportant and launching stormy movements for

while a believer’s eyes are on his responsibilities. That is why an unbeliever is always running for what he has yet to possess, while a believer always engages himself in discharging his responsibilities

Prophet’s tolerance, notwithstanding the latter’s power to take action, and he thereupon embraced Islam. This Jew, a rich man, had detained the Prophet the day before on account

Makkah—’Umar ibn al-Khattab and Abu Jahl ibn Hisham. The Prophet offered a prayer to God: “Lord, strengthen Islam by means of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab or Abu Jahl ibn Hisham.” This prayer was

address modern minds. Please grant me the ability to remove any stain from Your religion by presenting Islam in the modern style. With a perturbed mind and eyes full of tears, I used to pray day in and day out