Two thousand are for my household. The other two I lend to God.” “God bless you in what you have given and in what you have kept,” said the Prophet. Abu Aqeel Ansari, on the other hand, was a poor man

hostility of any sort, in the future between them and the Muslims. To solve this problem the Prophet of Islam issued a charter commonly known as the covenant of Madinah. Since the Muslims were in the majority

material benefits. This task was undertaken internally within Arabia during the life of the Prophet of Islam. Afterwards, the Sassanid and Byzantine empires were dismantled by divine succour during the period

Muslim brethren. Undoubtedly the greatest challenge facing the Muslims today is the dissemination of Islam in the outside world; but since they are so busy fighting among themselves,

multitude of worldly greats, they recognized and believed in a prophet who commanded no worldly stature. Islam at that time was a religion strange to the world, but it was this outlandish religion that the Companions

along with his companions, were told that those who still did not believe and who actually attacked Islam would be punished at the hands of the Muslims.8 In other words, the task which used to be performed

innocent children become victims of natural disaster, which is plainly unjust and abhorrent. As far as Islam is concerned, children who die in youth age will be rewarded with Paradise in the Hereafter. The prayer

the Universe conveyed by His messengers to mankind. Speaking of the doubts raised by ancient, pre-Islamic nations about the verity of the mes-sengers’ appeal and about their status as true apostles of God

Arabic language is entirely due to the miraculous spell the Quran has cast on it. After the coming of Islam, Arabs settled in many parts of Africa and Asia where other languages besides Arabic were spoken.

ordinary conditions, believers are duty-bound to observe and follow only that portion of the deen of Islam that was revealed to the Prophet before the acquisition of political power. Abiding by the rest of