that patience is the key factor in maintaining the desired system of God. In the words of the Quran the patient man is the helper of God. (61:14) 2. The other injunction, designed to maintain peace in human

Islam is a religion of peace. The Arabic root of Islam, ‘silm’, means peace. The Quran says: ‘ ... and God calls to the home of peace.’ (10:25) Peace is basic to all religions. Let us all strive then to establish

is the beginning of faith. Unless faith becomes a deep realization, it has no value in the eyes of God. One sign of this realized faith is that when man experiences it, then his eyes overflow with tears

so-called realization of truth which is not testified to by his tears has no value in the eyes of God. Such faith is no simple matter. In its reality, it is a universal acceptance of the truth. It is

when one shall have to accept it as a matter of compulsion. It is to bear witness to the All-Powerful God, testified to by the angels at every moment at the universal level. Faith is, in fact, acceptance

saving one’s God-given personality from corruption or defilement. As for man’s nature, he is born with it. Every human being comes into this world with the purified personality desirable by God. But in leading

leading his life in this world, he never ceases to corrupt his God-given nature. In modern terminology this is called environmental or societal conditioning. In this respect, the criterion of purification

The nature of the crab has been bestowed upon it by God and the ways of the crab are indeed divine ways. It is through such examples as this that God conveys to mankind how social life should be organized

for unity is one of its most important elements. The best way to establish this unity is that which God has ordained in the world of crabs. That is to say that the moment an individual shows signs of deviation

How to Overcome TensionFaith in God gives a person the greatest support in this world. Belief in God is the greatest source of strength. A Persian poet once said, Dushman agar qavi ast, nigahban qawi

and raises him up out of his state of helplessness. On such occasions, one who does not believe in God falls victim to despair. He becomes disheartened. He loses the courage to go ahead in life. Reaching

invited to preside over meetings whose aim is to promote peace and justice. One may be forgetful of God in private, yet in public places, be considered a representative of the divine cause. One may be totally

perfect, can conceal man’s true nature from God. But he keeps his superior knowledge hidden in this world and will reveal it only in the hereafter. The scales of God will be put into place and everyone will

to resist all that goes against His commandment, and not to let oneself be influenced by it. When God ordered that all should kneel down before Adam, the angels immediately dropped to their knees. But

that the angels treated this matter as pertaining to God, whereas Satan, on the contrary, saw it as the affair of a mere mortal. When an issue concerns God, a person has no option but to bow to His wishes

good [equal to the man who is rightly guided]? God leaves to stray whom He wills, and guides whom He wills. Do not destroy yourself with grief for them. God has full knowledge of all their actions.” (35:5-8)

be rewarded for their good deeds and evil people will be punished for their evil deeds. Almighty God has blessed every human being with the capability to think and distinguish between truth and untruth

is the beginning of faith. Unless faith becomes a deep realization, it has no value in the eyes of God. One sign of this realized faith is that when man experiences it, then his eyes overflow with tears

so-called realization of truth which is not testified to by his tears has no value in the eyes of God. Such faith is no simple matter. In its reality, it is a universal acceptance of the truth. It is as

when one shall have to accept it as a matter of compulsion. It is to bear witness to the All-Powerful God, testified to by the angels at every moment at the universal level. Faith is, in fact, acceptance of

be developed into a faith based on deep realization of God. In the Quran this has been called “adding faith to your faith” (48:4). That is, intensifying your faith. There are two ways of doing so: accepting

indicate. We learn from the Quran that, for a true believer, pondering upon the verses revealed by God becomes a means of realization of the truth (5:83). Furthermore, according to the Quran, by pondering

scattered throughout the universe, it becomes clear that what the Quran has to say is the truth and that “God encompasses all things.” (41: 53). From the study of the Quran and Hadith, we learn that there are