for him or her to show complete modesty. Arrogance means denying the bounty of God and modesty means acknowledgement of God’s contribution. According to the Quran, the arrogant should be punished for their

empty words have no value in the eyes of God. Those who utter such words are referred to in the Quran as hypocrites. And hypocritical behaviour is not acceptable to God.

Her, nor gives his sons preference over her, he will be allowed to enter heaven by God, as a reward.25 Shall I not tell you what the best object of your charity is? It is your own daughter who has returned

on a daughter in need is the best form of charity.) When a man is tested through his daughters by God, and he treats them well, his actions will guard him form hellfire,27

generations. Noah walked with God. And Noah begot three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The earth also was corrupt before (in the sight of) God, and the earth was filled with violence. So God looked upon the earth

earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and

The cost of disrespecting others is to be held disrespectful in the eyes of God.

death should be: “When the time to depart from the people of this world comes, I want to be near to God Almighty. When I have to leave the company of human beings, I want to be blessed with the company of

let me not be left all alone but let me find the blessing of a nobler assembly in the company of God. Let my journey of death become a journey from a lower to a higher level of being.” This prayer is

IntentionsIslam attaches the utmost importance to intentions (niyyah). No action is acceptable to God purely on the basis of its outer appearance. He accepts only such actions as are performed with proper

moral purposiveness, which underlies all actions performed solely for God’s pleasure. One who acts on such feelings will be rewarded by God in the Hereafter. Ill-intention, on the other hand, is a negative

IntentionsIslam attaches the utmost importance to intentions (niyyah). No action is acceptable to God purely on the basis of its outer appearance. He accepts only such actions as are performed with proper

moral purposiveness, which underlies all actions performed solely for God’s pleasure. One who acts on such feelings will be rewarded by God in the Hereafter. Ill-intention, on the other hand, is a negative

(30:17-27). The Cosmic Call It is God who splits the grain and the date stone. He brings forth the living from the dead, and the dead from the living. Such is God. How then can you turn away from Him

He has made the night for repose and the sun and the moon for reckoning. Such is the ordinance of God, the Mighty, the Wise. It is He who has created for you the stars, so that you may be guided by them

left to his own resources. God did not just leave man in a world where there was no way to find the truth. Divine provision for him went much further than that. To see how God gave His guidelines to mankind

Muhammad – so that human beings, who tended to stray, could be recalled to the path of virtue. Belief in God Suppose we placed a pebble on a potter’s wheel, and then spun the wheel around very fast. The pebble

be rewarded with eternal Paradise, which is a perfect version of this present imperfect world of God. God Almighty bestowed upon Man all these material things which man needs if he is to live a good life

you want a world of perfection after this imperfect world? Would you like to taste the blessings of God in the world of eternity after you have tasted them in this ephemeral world? Do you wish to have all

your full potential after experiencing the limitation of your capacities in this present world?” God created a perfect and complete world as an eternal abode for Man. Then, He wanted to know who was worthy