and a pair of lips, and shown him the two paths? But he has not attempted the ascent. What will explain to you what the ascent is? It is the freeing of a slave; or the feeding in times of famine of an orphaned

the present set-up of the universe, which periodically result in minor calamities, are indicative of what is going to happen on a large scale, at some time in the future. All the investigations so far

the present set-up of the universe, which periodically result in minor calamities, are indicative of what is going to happen on a large scale, at some time in the future. The earthquake is the terrestrial

shoals of fish washed up on the sea coast, man realizes his utter helplessness in the face of nature. What is most tragic about earthquakes and volcanic eruptions is the fact that no one can predict when or

would not be wise to confront any adverse situation in anger. Once a person came to the Prophet of Islam. He asked, “O Prophet, give me a master advice by which I may be able to manage all the affairs of

WHAT MAKES MAN A SUPERMAN? One who proves to be courageous enough to face the shock of unpleasant situations and takes them as challenges will find that his mind is activated by the experience and this

missionary Dr. John Mott visited Mahatma Gandhi at his Sevagram Ashram in central India, he asked him, “What have been the

the fact that no matter how huge, or wonderful in configuration, what we see of them amounts to only one tenth of their enormous bulk. What lies below the surface of the ocean spreading far and beyond the

What is Success? Once we have become clear in our minds that the afterlife truly exists, we realize that the sole aim of our earthly existence should be to strive for success in the life to come, for

for, unlike the present ephemeral world, the Hereafter is eternal and real. What we understand by suffering and solace in this world cannot be compared with the suffering and solace of the Hereafter. Many

have made themselves deserving of salvation in the life before death by their righteous actions. What is the greatest issue that should concern a person? It is to attain to salvation in the life to come

present world, a person has all kinds of opportunities to shine while being tested. In the next world, what he will receive will be by way of rewards for his actions. In the world before death he received everything

a victim to envy will certainly do damage to their spiritual life. What is envy? Envy is that state of mind in which one covets what another has and cannot bear to see him in possession of it. Such envy

of Abraham, teach me!” The Quran mentions God providing knowledge to Abraham. God-consciousness is what will invoke God’s help which comes in the form of inspiration for us to understand the correct meaning

any precious thing falls to their lot, this feeling of gratitude gets diverted. From this we learn what the greatest virtue for man is, and his greatest wrong. For a person the greatest virtue is to acknowledge