evident in the statement below in Maulana Maududi’s book Khutbat: Prayer, fasting Haj and zakat, which God has made a duty for you and has appointed as pillars of Islam—all these things are not, as in the forms

forms of worship in other religions, mere rituals and offerings and customs that you perform and God is happy with you. Rather, the fact of the matter is that they have been made into a duty to prepare

task. This aim is to wipe out the rule of human beings and to establish the ruler-ship of the one God. To be ready to sacrifice one’s everything and make efforts for this purpose even at the cost of one’s

the universe is forever under the control of a supreme being—its Creator and Sovereign: God. ‘If there is a God, why is He not visible to us?’ This is a question often put by atheists and nihilists, because

within the framework of the physical sciences, this in itself is a kind of proof that there is no God. But they forget that we are living in a world where we have no choice but to believe in many things

peace be upon him, came to the world in the sixth century A.D. God decreed that he be a da’i (missionary) and a mahi (eradicator). God entrusted him with the mission of not only proclaiming to the world

sense, however, in which the Prophet of Islam was distinct from the others was that, in his case, God had decreed—since no Prophet was to come after him—that he should not just communicate the divine message

that their activities were disapproved of by Islam. This is quite expressly stated in the Quran: “God does not love the transgressors” (2:205). The fact is that the terms ‘ideal state’ and ‘ideal society’

specific about this. It says: “God enjoins justice, kindness and charity… and forbids indecency, wickedness and oppression.” Even more specifically the Quran says that God loves the charitable (2:195).

books of Hadith reads: “God created Adam in His own image.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 6227) This does not mean that man is like God in physical appearance. It means that God has in a limited way

or reflect upon them. It is these Satanic whisperings which deprive man of the right realization of God and reality. Humility: A Great Form of Worship Tradition has it that every person is a sinner and

for his sins, which is a great form of worship. This relates to God as well as human beings. When you acknowledge your wrongdoing before God, this is called ‘repentance’ or tawbah, and when in relation to

mind, the other, is his being God-fearing. A scientific bent of mind results from the realization of knowledge. And a God-fearing mind is the result of the realization of God. When excessive pride builds

Man must learn his lesson and should not fritter away his time in futile efforts. In this world of God, innumerable events are taking place, all of which are based on eternal, immutable laws. Not even a

unflagging efforts, as are essential to achieve the desired objectives in the world of God according to the law of God. By following the same principle we can achieve success in this world; it is the same

case of grave injustice on the part of the Prophet. And God disapproved of an utterance of this nature. The angel Gabriel was immediately sent by God to the Prophet with these words of caution: You have no

him; to continue to advise his hearers to follow the right path, leaving his own personal fate to God. This example set by the Prophet has to be adopted, unconditionally, by the dayee in his dealings with

inherent strength and its many benefits for mankind, so that God might know who would stand up for God, though unseen, and His messengers. God is powerful, and almighty. (The Quran, 57:25) Suppose someone