forgiving towards his enemies, for this policy harmonized with God’s scheme for the furtherance of the Islamic cause. This principle is based on a profound insight into the nature of human society. Human society

they were aimed at frightening the Makkans into submission, so that the city could be captured for Islam without any need for fighting. As the Muslim army neared Makkah, one of its leaders, Sa’d ibn ‘Ubadah

that only killing could put an end to killing, and these were considered highly eloquent in pre-Islamic days. “To kill some is to give life to the whole,” one of them went. “Kill more, so that there should

the Prophet of Islam. The Prophet’s name was Muhammad, meaning the praised one or the praiseworthy. But when the Meccans became his most dire opponents, they themselves coined a name for the Prophet,

fulfills His decree. God does not guide the disobedient people.’ (9:24) In this verse, the followers of Islam have been commanded to go to the extent of making sacrifices in joining the Prophet

mental equilibrium is not disturbed and he is able to continue his struggle for the noble cause of Islam with total devotion.

Dhar Ghifari once narrated: “Even when a bird would flutter its wings in the air, the Prophet of Islam would remind us of some knowledge.” (At-Tabaqat alKubra, v. 2, p. 354) Without doubt, the flight of

will wander helplessly, forever abject and forlorn.Three Types of Human BeingOn the highest plan of Islamic faith, one should fear God, always turning to Him, and acting as if one knows that He is watching

forgiving towards his enemies, for this policy harmonized with God’s scheme for the furtherance of the Islamic cause. This principle is based on a profound insight into the nature of human society. Human society

they were aimed at frightening the Makkans into submission, so that the city could be captured for Islam without any need for fighting. As the Muslim army neared Makkah, one of its leaders, Sa’d ibn ‘Ubadah