of the opportunities that God has created over the last one thousand years, a group that will fit in with God’s scheme and exploit the complete range of possibilities that God has prepared for the resurgence

lengths, and make any sacrifice, in order to see it through to completion. Such is the true “party of God.”

of reality. The claim of one who asserts that he has received knowledge of truth from God is worthy of consideration. Here the question arises of there having been not just one prophet. There are many

however, will have no trouble in finding the answer to this question. There is no doubt that in the past God has raised many individuals to the status of prophethood, but one can judge an event only by virtue

than just a belief. Of all those who have claimed prophethood, only Muhammad, on whom be peace and God’s blessings, can be said to have achieved full historical credibility. Everything about him is established

which God has endowed man, and let there be no alteration in God’s Creation. That is the right religion, although most men may not know it. (30:30) This means that every human being is created by God to

be capable—as a matter of his natural constitution—of accepting the religion of truth. The Unity of God is a truth, arrived at intuitively, and is plain to every man of common sense, unless he perverts himself

others. This was not only an Arab phenomenon: it was universal in that age. With this background, God Almighty revealed this verse in the chapter Al-Hujurat (The Apartments) of the Quran: Mankind! We have

and tribes, so that you might come to know each other. The noblest of you in God’s sight is the one who fears God most. God is all-knowing and all-aware. (49:13) According to this verse, the Quran believes

but natural that God Almighty should send a book that would be both accessible and meaningful to both categories of people. Take the first verse of the Quran: “All praise is due to God, the Lord of the

simplest sense. He will take it in the sense that he himself and the world all around him were created by God Almighty alone. So, He alone is praiseworthy, He alone deserves his gratitude. But those who have studied

consideration all modern scientific discoveries, they will have the enthralling experience of understanding God’s creation plan.

Nearly 4000 years ago, the Prophet Abraham preached the word of God in Ur, the capital of ancient Iraq. He impressed on people that God was the sole controller of loss and gain. He has no partner. From

reigning king, Nimrod, to bear. So violent was his reaction to Abraham’s preaching, that he ordered God’s prophet to be burnt at the stake, a fate from which he was saved by divine intervention. Though there

monarchs of his day, was a figurehead of this system. He was meant to be an incarnation of the sun god, endowed with a supernatural right to rule over others. No modern ruler would base his rule on such

of the opportunities that God has created over the last one thousand years, a group that will fit in with God’s scheme and exploit the complete range of possibilities that God has prepared for the resurgence

lengths, and make any sacrifice, in order to see it through to completion. Such is the true “party of God.”

ma‘arifah. In the present world, a person receives God’s ma‘arifah in the sense of a preliminary discovery. In the world Hereafter, he will receive God’s ma‘arifah in the complete sense. The truth is that

created for the worship of God alone (51:56). The purpose of this creation was that man and the jinns should be granted the sublime ability to achieve the realization of God in the highest degree. Therefore

maarifah. In the present world, a person receives God’s maarifah in the sense of a preliminary discovery. In the world Hereafter, he will receive God’s maarifah in the complete sense. The truth is that

created for the worship of God alone (51:56). The purpose of this creation was that man and the jinns should be granted the sublime ability to achieve the realization of God in the highest degree. Therefore

that we can understand. He demonstrates the kind of life that God expects man and the whole of creation to lead. The Quran—the word of God in Arabic—is the foundation of this inspired path. The sunnah—

sunnah— the life and teachings of Prophet Muhammad, (on whom be peace and God’s blessings), collected in several volumes—provides clarification of the Holy Book. Whoever seriously wishes to understand Islam

Islam should study these books, for they are the authentic source of God’s religion. Here is a comprehensive course for those who do not have time to study them all: