behind their backs and bartered it for a paltry price: what an evil bargain they made! Those who exult in their misdeeds and love to be praised for what they have not done should not suppose that they are

Greek scientists and philosophers to the East. There they ultimately found a welcome when the rise of Islam in the seventh century stimulated interest in

What is Closeness to God?world itself, what more reward do you think you will get for it in the Hereafter? What is Closeness to God? Few people in this world have been able to find God in such a manner

can only be fashioned when the things that are essential to it do what is expected of them—while they maintain their basic character. What good would an ice-factory be, for instance, if the water that was

properties for civilization to flourish, so also do the individuals who constitute human society have to do what is expected of them if society is to run smoothly. They too have to maintain a certain character.

the Hereafter.This shows that what is truly desired of man is that he should lead a life of remembrance and glorification of God. What is desirable in this world is equally desirable in the next world

heights of the electronic age. It gained enormous momentum with discovery of the laws of nature. But what, in effect, happened was that a right was mixed with a wrong. After overcoming the forces of nature

understand what is in your interest and what is against it. So in following the dictates of the situation, you don’t need any ideal yardstick to guide you. This kind of behaviour is like that of flowing

other hand, insincerity makes you an unpredictable person. It becomes very difficult to understand what kind of attitude you are going to adopt in the future. Principled behaviour makes you a true human

helpful. If you know what keeps a certain locality free from such violence, you can draw lessons which you can apply to other localities that are prone to such violence. In this regard, it is instructive

city. From this sort of comparative study one can gauge under what conditions inter-communal violence generally breaks out, and also under what conditions such violence remains absent. The method to end inter-

only ten percent of his abilities. Professor William James of Harvard University aptly observed, “What we ought to be, we are not ready to be. “ In spite of the great qualities nature has endowed us with

views and opinions on the basis of truth, not on the basis of whose views and opinions they are. He is what can be called a ‘complex-free soul’. Sound Thinking Anyone who wants to inculcate sound thinking

THE NEWS OF SALVATIONSerious Issue WHAT a mass of information there is clogging the atmosphere nowadays. Everyone has some message to convey to others. But in all this confusion, there is no one seeking