they are His way of guiding us towards the right course of action in life and steering us away from what will ultimately lead us to failure. When it comes to the building of a whole nation, we should not

and stability, for expansion without these qualities is like building a house without foundations. What applies to the nation applies equally to individual human lives. If you want to live your life meaningfully

he approached the gathering of people and began to listen to the speaker. He was suddenly struck by what the man was saying: “Think well before taking revenge, for you, too, shall suffer the vengeance of

other things are His subjects. It was God’s will that a creature should come into being which does what God wants him to do, without any compulsion, of his own free will. This voluntary submission is so

accepted it. Now man in this world is the repository of one of God’s trusts. He has to impose on himself what God has imposed on other objects in the universe. He has to rigorously apply the commands of God to

What is the Afterworld?The afterworld is therefore, the place where man will reap the full consequences of his deeds according to their moral nature. When we think of the afterworld, a few questions arise

arise at this juncture: How can man apprehend the existence of this afterworld and what should he do to prepare for it? To answer this, let us take the example of sound. For instance, everyone knows that

on. Such facts as have become established realities today had not been observed by man. Instead, what happened was that certain indicators came to man’s attention. Then by studying these, man expanded

another stage of life after death is a fact which shall necessarily have to be faced by everyone. What is this clue? For instance, the human body is made of innumerable cells, which keep degenerating.

the Hereafter will harm his world.” (Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 19697) So you must prefer what is eternal to what is temporary.The truth is that life is the name of priorities. The right priority leads man

come. The Quran refers to this fact in the chapter Luqman: No soul knows what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul knows in what land it will die. Surely, God is all-knowing, all aware. (31:34)

task. God will bless those who engage in it with a lofty position in Paradise. Shahadah is precisely what is also called dawah, or calling people towards God. It is to convey, in a peaceful manner, God’s

necessary evidence for Truth so that in the Hereafter they will not be able to claim that they had no idea what God had wanted of them. Different words are used in the Quran to refer to shahadah or the dawah mission

confrontations in the name of achieving the ideal good. When they suffer the consequences of this and they lose what they already have, they will start blaming their supposed enemies, whereas the loss they had incurred

foolishness rather than the result of injustice or oppression on the part of others. Willingness to accept what one already has, opens the door to progress. Those who learn this reality are the ones who may be

considered, well-thought-out response is what patience is about.Bringing Out Your Inner DiamondLike a diamond, a human being is born in the form of a potential. It is for each one of us to convert this

jewel. In turning a raw diamond into the final product, between 35 to 60 per cent of it is removed. What holds true for a diamond holds true for a human being, too. Like a diamond, a human being is born

purification. This purification is brought about by one’s own reflection and introspection. In that way, what we are going to experience in the society of Paradise is being experienced again and again in this

subject, the angels are preparing a person’s record of his relations and his dealings with others, and what kind of response he has given in different situations, heavenly or non- heavenly, spiritual or non-spiritual