Imperialism. This coercive system had robbed people of almost every conceivable goodness. At that time, God commanded the end of this artificial system so that the doors of goodness could be opened to humanity

commandment: Fight them until there is no more [religious] persecution, and religion belongs wholly to God. (8:39) In this verse, ‘persecution’ or, in Arabic, fitna, means the ancient system of political coercion

‘religion’, or, in Arabic, deen, means God’s creation system based on nature. This means that the artificial system of coercion should be ended and, according to God’s creation plan, the natural condition

BEING GOD-CONSCIOUS The combination of these two sentiments, your love for God and your realization of God’s greatness, manifests in a unique form. All the words of the dictionary fall short of expressing

period, all the human beings born in this world will be presented before God. According to the records prepared by the angels, God will decide the future of every man. Those men and women whose records show

show that they lived in the world with nobility of character, and used their freedom according to God’s will, thus proving that they were fit to be lodged in the environs of paradise, will be selected to

lofty, entirely positive character—a character that makes him worthy of living in the neighbourhood of God in Paradise. He must be transformed into an angelic person or a divine personality. Man’s life is

creation plan of God, a man stands at a very critical juncture. He has to choose between two alternatives. One option is to use the available opportunities in the present world according to God’s creation plan

that is not complete. Journeying on the road to God is the solution. This road takes you from the incomplete to the complete: it is the hallowed nature of God’s path that gives the traveller of this path unlimited

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)

LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF GOD Our conscience is our guide. By following the voice of our conscience, we will never stoop to evil. Ignoring our conscience is like ignoring the voice of God. According to a tradition

QURAN: THE VOICE OF GODThe Quran bears verbal witness to the sovereignty of God. It describes, with great force and clarity, the great, hidden, determinative force at work throughout the entire world,

pictures which bring a hitherto unseen world before our very eyes. The Quran not only tells us that God exists, but also paints an incredibly vivid picture of the Being who sustains and directs the Universe