tell people that idolatry was the practice of empty rituals. The true religion was the worship of one God, obedience to His commands alone, and a life lived in accordance with His will. He stressed that the

Hereafter; only to monotheism would any value be attached. The true monotheists would be rewarded by God with heaven in the Hereafter. His method of propagating the true faith (dawah) consisted mostly of

place where people had gathered and would say: “O people, say there is no Being worthy of worship save God and you will be successful.” In this way the Prophet continued to communicate the message of monotheism

beginning and the conclusion. At every stage during this period Almighty God, Light of the World, sent guidance in the form of commandments for mankind. These guidelines were later compiled, in accordance

True Call, raised in Arabia by the Final Prophet, who was guided right throughout his prophethood by God Himself. It is a collection of divine instructions, issued for the guidance of this movement at different

it will decide the fate—good or bad—of human beings in every epoch, in accordance with the will of God. The various parts of the Quran were separately conveyed over a long period of time, depending upon

tell people that idolatry was the practice of empty rituals. The true religion was the worship of one God, obedience to His commands alone, and a life lived in accordance with His will. He stressed that the

Hereafter; only to monotheism would any value be attached. The true monotheists would be rewarded by God with heaven in the Hereafter. His method of propagating the true faith (dawah) consisted mostly of

place where people had gathered and would say: “O people, say there is no Being worthy of worship save God and you will be successful.” In this way the Prophet continued to communicate the message of monotheism

them until there is no more persecution (fitnah) and religion should be only for God; but if they desist, then surely God sees what they do. (8:39) Fitnah in this verse means religious intolerance, which

of ideological aggression in ancient times. Prophet Muhammad and his companions were commanded by God to fight for the extirpation of polytheism to put an end to the dayees of monotheism being the targets

tidings for the peoples of the world. In order to facilitate the Islamic revolution in its first phase, God made the special provision of setting the mighty Roman and Persian empires—the greatest opponents of

them so considerably that it became easy for the Muslims to subjugate them. This same succour of God for the believers has taken another form in modern times, i.e. the flow of such information about the

man had formed strange opinions about divine creation. The universe has been called the ‘miracle of God’ in the Quran. But this divine miracle lay hidden under the veil of superstition. One of the results

peace, you too incline to it, and put your trust in God. Surely, it is He Who is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. And if they intend to deceive you, then surely God is sufficient for you.” (8:61-62) This verse of

in the making of the offer of peace, this offer should nevertheless be accepted in the hopes that God

was asked from man was nothing but acknowledgement, but man was so engrossed with things other than God that he could not pay this price of acknowledgement. What is acknowledgement? Acknowledgement is not

man thinks deeply, divine realities are revealed to him. On the one hand, he attains realization of God, and on the other hand, he discovers the realities of divine creation. He becomes fully conscious of

his mind. When this consciousness and this feeling spontaneously bring words of acknowledgement of God to his lips, it is such acknowledgement as will make him deserving of Paradise.THE DESIRE FOR PARADISEThe

awakened. A material event had transformed into a spiritual event.These words came to my lips: “May God do the same for me when the time comes for me to leave the world.” Then it should be a moment when

that process which is directly established between God and man through a psychological relationship. Tazkiyah is a blessing which man receives from God. The body requires physical food.When it receives

maarifah? Literally, maarifah means realization. In religious terms, maarifah means man’s realization of God, his Creator. He awakens in him the profound consciousness of the reality of the creature and the Creator

another name for conscious discovery. There is nothing mysterious about it. Maarifah of God means that man discovers God by deep pondering upon and contemplation of His signs rather than by rumination upon

mission of Tawhid (Monotheism). It is the duty of Muslims to peacefully convey to people the message of God. Such a mission can be successful only in an atmosphere of peace and brotherhood. The cause of this