participate in this mission, will find their deeds have become worthless in the eyes of God. In this regard, God has the same criterion for the Prophet as for his followers. It is necessary for every believer

reader gives to God’s word, however, imposing this practice keeps people away from comfortably reading or gifting the Quran and above all prevents people from knowing the message of God.46.IN ISLAM, CAN

Companions once asked the Prophet if we would see God in Paradise. The hadith is as follows: During the lifetime of the Prophet some people asked, ‘O God’s Messenger! Shall we see our Lord on the Day of

reader gives to God’s word, however, imposing this practice keeps people away from comfortably reading or gifting the Quran and above all prevents people from knowing the message of God.46.IN ISLAM, CAN

Companions once asked the Prophet if we would see God in Paradise. The hadith is as follows: During the lifetime of the Prophet some people asked, ‘O God’s Messenger! Shall we see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection

Realization of the fact that he was first and foremost God’s servant, however, prevented him from placing more importance on his own feelings than upon the will of God. Towards the end of the Prophet’s life Mariah

normal father. But with all that, he fixed his heart firmly on the will of God. Even in his grief, these were the words he uttered: God knows, Ibrahim, how we sorrow at your parting. The eye weeps and the heart

acknowledged you as God’s prophet. We have testified to the truth of your teachings. We have solemnly promised to listen to you and obey whatever you say. So do whatever you deem fit, Prophet of God. We will stand

our word in times of conflict. Perhaps God will enable us to prove ourselves in a manner, which will be pleasing to you. Take us with you, trusting in the grace of God.” When Sa’d ibn Mu’adh had his say,

Realization of the fact that he was first and foremost God’s servant, however, prevented him from placing more importance on his own feelings than upon the will of God. Towards the end of the Prophet’s life Mariah

normal father. But with all that, he fixed his heart firmly on the will of God. Even in his grief, these were the words he uttered: God knows, Ibrahim, how we sorrow at your parting. The eye weeps and the heart

acknowledged you as God’s prophet. We have testified to the truth of your teachings. We have solemnly promised to listen to you and obey whatever you say. So do whatever you deem fit, Prophet of God. We will stand

our word in times of conflict. Perhaps God will enable us to prove ourselves in a manner, which will be pleasing to you. Take us with you, trusting in the grace of God.” When Sa’d ibn Mu’adh had his say,

prayer is a sublime act of a very personal nature. For every believer, it is an expression of his godly feelings. It is only when you keep this reality before you that you realize that prayer is not something

you. Such a request would produce an invalid form of prayer. It is like going to man instead of to God. Similarly, praying on a loud speaker is also lacking in seriousness. Such prayer is not true prayer

become a part of his prayer. Prayer for him will become a meeting point with God. It will be like conversing in whispers with God. (Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 551). On the contrary, for one whose faith has

When this period of testing was over, God’s decree would be passed, and the good and the bad would be separated from one another. Then, the good would be ushered into Paradise, while the bad would be consigned

consigned to hell. Prior to the flood, God commanded Noah to build an Ark. So the Ark was built in advance. Noah and the believers boarded this Ark which sailed across the waters. Thus, they saved themselves

themselves from drowning in the flood. At that moment what God said to them is recorded thus in the Quran: “God said, ‘Noah, go ashore in peace; our blessings upon you and upon the people who are with you

Violence The Quran tells us: Whenever they kindle the fire of war, God puts it out. (5:64) From this Quranic verse we learn something about God’s creation plan. We learn that this plan is based on the principle

that throwing a bomb in retaliation for a bomb thrown by someone else is not the way that God wants us to behave. God wants us to respond in situations like this by seeking to defuse bombs and render them