believers whom they were torturing. And they had nothing against them, save that they believed in God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. (85:4-8) The human condition of those days is similarly depicted in

time when he was resting in the shade of the Kabah wall. We said to him: “Don’t you pray for us to God?” The Prophet replied: “Those who went before you faced such unbearable trials (due to their faith

exposed. Yet these acts of persecution did not deter them from adhering to their faith. Certainly God’s will shall prevail (that is, the age of religious freedom will certainly come) when a traveller will

people, God has sent me as a mercy to all the nations of the world, therefore, do not differ as the disciples of Christ differed with Christ.’ The Prophet’s companions asked: ‘O Messenger of God, how did

but those who were sent to distant places were reluctant to go. Then Christ complained to God about it, so God’s special succour descended upon them and these disciples began speaking the language of the

what an unbeliever will experience in the next world. An unbeliever will humble himself on seeing God; a believer does so without seeing Him.AUGUST 2 Islam—A Culture of PeaceThe Model World according

according to Islam, is a world of peace. Islam in itself means a religion of peace. The Quran says: And God calls to the home of peace. This is the message of Islam to mankind. It means that ‘Build a world of peace

Prophet of Islam said: O people, be compassionate to others so that you may be granted compassion by God. Thus Islam makes compassion a matter of self-interest for every man, as one’s own future depends

They claim to have found God, but in reality this is far from being the case. They create a big show in the name of God, but all this is simply useless. They imagine that God’s Heaven is reserved for them

them, but no heavenly breeze brushes past them. What piety and devotion to God is it if your proclaimed religiousness does not stir a thrill in your heart and mind, in your very being? What absurd heaven

religion as enshrined in the following verses of the Quran: They want to extinguish God’s light with their mouths, but God seeks only to perfect His light, no matter how those who deny the truth may abhor

context is ideological and not political pre-eminence. It follows that from the doctrinal standpoint; God’s religion will assume such a superior position that ideological veracity will become the sole preserve

is no simple matter. It is, in fact, akin to producing an entire new history. As a matter of fact, God’s religion has always enjoyed a superior position, but since ancient times, human sciences and learning

religion as enshrined in the following verses of the Quran: They want to extinguish God’s light with their mouths, but God seeks only to perfect His light, no matter how those who deny the truth may abhor

context is ideological and not political pre-eminence. It follows that from the doctrinal standpoint; God’s religion will assume such a superior position that ideological veracity will become the sole preserve

is no simple matter. It is, in fact, akin to producing an entire new history. As a matter of fact, God’s religion has always enjoyed a superior position, but since ancient times, human sciences and learning

And one who denies God or does not acknowledge God will be deprived of Paradise forever. The thanks-giver has a well-integrated personality. This personality may be called a godly (Rabbani) personality

by man himself. The more one develops his consciousness, the more he will be able to develop his godly or spiritual personality. Such a personality is formed through living consciousness rather than as

SETEveryone lives in this present world for a limited period of time. When their time of test has expired, God’s Angels compulsorily evict the person from the planet earth. Wise is one who has availed of the present

had birds perched upon their heads. Just then, certain people came and asked the Prophet which of God’s servants was dearest to him. “The one who has the finest character,” replied the Prophet. (AL-TARGHEEB

lengthy sermon, at the end of which he said: “I wish to be able to give a perfect account of myself to God. If I have forgotten to repay a debt or if I have hurt anyone in body or in mind, he should either

When it was over, he repeated his earlier question. This time, a man stood up and said: “Messenger of God! You owe me five dirhams.” The Prophet immediately gave instructions for the man to be repaid, and

even used to bury our daughters alive for fear that they might eat away our stocks of food. But then God sent to us one who was well known to us, and who was, indeed, the best of us all. He invited us to

everything he said came to pass, faith entered our hearts and we followed him. Through His Prophet, God has promised us that whomsoever of our number is slain shall enter heaven, while those who survive

learned of the degrading treatment to which Asim had been subjected, he said; “Do not be unhappy! Surely God has given us the keys to their land.”10 (AL-BIDAYAH WA AL-NIHAYAH)