It is regrettable that there are people who claim to have found God while in truth they have not found Him at all. Spiritual Nourishment A believer derives spiritual nourishment from the whole universe;

zephyrs caress his body in this world, he feels as if he is being stroked by a divine hand. He beholds God’s unfathomable mercy in the flowing motion of rivers. The chirping of birds inspires him to sing songs

songs of divine praise. Whoever is granted such vision as comes with true belief sees evidence of God’s glory in all things. A tree is just a simple wooden structure, but what beautiful flowers blossom

You are the Mighty, the Wise One. (The Quran, 2:129) The first task of the Prophet was to receive God’s revelations and communicate them to man, i.e. he had to recite the verses of the Quran and explain

hearers. Innumerable signs within human nature and in the outside world have been placed there by God so that man may realize Him through them. The second task of the Prophet was, therefore, to reveal

to experience his Lord. Insight implies wisdom, so that when man has developed the insight to see God’s signs; when he has moulded his mind to the teachings of the Quran, a kind of intellectual light begins

heart becomes filled with the fear that if he is deprived of God’s blessings, nowhere, on the earth or in heaven, will he find any other refuge. God has created man in the best of moulds (The Quran, 95:4).

elevated level of maarifah as will enable him to develop a divine personality.Faith: Maarifah of GodChapter 49 of the Quran addresses the believers thus: “The Arabs of the desert say, “We have believed.”

say, ‘Our Lord, we believe, so count us among those who bear witness. Why should we not believe in God and in the truth that has come down

Flood. This exceptional event came to pass in accordance with God’s plan. Although it took place in the pre-historical period, it appears that God wanted this event associated with Noah and his Ark to be discovered

a sign for people of future generations, something from which they would learn a lesson in life. ‘God wanted the event associated with Prophet Noah and his Ark to be discovered in modern times so it would

rejected in the world will be raised in value and accepted in God’s sight. Those who had been considered weakest among men will, by the grace of God, be given great importance: it will be according to their

will be sent either to heaven or to Hell. Those who were loquacious in the world will be rejected by God. Those who were thought of as mighty and powerful in the world will be reduced to powerlessness. Those

degree do they deviate from the instructions given by God. At every moment, there are innumerable happenings in the universe. For instance, the orbiting of the stars, the shining of the sun and the moon

They keep a watch over human beings on God’s behalf. It is these angels who have the power to take a person’s soul at the time of death, and bring that soul to God. The angels are facilitators of this present

MUHAMMADsituations. In this sense, all the prophets are equal; every prophet is a source of guidance. Finally, God chose the Prophet Muhammad as His Messenger. He was born at a time when world history had begun to

preserved: God’s Book, the Quran was revealed and preserved, and his traditions, Hadith and Sunnah were recorded. Mohammad bin Abdullah bin Abdul Muttalib was chosen as the last prophet by Almighty God in 610

one’s death. Maarifah is another name of the discovery of the wonders of God. God’s wonders are countless, therefore the maarifah of God is also an unending journey. This journey continues eternally through

Quran, “Fight them until there is no more [religious] persecution, and religion belongs wholly to God (8.39)”. Fitna (religious persecution) here refers to the aggressive system established under the auspices

established a system that was tantamount to abolishing God’s creation plan, that is to say, the abolition or cancellation of the freedom of thought. Therefore, God desired that this system of coercive imperialism

exhausted their resources, facilitating the Muslim conquest. This historic event was predestined in God’s scheme. This has also been predicted in the Bible. “He looked and startled the nations. And the everlasting

We may put it differently and say that certainly God loves non-violence. He does not want people to indulge in such violence in human society as would result in death and destruction. This is also supported

that one of God’s names is As Salaam, meaning Peace (The Quran, 59:23). Similarly, God’s desired religion is called ‘paths of peace’ (The Quran, 5:16). Paradise, the ultimate destination of God’s true devotees

has been clearly made in the Traditions. According to one Tradition, the Prophet of Islam observed: God grants to non-violence what he does not grant to violence. (Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 2593) In this