to the world of the Hereafter. This shows that what is truly desired of a person is that he should lead a life of remembrance and glorification of God. What is desirable in this world is equally desirable

by the storm. On seeing this, he became curious and asked her, “Do you know what is happening to our ship?” She asked, “What is the matter?” The passenger told her that the ship was caught in a dangerous

WHAT IS POLYTHEISM?God is man’s real goal. Monotheism means making God one’s sole concern, whereas polytheism means partly or totally including anyone or anything else in the godhead. Chapter two of the

all power belongs to God, and that God is severe in punishment” (2:165). From this verse we learn what is meant by polytheism. It is to set up something equal to God, whether in a partial or total sense

as well as others. How should a person lead his life in society? How should he deal with others? What course should he adopt in his words and deeds? For all these issues, God has given clear guidance

themselves just as God desires are, as if, rotating in their fixed spheres. On the contrary, those, who do what has been forbidden by God are, as if, digressing from their fixed sphere; such are those people who

What the balance (or the scales of justice) does is measure things. Just as a person measures excess or shortage by means of a balance, similarly, God’s book is also a balance which gauges truth. People

so, he will become a failure in the next world. The other symbol mentioned here is that of iron. What is the quality of iron? It is hard and one can depend upon its hardness. When any bridge or building

Emperor Heraclius: “Did you suspect him of lying before he said what he said?” Abu Sufyan: “No.” Emperor Heraclius: “And does he break his pledges?” Abu Sufyan: “No.” Emperor Heraclius: “If he does not

Al-Baqarah (The Heifer), the Quran, referring to these messengers, says: The Messenger believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, and [so do] believers. They all believe in God and His angels

The Cow Culture: De-stressing is So SimpleWe have to develop in our personality what may be called the capacity for conversion; we have to turn negative experiences into poSitive thinking. In the 1930s

we may convert negative thought into positive thought. It is said that man is a social animal. But what is society? Society is full of differences. Every day we experience some provocative situation, every

Muhammad’s mission, a man who had come to Makkah on a pilgrimage was asked on his return to his country what was new in Makkah. “Muhammad has claimed prophethood,” he answered, but the only person of any distinction

who has become a follower of his is the son of Abu Qahafah (Abu Bakr). From this answer one can tell what people thought of the Prophet in A.D. 6I0, when he commenced his mission. In those days, his opponents

of God’s MajestyMuslim ibn Bashair says that Abu Hurayra wept during his illness. When asked as to what was making him weep he replied: “I don’t weep for this world of yours. I weep rather for when I think

realization intensifies, his state becomes like that of the above-mentioned Companion of the Prophet. What is meant by a high realization of God? It is that state in which a person discovers God in all His

other words, a person must plan by availing of what still remains with him. This wisdom has been mentioned in the Quran thus: …give good news to the humble whose hearts are filled with awe at the mention

mention of God; who endure adversity with fortitude, say their prayers regularly and spend out of what We have given them (Quran 22:34-35) Through the examples set by countries such as Japan and Germany, the