ephemerality of his position.MAY 4 Observing Silence is NecessaryAccording to a tradition, the Prophet of Islam observed: One who believes in God and the Last Day should either speak words of goodness or keep quiet

been found in one form or the other since ancient times. Fourteen hundred years ago the Prophet of Islam held in Madinah a three-religion conference—in modern terminology, a trialogue—to exchange views on

Ishaaq, the Prophet’s biographer, writes that when the Prophet began to communicate the message of Islam to Makkans publicly, he had to face stiff opposition and hardship. His wife, Khadijah bint Khuwaylid

arrived at by peaceful means.JUNE 17 The Quest for KnowledgeAccording to a tradition, the Prophet of Islam once remarked: “The remedy for ignorance is asking questions.” If the ignorant man does not inquire

They fought against the kings, but took the sufis to their hearts. The number of people who accepted Islam at the hands of sufis runs into millions. Even today Indians in general remember the sufis with veneration

may be evolved. I have made an in-depth study of this problem from the historical as well as the Islamic viewpoints. I should like to make a brief presentation of my findings. According to my study, basically

the same superior attributes, nevertheless brought to India the gifts of peace and justice. This Islamic revolutionary wave was so powerful that it influenced the minds of Muslim generations for several

night, he left Makkah and travelled in secret till he reached Madinah. This journey is known in Islamic history as the Hijrah. The Hijrah clearly exemplifies the choice of a peaceful method as opposed

commercial activities, believers are again required to keep remembering God, for—in the religion of Islam—without doing so, life is lacking in any religious virtue. Religion and worldly activities are only

strategy. One historical example of this is the Hudaybiyyah Treaty entered into by the Prophet of Islam in 628 AD. This entailed the Prophet having to agree to all of the conditions demanded by his opponents