“fearing the unseen.” That is, without any apparent compulsion or pressure from God, man, of his own free will, acknowledges God and leads his life in this world, going in fear of Him. In the absence of an

KNOWLEDGE AND SERIOUSNESSAbdullah ibn Abbas said, “He who fears God is a scholar.” (Sunan al-Darimi, No. 345) This saying of the senior companion of the Prophet shows that seriousness and caution are important

When a person acquires deep knowledge, its natural consequence is that he becomes cautious about God. This precaution creates seriousness in a person. Where there is knowledge without seriousness, it

“fearing the unseen.” That is, without any apparent compulsion or pressure from God, man, of his own free will, acknowledges God and leads his life in this world, going in fear of Him. In the absence of an

provides an incontrovertible proof of the value of this policy.THE POWER OF PEACEAccording to a hadith, “God grants to gentleness what He does not grant to harshness.” That is to say, peaceful activism

in war and violence, save death and destruction. On the contrary, an atmosphere of peace enables “God grants to gentleness what he does not grant to harshness.”—The Prophet Muhammad

to eat and drink, he becomes fully aware of his utter dependence on God’s bounty. He is then filled with gratitude towards God and the realization comes to him that, even were he to lay down his life for

world is one of fortitude and forbearance, limited as it is to the enjoyment of whatever is allowed by God and avoidance of whatever is forbidden by Him. It will naturally be beset by all the difficulties encountered

has such faith in God’s Paradise will be able to say that worldly damage is very petty compared to the priceless Paradise. After every material loss, an individual will lean towards God more. He will become

leads to his true destination—Paradise. This fact is expressed in a Hadith in the following words: “O God! There is no comfort, but the comfort of the Hereafter.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 2961) To search

possible for us to donate in the first place. If God has made our body in this way – that is, it can accept organs from others, then it means that it is part of God’s will that one person should donate to another

another. Hence, there is no question of lawful or unlawful when it comes to the act of organ donation. God has Himself kept the possibility in human body to accept organs from others. Therefore, those who have

to eat and drink, he becomes fully aware of his utter dependence on God’s bounty. He is then filled with gratitude towards God and the realization comes to him that, even were he to lay down his life for

world is one of fortitude and forbearance, limited as it is to the enjoyment of whatever is allowed by God and avoidance of whatever is forbidden by Him. It will naturally be beset by all the difficulties encountered

him does not reach him. In the Quran, spirituality is described as leading a God-oriented life (rabbaniyat). Those who lead God-oriented lives, do not become influenced by the people around them. The thinking

thinking of those who can rise above their mundane environment and live at a godly level, becomes independent of what people say about them. That is, they are not influenced by idle chatter. They find such

possible for us to donate in the first place. If God has made our body in this way – that is, it can accept organs from others, then it means that it is part of God’s will that one person should donate to another

another. Hence, there is no question of lawful or unlawful when it comes to the act of organ donation. God has Himself kept the possibility in human body to accept organs from others. Therefore, those who have