should spread among the believers, will have a painful chastisement in this world and the Hereafter. God knows, and you do not know. (24:19) According to Islamic teachings, character assassination is a heinous

against Quranic teachings. Those guilty of any ethical crime of this nature will be severely punished by God Almighty. If you criticize someone on the basis of undeniable facts which stand up to objective scrutiny

intention is good, your action will be treated as promoting reform. Moreover, you will receive reward from God Almighty. But if you are abusing someone, or using unethical or immoral language without any evidence

God. God is the Creator of this world. And, only by gaining an understanding of the Creator’s creation plan can we get the right answer to this question. The Quran, the preserved book of God, gives an

happen by accident, but was certainly due to the management of history by God. Now the same process is at work for those who, with self- styled justification, have launched violent movements. It is these

of God. It is certain that it will have only a limited lifespan. In my view, this terrorism, whether perpetrated in the name of jihad or in any other name will, without doubt, be extirpated by God. Indeed

presence in the universe. It is difficult to define God, but I can feel an Omnipresence everywhere. People ask, if God created the universe, who created God? So there’s always a problem with a beginning.”

and solemn. Each one will be wishing for solitude, peace and quiet to supplicate to God. Seeking forgiveness from God cannot be a public or a loud affair. One can understand the kind of atmosphere one needs

English equivalent is the Night of Destiny. It is also referred to as the ‘Night of Decisions’ and God takes decisions for the coming year on this night. This night falls on one of the last ten nights of

adherence to their religion broadly means paying the dues of God and men in purely personal matters. In particular, it means true belief in God and the carrying out of His commandments; strict adherence

transactions; withstanding the temptations of the self as instigated by Satan; paying what is due to God in terms of one’s wealth and life; giving the hereafter priority over the present world; being guided

about having a servant and praise God instead? Would anyone of them, on hearing her bewail her lot because of difficulties with in-laws, advise her simply to turn to God? By any standard of consistency,

that just taking a pride in Islam is the sole prerequisite for their being honored in the court of God, they will eventually have to do penance for having entertained such a grave misconception. They would

honest living and serving God in one’s life.” This is the meaning that the Companions of the Prophet and their followers generally inferred from the phrase. To believe in God and implement His commandments

public—seems at all interested in engaging in the actual work of shahadah, which is calling people towards God. The people of other communities who are being attacked and killed by those who champion this self

shahadah are actually madus of the Muslim ummah, people to whom Muslims should communicate the message of God—and to kill madus is not at all permissible in Islam.

Prophet of Islam started his dawah work in Makakh. His dawah work involved conveying the message of God to people. This was a totally peaceful initiative, yet the Makkans unilaterally engaged in violence

him and as a result, a battle took place in 2 A.H. which is known as Battle of Badr. In this battle God helped the Prophet and his companions, and he emerged successful against his opponents. A notable event