misunderstandings about him, and the Creator expects you to make use of this capacity. God has not shown any discrimination between different people. It is men and women themselves who give others the

the power to will anything. (3:26) According to this Quranic statement, political power is a gift of God. It cannot be achieved through fighting or conquest. If anyone tries to capture political power by

the political situation and waiting for your turn to come. If someone achieves political power by God’s decision, it will prove to be good for him, but if he tries to snatch power from others, it will prove

research, he went on to invent wheeled vehicles, such as the bicycle and the car. Modern vehicles are God-given, in terms of potential. And since many countries and their citizens have been involved in turning

vehicle is God’s great bounty, and in making it reach the commercial level, humanity as a whole has played an important role. When one thinks in this way, one will first and foremost acknowledge God and then

‘conspire’ against them can leave this world of God’s and invent an imaginary world for themselves elsewhere, because, according to the law on the basis of which God has made this world, such things are bound

bound to happen. Even for the prophets God made no exception in this regard. So, how can an exception be made for us? Everywhere, and across the world, Muslims are divided into rival camps, allied with different

doubling your wealth many times over. Have fear of God and you shall prosper. Guard yourselves against the fire of Hell prepared for unbelievers. Obey God and the

doing, you will thank God for His blessings, rather than feel deprived. People used to ask his wife, ‘A’ishah, the daughter of his first and most loyal Companion Abu Bakr, how he lived at home. “Like an

which he washed himself. He was a home-loving, peace-loving human being. “When you enter a house, ask God to bless it,” he would say. He greeted others with the phrase: As-salamu alaykum—which means: “May

your bad deeds and admit you into gardens watered by running streams, on a Day when God will not abase the Prophet and those who have believed with him. Their light will shine out ahead of them and on

to God with strong commitment, this is called pure repentance. If the person truly repents, his whole life will change. At first, if his way of thinking was ungodly, now his thinking will be godly. If

obtains the blessing of being in God’s neighbourhood. The above-mentioned prayers are an expression in words of the inner spiritual feelings of a person who has deep trust in God. Such a person desires that

the world after death he will be granted a higher level of the blessings that he had received from God in this present world. Death for him is to come out of an imperfect world and a means to enter a perfect

that at present he is actually in a state of total despair and helplessness. True Success: Finding God Most people want to live a long life. That is why there has always been much research on this subject

inhabitants of Paradise enter this noble abode they will utter these words of gratitude: “Praise be to God who has taken away all sorrow from us. Our Lord is forgiving and appreciative.” Here the word ‘sorrow’

his ultimate end. It enables man to lead his life in this world according to the creation plan of God, so that he may be entitled to the divine rewards. About two-dozen Prophets have been mentioned in

authentic historical record is available of any other prophet. But, in principle, we have to believe that God’s prophets came to every nation and in every age, whether or not we have any record of them. A religious

all his heart and all his soul. It gives man the conviction that he is in communion with Almighty God. On finding a religion, man feels that he has become a