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

mankind. This event, in its reality, would be so great that the Prophet observed, “In the eyes of God, this would be the greatest witness in the entire human history.” (Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 2938) The

tradition, along with other such traditions, in fact, indicate the opportunity of peacefully conveying God’s word that must be availed of before Doomsday strikes. People must rush to perform this role.

capacity, in some activity or for some purpose. Thus, the Quran says ‘And strive for the cause of God as it behoves you to strive for it.’ (22:78) In the Arabic language the word ‘jihad’ refers to making

ceases. This continuous jihad is the ceaseless effort a believer makes at every moment to abide by God’s will in every aspect of his life. Such a person does not let any negative elements affect his life

hope which can illuminate the world he will have to face after death. It is this ray of hope that God’s prophets have come to provide to the world. The prophets have taught man that there is another world–one

it by their righteous actions. This message has been summed up in these words of the Quran: “And God calls unto the home of peace.” (The Quran, 10:25) The Result of Reaction Mr. G.D. Birla (1894-1983)

thousands of people set off from their homes but on the way to their destination they are caught by God’s angels, who take them to the stage of the Hereafter, instead of to where they wanted to go. Every

soon he comes to know that he is heading, not to the world of his hopes, but, rather, to the world of God, towards the Hereafter. People are simply unaware of where they are heading and where they will arrive

Hibr relates that one day the Prophet exhorted people to donate something towards the struggle for God’s cause, and people gave according to their means. One of the Prophet’s Companions Ulbah ibn Zayd ibn

ibn Haritha, did not, however, have anything to give. He arose that night and, weeping before God, prayed to Him: “Lord I have nothing to give to charity. Instead Lord, I forgive whoever has brought me

become Christians. It has been proved to them, they had said, that the Bible was the inspired Word of God.”17 One sentence of the Book of Genesis regarding the beginning of the world reads: ...and darkness

us not quarrel over details due to translation and human interpolation or over the question of how God did His work or the time it took. Who knows? The facts as told have come down through the ages and

accompanied by the conviction that this would never have been the outcome if this lady had known the God of hope the way I, as an earnest Christian knew Him.” From this incident, we can form an idea of the

well-being of man, there is a disastrously negative aspect to them in that they deny the existence of God. In fact, the entire educational system has been geared to ridding people’s minds of all thoughts of

by God. Otherwise, they would never do such terrible things. Such attacks target and harm innocent people. These cowardly actions are wholly against humanity as well as against the religion of God. An

of what they call an ‘Islamic jihad’. Their claim is criminally false. Islamic jihad in the path of God is engaged in for purposes of defense, while the so-called wars that these hijackers are waging are

are for the sake of power and pelf. Such a war definitely cannot be a jihad in the cause of God. Another point to keep in mind is that jihad in the sense of qital, or war, is the prerogative only of an