this way his thinking becomes profound and he develops the ability to foresee things. Realization of God endows the individual with the virtue of disinterestedness in worldly things. This is called zuhd (abstinence)

servant of God, who has no interest in worldly things. God having planted wisdom in his heart, he speaks words of wisdom. God has shown him the evils of this world, and the remedy for them. God leads him

anyone harms you, you should still do good to him. (Sunan alTirmidhi, Hadith No. 2007) Realization of God is attainable by those men and women who always engage in positive thinking. But experience shows that

this way his thinking becomes profound and he develops the ability to foresee things. Realization of God endows the individual with the virtue of disinterestedness in worldly things. This is called zuhd (abstinence)

servant of God, who has no interest in worldly things. God having planted wisdom in his heart, he speaks words of wisdom. God has shown him the evils of this world, and the remedy for them. God leads him

anyone harms you, you should still do good to him. (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith No. 2007) Realization of God is attainable by those men and women who always engage in positive thinking. But experience shows that

spiritual personality. — Maulana Wahiduddin Khan REALIZATION OF GOD The fourth Caliph of Islam, Ali ibn Abi Talib, observed: 'I realized God by having failed in my planning.' (Quwwat ul-Quloob) FAILING to

this power is, no doubt, none other than God Almighty Himself. This may be called a negative reminder. There are also positive reminders of the greatness of God and the number of positive reminders is far

every dark night is a positive reminder of God Almighty. The realization of God, the Creator of the sun is no doubt, of unbounded magnitude. One’s discovery of God will be an unending journey of divine glimpses

social phenomenon is referred to in the Quran in these words: When it is said to them, ‘Come to what God has sent down and to the Messenger.’ They reply, ‘The faith we have inherited from our fathers is sufficient

cultural matters. I call it cultural religiosity. These people have never experienced love of God or fear of God. Their religion is community religion, and not divine religion. What exactly do you mean by

humanity? How does this relate to the true teachings of Islam? You are right. A verse in the Quran says: “God has not placed two hearts in any man’s body.” (33: 4) This verse refers to an aspect of human psychology

COMPLAINTS TAKE YOU AWAY FROM GODEligibility for Special Assistance from God THE PROPHET Muhammad began his mission in Makkah in 610 CE. Then, the time came when the chieftains of Makkah compelled him

general law of God. And that is, when a person faces one-sided oppression or when something of his is wrongly snatched away from him, such a person becomes eligible for God’s special assistance. God gives him

him much more than what other people have wrongly taken away from him. This special gift of God is given to the person who develops the eligibility for this gift. And this eligibility is that in such conditions

simple fact that the message of Islam presented the concept of God being the Creator of everything and that nature was to be explored and God had to be worshipped. So, the awe surrounding nature was replaced

glorifying God he said: “Eclipses of the sun and moon are not due to the death of any human being; they are just two signs given by God. When you observe an eclipse, you should pray to God, praise Him

its adherents to undertake scientific pursuits. The Prophet mentioned these suggestions as signs of God in the universe, and the Quran has the following to say about these signs in order to know Him as He

Israel. Solomon was David’s son, and succeeded to his father’s throne. As for Joseph, he was endowed by God with the ability to interpret dreams and the King of Egypt, impressed by his ability, went so far as

counter the challenges of their society to the preservation of the Holy Scriptures. The knowledge of God is eternal. He sees the future just as He does the past. He was aware, before the sending of the prophets

religion, but also to exalt it above all others on earth. He would be granted special succour from God, enabling him to

Israel. Solomon was David’s son, and succeeded to his father’s throne. As for Joseph, he was endowed by God with the ability to interpret dreams and the King of Egypt, impressed by his ability, went so far as

counter the challenges of their society to the preservation of the Holy Scriptures. The knowledge of God is eternal. He sees the future just as He does the past. He was aware, before the sending of the prophets

religion, but also to exalt it above all others on earth. He would be granted special succour from God, enabling him to

said: ‘O Prophet of God, teach me something.’ “Abuse no one,” replied the Prophet, “and despise not anything good and speak to your fellow-men with open countenance”. (Tirmidhi) 5. “God has no mercy for

belief in God. Belief in God also can be of two types. One is a traditional belief in God. The other is a conscious, living belief in God. A conscious belief in God arises from discovering God in all His

His powers. One who discovers God in such a manner cannot remain like he was before finding God. A traditional belief in God is a lifeless belief. Such a belief does not move the soul of man. It does

traditional belief in God, there is an admission of God, but there is no fear of God. On the other hand, a conscious belief in God is a completely different matter. A conscious belief in God arises from discovering