ONENESS OF GODThe Creator, Sustainer and Cherisher MONOTHEISM or Tawheed is the essence of Islam. Tawheed means oneness of God. It is a fundamental doctrine of Islam referring to the oneness of God in all

declaration that ‘there is no God but only one God’ is called Tawheed. God is not an abstract concept. He exists by Himself. He is a living and powerful God with perfect attributes. God alone is the Creator and

including human beings. There is no one worthy of worship other than God. No act in the nature of worship is lawful unless directed towards God. He is the one who fulfils our needs. He is always near us; He

of Islam Issue 30 June 2015 11 way of committing suicide. This beautiful world of nature created by God is well on its way to being ruined by man. Widespread violence, ecological disturbance and global warming

following statement:  ‘God calls to the Home of Peace.’ (THE QURAN10: 25)  This means that according to the creation plan, peace and harmony should prevail in human society. God Himself is peace. He intended

establish contact with God Almighty, the creator of man and the universe. Nature was a paradise on earth, but man is turning it into hell. Nature, a source of spirituality, is God’s language: it teaches

WHY HAS GOD GIVEN MAN FREEDOMWHY HAS GOD GIVEN MAN FREEDOM? Privileged Responsibility UNLIKE any other creature in the Universe, man is free in this world. God has not placed any curbs on him. But this

is of the highest moral character. One who conducts himself in this matter should be reckoned as God’s special servant who, without any apparent compulsion, chose to be a man of principle; who, without

gives him the opportunity to gain credit for being the most superior of all God’s creatures. All the things in this world are God’s subjects. The stars and satellites rotate in space entirely at their Lord’s

mere mortal can solve the mysteries of life and the universe without the revelations of the Book of God. Medicines are accompanied by leaflets explaining what illnesses they are designed to cure, how they

THE WORD OF GODFrom The Scriptures The Quran is the book of God. It has been preserved in its entirety since its revelation to the Prophet of Islam between 610 and 632 AD. It is a book that brings glad

have not sent the Quran down to you to distress you, but only as an exhortation for him who fears God; it is a revelation from Him who has created the earth and the high heavens, the All Merciful settled

Truth, but its full impact is felt only when the caller himself is fully dedicated to the cause of God, having sacrificed his own interests thereto. If he is to bring people to the right path, he must be

Since God remains invisible in this present world, one who judges things by appearances tends to accord some visible being the status due only to the Almighty. Such beings are generally leaders who, because

This vacuum in human nature was in actual fact to be filled by God Almighty, but many people chose something or someone other than God for this purpose. This happens when ordinary human beings, seeing

in this universe of God, no one save God possesses any power or greatness. Man may continue to receive the status of divinity only for so long as God remains invisible. But when God appears on Doomsday

visited him and found him in a very sad mood. On being asked the reason, he said; ‘I am in a hurry, but God isn’t.' This story informs us about the law of nature, which is based on gradual development and not

both in prosperity and adversity who restrain their anger and are forgiving towards their fellow men—God loves those who do good works. (3: 135) Even I used to get angry in my early days. A closer scrutiny

religions. God suffices as a witness! THE style of this verse indicates that the event referred to here is not some human affair, rather it is an outcome of a definite and certain decision of God. God has determined

is about a decision of God that is sure to transpire in human history. The second aspect of this verse refers to God’s guidance―guidance sent by God through revelation. It is God’s decision that His revealed

done whilst managing history in such a way that human freedom remains unscathed. For this purpose, God adopted a certain method. He arranged that whenever some people developed their own edition of Truth

THE WORD OF GODFrom The Scriptures The Quran is the book of God. It has been preserved in its entirety since its revelation to the Prophet of Islam between AD 610 and 632. It is a book that brings glad

intellectual level. Translated from Arabic and commentary by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful When the sun is folded up, and when the stars lose their light

mankind; to every one of you who wishes to tread the straight path. But you cannot will it unless God, the Lord of the Universe, so wills it [to show you that way]. (81: 16-29) The occurrence of day and

psychological gesture from a sister who requested his brother to clean himself before he read the Book of God. The fact that one does not need to perform ablutions before reading the Quran is affirmed by another

reader gives to God’s word. However, imposing this practice keeps people away from comfortably reading or gifting the Quran, and, above all, prevents people from knowing the message of God.