use of the age of global communication are called Brothers of the Prophet (Ikhwan-e-Rasool) in the tradition. Thus, Ikhwan-e-Rasool is not a mysterious group.

the Jamaat-e-Islami came out with a considerable number of writings criticizing it. But the end result of these efforts was only to make even clearer than before that in the entire Jamaat-e-Islami circle

Maududi’s key books: Quran ki Char Bunyadi Istilahen (‘Four Basic Terms of the Quran’) and Tajdid-o-Ihya-e Deen.

given by the Prophet Muhammad e, the Madinans, soon after their first introduction to the religion of monotheism, abandoned idol worship and accepted Islam without any hesitation. To understand this difference

Muhammad e is a living proof of the profundity of his vision, and is literally testified to by history. Introducing Peace as the Most Powerful Weapon The period in which the Prophet Muhammad e was born

called positive status quoism. 1. An Obstacle Turned Into a Stepping Stone: When Prophet Muhammad e began his mission in Makkah, hundreds of idols had been placed in the most sacred mosque. The Kabah

(polytheism). At that time the method adopted by Prophet Muhammad e provides a perfect example of positive status quoism. What Prophet Muhammad e did was to refrain completely from interfering with the idols

meaningful reality. It is a blessing which can be fully explained rationally. God’s names, known as Asma-e-Husna in Arabic, are the known doors of God’s mercy. These doors have been opened, as we learn from

that man may discover them and passing through them may reach the mercy of God in this world. Asma-e-Husna are like the gates of the divine mercy. They are the means of connecting us to God. They are a

the Indian Muslim writer Shibli Numani, bemoaning this, wrote: Zawal-e daulat-e usman zawal-e shar-o-millat hai Aziz-o-fikr-e-farzand-o-ayal-o-khanama kab tak

within it. This has been expressed thus by a Persian poet: Barg Darakhtan-e-sabz, dar nazar-e-hoshiar, har waraqe daftare ast marifat-e-kardgar. (The leaves of the green tree, to a wise man, serve as a great

prayer was a prayer with ism-e-aazam. Since this prayer was said by the Companion in the Arabic language, people consciously or unconsciously regard that a prayer with ism-e-aazam is one which is done in

in the Arabic language, and a prayer not said in the Arabic language is not the prayer of ism-e-aazam. But this thinking is not right. In its reality, the prayers said by the Companions, were in their

Mahadi (Guided Person) and the manifestation of the unknowable God—Mazhar-e-Haq. (EB-732). The declaration of the Prophet Muhammad e that he was the last Prophet still remains unquestioned. The case of Bahaullah

a Prophet of God. On the contrary what he claimed, was that he was a shadow of the Prophet Muhammad e. He