GODS SIGNSOpen Your Eyes Surely in the heavens and the earth there are signs for the faithful; in your own creation, and in the beasts that are scattered far and near, are signs for true believers; in

in the alternation of night and day, in the sustenance God sends down from heaven with which He revives the earth after its death, and in the marshalling of the winds, are signs for men of understanding

verses in the Quran which point out that there are signs in the universe for men of understanding. God requires man to believe in certain hidden realities. To make this easier he has set up material symbols

GODCENTRED RELIGIONWHAT are the things that people live for... Money? ... Power? ... Fame? The goals vary with the individual, some being immediate, frivolous, and easily interchangeable, while others

downtrodden and give generously to the poor. No goal should ever be so placed above religion that the Godhead becomes eclipsed. A man’s whole life is conditioned by the goal he sets for himself. It becomes

ourselves before God. No goal should ever be so placed above religion that we forget God. And no matter what kind of religion we choose for ourselves — God-centred, pantheistic or Godless — we should never

THE EXISTENCE OF GODA Self-evident Phenomenon THE greatest proof of the existence of God is the existence of man himself. It is just as far-fetched to believe in a being like man as it is to believe in

nature of God. If we believe in man, then there is nothing to stop us from believing in God. The Quran tells us that God breathed His spirit into man (15: 29). This means that the attributes of God are manifested

in God. Essentially, these are all divine qualities. God has not given man a share in His attributes, but He has created man in His own image; that is, He has made man’s being a reflection of God's power

one’s anger in check. Fear of God in a human being is the supreme factor that can prevent an irate person from going beyond the bounds of decency. When awareness of God’s greatness is truly lodged in an

of the fact that God will call him to account for each one of his actions exercises a powerful restraint upon the anger surging within him. Such is the character of one, who fears God, that when he is

is made angry by a human being, it is God who looms up before him, effectively quelling his anger. The Quran makes it clear that any such strong, adverse, emotional reaction such as anger does not befit

LIKENESS OF GODALIKENESS of God is to be found in man, for is not the existence of man a proof of the existence of God? What is the nature of God? He is a live, self-sufficient Being, with a mind that

too small to escape its force. And quite independent of all objects of creation, God has His ego. Man may not, like God, be omniscient and omnipotent, but he certainly thinks, sees, hears, has a will,

his own volition and understands quite precisely what is meant by the ‘ego’ — the ‘I’. To believe in God is to have faith in a higher form of the ‘I’. Man’s experience of himself, his attributes, his characteristics

LIKENESS OF GODTowards Realization of God A LIKENESS of God is to be found in man, for is not the existence of man a proof of the existence of God? What is the nature of God? He is a living, self-sufficient

too small to escape its force. And quite independent of all objects of creation, God has His ego. Man may not, like God, be omniscient and omnipotent, but he certainly thinks, sees, hears, has a will,

his own volition and understands quite precisely what is meant by the ‘ego’—the ‘I’. To believe in God is to have faith in a higher form of the ‘I’. Man’s experience of himself, his attributes, his characteristics

the Night of Destiny falls in any of the odd nights in the last ten days of Ramadan. On this night, God Almighty destines the future of people. Therefore, people generally try to worship more during these

what she should do if she finds the Night. Prophet Muhammad said she should pray in these words: O God! Certainly You are the One who grants forgiveness for sins. You love to forgive, so forgive me. (Sahih

because by doing so, a believer realizes the smallness of his being and the greatness of God. He realizes that God alone has the power to forgive and none else. Laylat-ul-Qadr is not something mysterious

Muslims today. The number of people who pray is on the increase, but there are few who really fear God. There is no lack of people who speak on behalf of Islam, but there are few who will remain silent

shakes one’s soul and makes one live in awareness of the afterlife. According to the creation plan of God, in this world of trial every man is free. It is possible to torment one’s neighbour, yet still be

invited to preside over meetings whose aim is to promote peace and justice. One may be forgetful of God in private, yet in public places be considered a representative of the divine cause. One may be totally

Prophet and his Companions have served as models of a truly God-fearing existence for all humankind, and will continue to do so. Hence God’s preservation of this page of history with such exactitude that

verse which contained a warning, he would pray to God and seek refuge with Him, and whenever he came to a verse bearing good tidings, he would pray to God and express his longing for what was mentioned in

asked, “can things now turn out well for us, since we shall have to pay for the evil that we do?” “May God forgive you, Abu Bakr,” the Prophet said, “don’t you ever become ill, or feel fatigue or distress?