relationship with the Prophet of Islam is as follows: Say, ‘If you love God, follow me and God will love you and forgive you your sins. God is most forgiving, and most merciful.’ (3: 31) In this verse of the

whoever wants to follow the path of God, it is necessary for him to seek guidance for himself from the exemplary model of the Prophet. The traveller on the path of God-realization cannot afford to remain

one hand, is that he was a seeker of God. Then God guided him to His way. He showed the Prophet through revelation what the authentic way to follow the path of God is. This example of the Prophet has been

had been doing in worship was insufficient. They said, “We stand in no comparison with the Prophet. God has forgiven him for all of his failings”. One of them said, “I will spend the whole night praying”

the eyes of God, what is important is the spirit of the worship we do, not the form by which we do it. Meanwhile, the Prophet returned. He heard what they were saying and said, “By God, I am the most

most God-fearing of all of you. I am more righteous than all of you. Although I observe the fast, there are times when I do not. Although I pray at night, there are times when I sleep. I am also married

A BELIEVEROne Who Submits to God ACCORDING to Islam, a believer is one who submits to God totally. He is like a small infant who owes everything to his parents and his life revolves around them. A believer’s

believer’s life should reflect and revolve around God. He should fear and love God alone. He should do everything for God’s sake. He should have absolute trust in God; his Guardian and Protector. Usually, people

based on false notions. They place total reliance on things which are ephemeral and out of place in God’s cosmic order. These things can never give man true peace of mind. They do not allow one to proceed

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 A.D. It is a book that brings glad

makes ornaments and tools. God thus depicts truth and falsehood. The scum is cast away, but whatever is of use to man remains behind. God thus speaks in parables. (13: 17) God has created this world in

such a way that here material events have become the symbols of moral realities. Whatever Almighty God expects from man at the level of consciousness is being demonstrated in the rest of the world at the

THE GLORIOUS GOD OF A GLORIOUS UNIVERSEExpression of God’s Existence STUDIES in astronomy show that the stars in the universe are more numerous than all of the sand grains on all the seashores of our planet

intelligent God that created the universe and who controls, sustains and cherishes it. By nature, man desires an absolute and perfect God. Our universe does indeed declare the glory of God. When we

is the Creator of the heavens and the Earth. By nature, man desires an absolute and perfect God. Although, God does not appear before us, His creation in the form of this glorious universe is spread all

delights: one at the time of breaking the fast and the other at the time of meeting with his Lord God most High.' Hadith – Sahih Muslim. Fasting, and the breaking of the fast; both are different experiences

upon the true believer throughout his life. He has to abstain from all that has been forbidden by God and live life as a ‘fasting’ person. Fasting gives us an awareness of the patience and struggle

only to do good deeds as enjoined by God, to follow the path He has shown and refrain from all that He has prohibited. For this conscientious life the promise of God is boundless rewards in the Hereafter;

that this is the Truth. Is it not enough that your Lord is the witness of all things? The signs of God whose emergence was predicted in this verse of the Quran came into full expression in the 19th and

One aspect of the modern scientific revolution is that it has fully brought to life these signs of God. The modern scientific revolution has provided a commonly accepted intellectual ground between those

message of the unity of God (tawhid) to Pharaoh, who was then the ruler of Egypt. But Pharaoh mocked this message. The Quran (28: 38) tells us: Pharaoh said, “O nobles, I know of no god for you other than myself

SIGNS OF GODMathematical Precision in Nature THE Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell, represented the laws of electromagnetic interactions in mathematical equations so beautifully, that when the great

great Austrian physicist Ludwig Boltzmann saw them he exclaimed, “Who was the God who wrote these signs?” To a keen observer of the Universe the most astounding fact is that every study of nature culminates

sense, I belong to the ranks of devoutly religious men.” Nature is a sign of God and speaks to us about God. As a creation of God, it presents a picture of its Creator. One who observes nature and the universe

delights: one at the time of breaking the fast and the other at the time of meeting with his Lord God most High.’ (Sahih Muslim). Fasting, and the breaking of the fast; both are different experiences in

forbidden by God and live life as a ‘fasting’ person. The very purpose of life is the ‘testing’ of man. Fasting is a semblance of this test. This worldly life is only to do good deeds as enjoined by God, to follow

has shown and refrain from all that He has prohibited. For this conscientious life the promise of God is boundless rewards in the Hereafter; rewards which are not manifest in this worldly life. Fasting

is cut in two, it turns into two live amoebae.  This is surely a sign from God, showing us the wealth of opportunity that God has kept in store for us live human beings in this world. For a human being

to form the building blocks of an entirely new being. Such are the never-ending possibilities which God has created for man in this world, but it is only one who is alive to these possibilities who can benefit