is the book of God. It has been preserved in its entirety since its revelation to the Prophet of Islam between CE 610 and 632. It is a book that brings glad tidings to humankind, along with divine admonition

required that he be as pure as the angels. Almighty God has given full guidance to man as to what he should do and what he should not. However, man may be pardoned in the case of lesser offences (lamam), i.e

their guilt because this amounts to adding insult to injury. Has he not been made acquainted with what was written in the scriptures of Moses? And with Abraham who kept his word: that no soul shall bear

the subject of clash and confrontation. But, sedulously avoiding all such issues, the Prophet of Islam strictly limited his sphere to peaceful propagation of the word of God. This resulted in Dawah work

these 13 years of dawah work was the entry into the Islamic fold of men of the highest moral caliber who were responsible for forming the history of Islam, for instance, Abu Bakr, Umar, Usman and Ali, etc

wage war against the Prophet, even then, instead of opting for the way of reaction and retaliation, what the Prophet did was to secretly migrate to Medina. Migration, by its very nature, was a clear example

while labeling his efforts as ‘service of Islam’! Someone’s actions are impelled by, narrow tribalism and communal prejudice, and yet he calls it an ‘Islamic movement’! Someone is trying to promote his

championing the cause of ‘establishing an Islamic social system’! Someone is running behind someone else simply in order to become rich and famous, while labeling this as ‘Islamic brotherhood’! Someone is embroiled

heated arguments and thinks that he is a great advocate of ‘Islamic revival’! Someone is doing some minor reformist work, claiming that what he is doing is ‘calling people to God’ and ‘communicating God’s

is the Islamic way. If one party is weaker, Islam enjoins him to remain patient, while exhorting the other party, the stronger, to tread the path of justice and fair play. The guidance of Islam regarding

standpoint, the woman is the weaker and the man the stronger party. That is why in its guidelines Islam keeps this difference in mind, so that more and more harmony and cooperation may build up between

between the two, and the task of home building may proceed smoothly and without any hindrance. While Islam enjoins women to become obedient to their husbands, the Quran says that virtuous women are already obedient

Losing Sight of Inner Spirit A VERSE from the Quran concerning the 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

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 recorded in various

bloodshed. So we worship God alone, setting naught beside Him, counting as forbidden what He has forbidden and as licit what He has allowed. For these reasons have our people turned against us, and have persecuted

shall not suffer wrong.” We can see from Ja’far’s words how much Islam meant to him, and to those on whose behalf he was speaking. Islam was for them a life of enlightenment as opposed to a life of ignorance;

Prophet Muhammad. They now sought eternity, not the world. Gone was the permissiveness of yesteryear; what they had discovered now was the joy of an upright moral bearing—the path of justice as opposed to

you.’ (Matthew 5:43-44) Now let me quote what is said by Islam. In one of its chapters, the Quran says: ‘Good and evil deeds are not equal. Repel evil with what is better; then you will see that one who

formula for universal brotherhood and is common to all the three religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Love is the greatest human virtue. Where there is love, everything is in harmony, and where there

This being so, it is but natural that differences will arise between individuals and groups. Then what is the solution? Love is the only answer. If a man and woman have love in their hearts, they will

bloodshed. So we worship God alone, setting naught beside Him, counting as forbidden what He has forbidden and as licit what He has allowed. For these reasons have our people turned against us, and have persecuted

shall not suffer wrong.” We can see from Ja’far’s words how much Islam meant to him, and to those on whose behalf he was speaking. Islam was for them a life of enlightenment as opposed to a life of ignorance;

Prophet Muhammad. They now sought eternity, not the world. Gone was the permissiveness of yesteryear; what they had discovered now was the joy of an upright moral bearing—the path of justice as opposed to

a dear friend. As the Quran (41: 34) puts it: Good and evil deeds are not equal. Repel evil with what is better; then you will see that one who was once your enemy has become your dearest friend […] Elaborating

regret what you have done […] Often, people get provoked and resort to violence on the basis of mere hearsay and rumour, without investigating the veracity of what they have heard. Sometimes, what they hear

treaty as a ‘clear victory’. Two years after this treaty, the whole of Arabia came under the sway of Islam. If Muslims were to act according to this above-mentioned Quranic verse, all of a sudden their history

people would be and what role they were to play in the future. But now, for the first time in Islamic history, this word can be applied to a specific group, as it has become clear what role this group will