in the Quran relating to trade and commerce. We are reminded that amongst God’s bounties are the beasts of burden created by God for carrying men and material, and the ships which sail by His command carrying

means of amusement are reprimanded (62: 11); and we are told that the love of God, the Prophet and the struggle for God’s cause must have preference over trade. All illicit ways of making money have been

their trade shall be blessed; but if they tell lies and conceal defects, they shall not receive God’s blessings. The Prophet severely warned shopkeepers against selling their goods on false oaths. Economic

defies the imagination but must nevertheless be understood, for that is the part of human life which God has decreed should be eternal and, as such, ineluctable. We are familiar with the facts of our origin

Hereafter will be condemned to suffer the most horrific pain for all time to come. But those who merit God’s blessings in the Hereafter shall know the most wonderful joy and contentment. It is because life in

that we are free to do as we please in this world. Freedom we do have, but it exists only so that God may distinguish between the good and the evil, and determine who deserves a place of honour and dignity

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

intellectual level. Translated from Arabic and commentary by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful O mankind! Fear your Lord, who created you from a single soul

men and women [throughout the earth]. Fear God, in whose name you appeal to one another, and be mindful of your obligations in respect of ties of kinship. God is always watching over you. (4: 1) All human

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

spiritual and intellectual level. Translated from Arabic and commentary by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan It is God who provides livestock for you, some for riding and some for your food: you have other benefits in

carry you by land, as ships carry you on the sea. He shows you His signs; which then of the signs of God will you deny? (40: 79-81) Man needs many things for the upkeep of his existence and the development

so that the true, inner reality of humaneness can be brought into focus. All human beings are God’s family. The aim of all religions, basically, is to encourage this spiritual unity within man, and

touched on. The Unity of God The most important factor in Islam’s contribution is its concept of monotheism—of there being only one God (THE QURAN 2: 163). According to Islam, God, or the ultimate reality

this universe is only one — called Allah in Islam. It is implicit in the concept of the oneness of Godhead that differences and multiplicity would appear to exist in reality, yet there is an underlying unity

SPIRITUAL ASPECTS OF RAMADANTraining in God-fearing and Patience RAMADAN is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is observed by Muslims as a month of fasting. Fasting obligates a person to refrain

for those before you, so that you may guard yourselves against evil.’ (2: 183) Taqwa means fear of God. The other word that is used in the Quran in this regard is ‘shukr’, that is, thanksgiving. ‘The month

month, let him fast, but he who is ill or on a journey shall fast a similar number of days later on. God desires ease for you, not hardship. He desires you to fast the whole month, so that you may glorify

the Quran as “The Messiah,” “A Mercy,” “Prophet,” “Messenger,” “Word from God,” “Spirit,” “A Sign,” “One brought near (to God),” “Upright,” “Servant,” “Eminent,” “Blessed,” “A Witness,” and “A Parable

chaste woman, was quite distraught at this news. But the angel reassured her that this was the will of God, that it was not a difficult thing for Him and that it was a sign and a blessing to all humankind.

to Jesus and brought him to her people, they all pointed their fingers at her. But she was told by God to remain silent and to point to the baby. As the people were wondering how they could talk to a child

Wahiduddin Khan MAKE GOD YOUR SUPREME CONCERN MOST people talk frequently of marifah (God-realization) without having attained it. The reason is that they wish to attain the realization of God but they are not

words about God-realization without understanding its significance. There is a saying in Arabic: “Knowledge gives you a part of it only when you give yourself to it completely.” The price of God-realization

think of God-realization, while getting out of bed he should think of God-realization. He should engross himself in it to the point of starting to dream about it. The price of Godrealization is total surrender

Hereafter? In the light of the Quran, my answer is, “Adopt the method of patience, and then, with God’s blessings, you will be successful in this world, and in the Hereafter, too.” The fact is that there

Hadith, the Prophet Muhammad said: “Indeed, greater reward comes with greater trial. And indeed, when God loves a people He subjects them to trials, so whoever is content, then for him is pleasure, and whoever

who regard trials as part of God’s Plan, face them with a positive mind-set. It is these people for whom trials of life work as a means for increasing their reward. With God, there is no lack of reward

oneself off from the world and turning to God. This turning to God is not in a physical sense, but having one’s heart and mind continually directed towards God, whatever bodily activity one may be engaged

engaged in. When a person has elevated himself from the world, God endows him with wisdom, which emanates from his lips. He is shown the ills of the world, and their remedies. He is brought safely to the