like a flowing river that is replenished with fresh thoughts and ideas and continues on its journey What is the meaning of prayer? Why should I pray to God? Prayer is the compensation for a person’s helplessness

being an atheist, he was heard saying, ‘Peter save us!’ when his plane got stuck in a thunderstorm. What should be the right prayer that we should make to God? In this world, every person is born to lead

divine guidance is sought. Can one ask God for death? No, this is completely forbidden according to Islamic teachings. This had been alluded to in the following Hadith: One of the Prophet’s Companion reported

replaces the miracles of ancient times as evidence to prove the veracity of religion. The Prophet of Islam was born in Makkah and appointed Prophet in 610 AD. All the prophets who came before him performed

miracles of different kinds to prove the veracity of the truth of their message. But the Prophet of Islam was the last of the prophets—the last link in the chain of prophethood. After him the method of performing

supernatural miracles was discontinued (17: 59). God stopped sending the prophets after the Prophet of Islam, and with THE AGE OF SCIENCE & RELIGION—PART I Discover God Through Reason Science replaces the

difficult task, but he replied: What is impossible with man is possible with God. (Luke 18:27) We need to simply keep our faith in God and pray to Him in tough times.79.WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE

THE COMPANIONS OF THE PROPHET AND PRESENT-DAY MUSLIMS?The real spirit of the Islamic faith was not paid heed to in later times. The emphasis was shifted to the outward form of religion instead of the spirit

Openness to admonition: a sign of Islamic character Adi ibn Hatim once observed: “So long as you are able to recognize evil and do not abhor what is good, and so long as a learned man may stand up and

consideration for others in their business dealings, and in the exacting of their dues. Both good and evil in what we say Said the Prophet: “When you speak, do so in a good cause. That will serve your interests. And

difficult task, but he replied: What is impossible with man is possible with God. (Luke 18:27) We need to simply keep our faith in God and pray to Him in tough times.79.WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE

THE COMPANIONS OF THE PROPHET AND PRESENT-DAY MUSLIMS?The real spirit of the Islamic faith was not paid heed to in later times. The emphasis was shifted to the outward form of religion instead of the spirit

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 tidings to mankind, along with divine admonition

that God hear his voice. — they use their oaths as a cover and thus they bar others from God’s way: what they have been doing is truly evil — that is because they believed and then rejected their faith:

sealed up’. When you see them, their outward appearance pleases you; when they speak, you listen to what they say. But they are like propped up blocks of timber. They think that every shout is directed against

PICTURESReturn to Islam A CERTAIN Jew lived near Shaykh Bayazid Bastami, the great Sufi saint. When this saint passed away, someone asked the Jew if he ever got attracted towards Islam during his interactions

answered; “I saw two Islams, neither of which I liked. On the one hand there was the Islam of Shaykh Bayazid Bastami, which called for extraordinary capacity to follow. Then there was the Islam of most Muslims

at almost every step; memorized incantations, repeated over and over again, thousands of times. Islam is a simple, natural religion, possessing a tremendous inherent appeal to human nature. The religion

Hadith teachers of Imam ibn Asakir, several women teachers are mentioned. During the first era of Islam, academic activity related mostly to work on the Hadith and athar. 78 We find, in this age, that a

Prophet’s wife, ‘Aishah, herself handed down to posterity a substantial proportion of what comprises the vast whole of Islamic knowledge. The next generation of women in their turn handed down the traditions

scholars to whom they were related and carried on the good work of passing it on to their successors. ISLAM GIVES COURAGE Tumadir bint ‘Amr ibn ath-Tharid as-Sulamiyya (d.24 AH), a poetess, later known as

IS ISLAM AGAINST DEMOCRACYTHE answer is in the negative. Islam itself is a system of democracy, not only in political matters but also in other social matters. There is a clear direction in the Quran in

majority, and the same principle is accepted in Islam. Islam is a system of democracy; not only politically, but also socially. The Prophet of Islam used to adopt this principle in every matter.

should go on to the outskirts. The prophet agreed to the opinion of the majority. The Prophet of Islam said — “As you are, so will be your rulers.” HADITH REPORTED BY AL-BAIHAQI It means that the government

DIFFERENCESDifferences are not evil. What is evil is man not dealing with differences in an appropriate way. Going in fear of God despite there being differences is a great Islamic act. Differences are part of

every count or as having double standards, or being ill intentioned, or insincere is a totally un-Islamic course to take.