CONTROL OVER THE UNIVERSEUniversal Harmony THE words of the first verse of the Quran: ‘Praise be to God, the Lord of the Universe’ (1: 1) are in actual fact, a man’s spontaneous response when he observes

The perfect harmony in the universe is a proof that it is functioning under an all-powerful God. On seeing this universal harmony, scientists find it astonishing. They do not know how to explain

harmony in the universe can be understood as a proof that it is functioning under an all-powerful God. Had this not been so, the whole universe would be reduced to ultimate chaos. This perfect harmony

may be unseen to us in this world. OF the many beings created by God, the angels are of special importance. They have been invested by God with the supernatural power to keep order in the functioning of

in the slightest from the path of God, for all their actions are in complete obedience to His will. This is because they have not been invested with free will by God Almighty. Diverse and numerous events

attended to by the angels. Working in the universe as extremely faithful and obedient servants of God, they ensure the continued existence of the human and animal species on earth. As well as running the

concentrate on God. ‘Internal activity’ here means a heightened sensitivity and awareness towards piety, self-control, the avoidance of violence and aggression and the need to lead life devoted to God, instead

quarrelling while on the pilgrimage. Whatever good you may do, God is aware of it. Make provision for yourselves — but surely, the best of all provision is God-consciousness. Always be mindful of Me, you that are

QURAN 2: 197 Haj, for the Arabs, was an ethnic festival, not an expression of the worship of the one God. In pre-Islamic times, Haj was associated with all sorts of practices that are characteristic of tribal

difficulties without any benefit? These questions are addressed when we understand the creation plan of God. We are living in an era where things are accepted only when they are observed. We find it hard to

in them. Human life is eternal but God has divided it into two phases, one the life here on earth (pre-death) and the second one the life after death (post-death). God has created this plan to test human

The book starts with the creation plan of God. Without being acquainted with the “Self”, no one will be able to get familiar with the creation plan of God. Man is a unique creation in the entire known

UNLIMITED REWARDPatience Unlimited SAY, [God says] O My servants who have believed, fear your Lord. For those who do good in this world will have a good reward and God's earth is spacious. Truly, those who

who persevere patiently will be requited without measure. (39: 10). It may seem extraordinary that God should give an unlimited reward for any deed. But it is only one—that is, patience, that is so singled

to Muslim belief, is a revealed book — it is not authored by a human being, but is the true word of God in human language. A medium sized book so far as its length is concerned, it comprises 114 chapters

one of these being in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Quran, addressed directly to mankind, tells us of God’s scheme for human existence — that man is placed on this earth for the purpose of being tested. The

the Hereafter. As we learn from the scriptures, all the previously revealed books had been sent by God so that man might be informed of the nature of his life. The Quran, the last of the revealed books

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 AD 610 and 632. It is a book that brings glad

wrongdoers were thus annihilated. All praise be to God, the Lord of the Worlds. (6: 42-45) When a man is faced with the truth and he does not accept it, God does not seize him immediately, but gives him some

thinking should be revolutionized. Life’s events are not mere happenings but vibrant messages from God sent to wake a man up from his sleep of forgetfulness. But man learns nothing from these things. He

way of averting the hurts and losses of our competitive existence, for that is simply the way that God has made the world. This, it should be noted, is not a feature peculiar to parts of the world where

they find themselves, and that, above all, they should adhere to the guidance they have received from God, for this will lead them along the paths of patience and piety. The world being as it is, problems

by the malice or misdeeds of their opponents. If you persevere and fear God, their designs will never harm you in the least: God encompasses all that they do. (3:120). This means the believers should be

A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIESA WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES Creation Plan of God God created this world as a 'testing ground' for man. What is the reason for this test? THIS test of life is not a test for its own

THE EXISTENCE OF GOD IT IS STRANGE to believe that there is a God, but not to believe in God is even stranger. Therefore, I prefer the less strange to the more strange. Believing in God is so obvious that

that the application of simple logic is enough for one to believe that there is a God. The French philosopher Rene Descartes, considered the father of modern philosophy, applied simple logic to his own

when he said, “I think, therefore, I am.” By applying the same logic, one can say, ‘I am, therefore, God is.’ That is, one can say that when a creature exists, the application of simple logic is enough for