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

Wahiduddin Khan GREED FOR MORE AND MORE In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Greed for more and more distracted you [from God] till you reached the grave. But you will soon come to

man, in his foolishness, thinks that he is adding to his success. THE PASSAGE OF TIME In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful I swear by the passage of time, that man is surely in a state

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. (THE QURAN 4:

4: 1) THIS verse of the Quran tells us that God has created man and woman from the same soul, that is, from the same substance. The entire human race has come from Adam and Eve—the first man and the first

comfort to one another. The word ‘comfort’ relates to all the activities of life, meaning thereby that God has created men and women in such a way that they assist one another in all matters of life, in order

devoid of any hatred because in my mind and in my heart, I recognize every person as a creation of God. In ‘Letters of Vivekananda,’ Swami Vivekananda outlined the bright future of India as a nation,

because in my mind and in my heart, I recognize every person as a creation of God. Since every one of us is created by God, how can I hate anyone? In this respect, there’s no difference between us. It

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

you who stand in need of God—God is self-sufficient, and praise worthy—if He so wished, He could take you away and replace you with a new creation; that is not difficult for God. No burden-bearer shall

the unseen, and pray regularly. Anyone who purifies himself will benefit greatly from doing so. To God all shall return. (35: 15-18) Man is an extremely vulnerable creation. His whole existence depends

death, man realizes that the things he had thought of as his own had actually been given to him by God for a temporary period and for the purpose of a test. Man, however, forgets this biggest reality

this time, he realizes that the things he had thought of as his own had actually been given to him by God for a temporary period and for the purpose of a test. As soon as the pre-death period of one’s life

particles from which the various parts of our universe have been formed. Again, at the command of God, there was an explosion in this great cosmic ball which scientists refer to as the ‘Big Bang’. After

vastness of space. An invisible recording system has been established on a universal scale by God, by means of which the words and deeds of every man and woman are continually being recorded. Later

implementation of one of His special plans. This process spanned aeons, as the planet earth cooled down. By God’s command, water was produced and with heavy rainfall, seas and rivers came into existence. About threequarters

“you are two honourable ones.” (Musnad Ahmad) Unity under all conditions Hold fast to the cord of God and let nothing divide you. (3: 103) The Prophet Muhammad has likened a community with the human body

act of charity.” (Bukhari and Muslim) I want to be able to present a clean sheet of my life to God. If I owe anybody anything, which I forgot to repay, or have physically or mentally harmed anyone without

then I request him to accept compensation or forgive me. (Prophet Muhammad) Become deserving of God’s love A few of the Companions were sitting with the Prophet. So silent were they that it was as if

make whatever sacrifices are necessary in its acceptance and implementation. They are the ones whom God will admit into the Garden of Paradise. Basing a decision upon accurate knowledge frequently demands

the first instance, because lying in the face of a known truth is like staging a rebellion against God Himself, and in the second, because a lack of seriousness in the quest for truth—a wilful ignorance—is

without any proper investigation and scrutiny of the facts, one can never be forgiven in the eyes of God. It should not be thought that this applies only to the judges who sit in the courts of law. Every

thousands of people set off from their homes but on the way to their destination they are caught by God’s angels, who take them to the stage of the Hereafter, instead of to where they wanted to go. Every

very soon they realize that they are heading, not to the world of hopes, but, rather, to the world of God, towards the Hereafter. People are simply unaware of where they are heading and where they will arrive