When pleasures seem empty Abu Darda was a trader by profession, but, after accepting Islam, his commercial activities came to an end “By the One who has control over Abu Darda’s soul,” he once said, “I

even if I made a profit of forty dinars a day and gave it all away in charity.” Abu Darda was asked what had made him feel this way. “The rigours of the Day of Reckoning,” was his reply. (IBN ‘ASAKIR)

Abdullah ibn Masud had built himself a house, he asked Ammar ibn Yasir to come and have a look at what he had built. So Ammar went and saw the house. “You are planning a long way ahead, but soon you will

sins While emigrating from Makkah to Madinah, the Prophet of Islam came across two men in the mountain pass of Rakooba. He invited them to Islam, and they accepted the invitation. He asked them their names

servants?” “The one with the best character,” the Prophet replied. (Tabarani, Ibn Habban) Paying back what one owes others A few days before he passed away, the Prophet delivered an unusually long speech.

Centre for Peace and Spirituality (CPS) through its publications such as the monthlies Spirit of Islam and Al-Risala, breathes the same spirit as the above advertisement. Our appeal, then, is addressed

not on any worldly goal but on an eternal cause: it will strive to communicate the true message of Islam to the people of the world. The Muslim world today is engaged in all manners of activities; but it

they wrongly stuck an ‘Islamic’ label. Naturally, such a movement cannot win divine succour. One often hears Kashmiris lament that they are being crushed on two sides—by the Indian Army, on the one hand

join it. This is what has happened in the case of Kashmir, too, where bad elements wrongly seek to give religious legitimacy to killing and looting by calling their actions an Islamic jihad. This is why

Wahiduddin Khan, born in 1925, in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, is an Islamic spiritual scholar who is well-versed in both classical Islamic learning and modern disciplines. The mission of his life has been

Sayyidina Imam Al Hassan Peace award for promoting peace in Muslim societies. He has been called ’Islam’s spiritual ambassador to the world’ and is recognised as one of its most influential .His books have

the Centre for Peace and Spirituality based in New Delhi. THE first issue of the monthly Spirit of Islam appeared in January 2013. With the beginning of this year, the magazine completes three years of publication

accept the guidance of Islam. The thought of their being doomed was a great distress to him. It transpired, however, that they had just wanted to pick a quarrel. Acceptance of Islam was the last thing on

have nothing to do with us, nor us with him,” they said. Abu Talib called his nephew, and asked him what he wanted of the people. The Prophet replied that he just wanted them to testify that there was none

them.” On hearing his uncle’s words, the Prophet’s hopes soared, for now perhaps he would accept Islam. “Uncle,” he said, “then why don’t you testify to the oneness of God, so that I may be able to intercede

accept the guidance of Islam. The thought of their being doomed was a great distress to him. It transpired, however, that they had just wanted to pick a quarrel. Acceptance of Islam was the last thing on

have nothing to do with us, nor us with him,” they said. Abu Talib called his nephew, and asked him what he wanted of the people. The Prophet replied that he just wanted them to testify that there was none

them.” On hearing his uncle’s words, the Prophet’s hopes soared, for now perhaps he would accept Islam. “Uncle,” he said, “then why don’t you testify to the oneness of God, so that I may be able to intercede

political power based on Islam. This separation of da’wah activism and political confrontation was crucial. It was by virtue of this separation that the propagation of Islam continued unhampered for a

of Islam, until the number of Muslims rose to one billion. Without this, the great achievement of the dissemination of Islam could never have become a reality. The wisdom of this teaching of Islam has

the world he left behind, was of no significance. And that what he has found in paradise is far superior to all the mere things of this world.JUNE 10 God’s GuaranteeWhenever any prophet has endeavoured

he has had to suffer attempts by his own people to harm him. This happened even to the Prophet of Islam. When he invited his people to believe in the one God, they turned on him and became his enemies.

continued. However, God gave him His reassurance in the following verse of the Quran: “Apostle, proclaim what is revealed to you by your Lord, if you do not, you will not have conveyed His message. God will protect

as a ModelThe Prophet of Islam not only presented God’s religion theoretically, but also diligently followed it in practice. Therefore, he is not only one who has told us what to do, but is also one who

who has demonstrated a practical example of what he preached: ‘You have indeed in the Prophet of God a good example for those of you who look to God and the Last Day, and remember God always’ (The Quran