COMMUNICATING THE WORD OF GODFinding Newer Horizons THE Quran is the final and preserved message of God to humankind. It was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad in the seventh century. The Prophet Muhammad

humankind’ (6: 90). The believers are now given the responsibility to communicate the message from God, i.e. the Quran to all human beings. The Quran says: Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and fair

(16: 125) Since the time the Quran was revealed, believers have continued to communicate the Word of God. The ancient time was an age of traditional communication. Some would read out a portion of the Quran

QURANCreation Plan of God IF you read the Quran, you will find that it deals with all the subjects relating to human beings. But the basic theme of the Quran is the Creation Plan of God. All other subjects

touched upon by the Quran are related to this theme, directly or indirectly. God Almighty created the universe, and, it is God Almighty who revealed this book called AlQuran. The primary purpose of the Quran

and the word death represents the second period of life, which may be called the post-death period. God Almighty created man as an eternal being but He divided his life into two periods—the before-death

[…] THE QURAN 23: 1-2 HUMILITY and utmost sincerity in one’s Salat or worship comes when you recall God, who will one day take account of your every thought, word and deed, and who will reward or punish

the condition engendered in one’s heart from the overwhelming consciousness of one‘s meeting with God. Humility and utter sincerity in prayer is to make oneself so awakened at the conscious level that

of one‘s meeting with God. Various parts of one’s body perform the external actions that form part of the prayer and one’s mind is full of fear of having to stand in front of God. This condition becomes

culture of violence is the culture of evil. In peace, God’s rights as well as human rights are honoured. Where violence reigns, human rights as well God’s rights are violated. If peace is paradise, violence

Annual Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies Bismillahi-r-rahmani-r-rahim (In the name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful) Rabbi-shrah li sadri wa yassirli amri wa-hlul uqdatan min

illallah tuflihu (“O people! Say, ‘There is no god but God’ and you will be successful”). This is the ideology of Islam. It is based on tawhid, the oneness of God. Whenever the Prophet had to choose between

Prophet always opted for the peaceful method. This was his practice. These two—tawhid or the oneness of God, and peace—are the two basic principles of Islam. We need to make people aware of this. It is an undeniable

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 THE PEN In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Noon (a letter of the Arabic alphabet); By the pen, and all that

This quality of being exceptional cannot be explained unless the Quran is accepted as the book of God and Muhammad as His Prophet. By the grace of your Lord, you are not a mad man. Most surely, you will

they seeking a religion other than God’s when every soul in heaven and on earth have, willingly or by compulsion, bowed to His will? (3: 83) This means submission to God is the religion for both man and

following God’s commands to the letter. The revolution of the stars, the flowing of water, the growing of trees, in short, all things are following the same course which was determined for them by God. Nothing

adhering to the set of commandments ordained by God Almighty. He should be entirely pure in speech, and should subordinate his intention and thinking to the will of God. He should always be conscious that he is

Darwin (1809-1882) wrote his book, On the Origin of Species, he expressly acknowledged the existence of God. This is how he concluded the book: “How magnificent is the concept that the Creator first created

William Draper (1811-1882) History of the Conflict between Religion and Science. The Quran—Word of God The Quran is a preserved divine book. The very first verses of the Quran include these words: “There

titled Jonah, states that God drowned the Pharaoh, Ramesses II of Egypt, in the 15th century BC, for he had denied the message brought by Moses, the Prophet of God. At that time God said to him: “We shall

The solution to this issue is just one and that is, to make man aware of the creation plan of God. The divine message should be given to all people that they are here on earth only on a temporary basis

he will eventually reach his destination. If people were to become aware of the creation plan of God, they too would come to look upon themselves as travelers with just few hours to go to complete the

ARGUMENTS AGAINST GOD AND RELIGION Part IARGUMENTS AGAINST GOD AND RELIGION — Part I From Physical Sciences ATHEIST thinkers dismiss religion as being unfounded in fact. They maintain that it springs

conclusions; namely, the existence of a God or gods; the notions that creation and destruction were a function of the godhead; that man’s fate was of concern to God; that there was a life after death in

necessarily be regulated by religion. Here we examine the arguments against God or religion based on physical sciences. Arguments against God and religion based on Physical Sciences Atheist thinkers feel that in