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

REVIEWName of the Book: Woman in Islamic Shariah Author: Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Pages: 160 ISBN: 9788187570318 Reviewed by: Mr Tauseef Ahmad Parray Regarding women and Islam, the author, Maulana Wahiduddin

Women between Islam and Western Society, Woman in Islamic Shariah and Women: The Builders of Humankind as well as many booklets such as Polygamy and Islam, Concerning Divorce and Hijab in Islam. Women in

in Islamic Shariah consists of eleven chapters that discuss the status of women in Islam in the light of the teachings of the Quran and Sunnah, womanhood in Islam, the qualities of Muslim women, the rights

for the positive development of the human personality. This, in Islamic terms, is called a spiritual revolution. In short, belief in Islam makes accountability to God man’s greatest permanent concern. The

experience at the spiritual level. He becomes a man of God through and through.External ActivitiesThe Islamic man is one who, in consonance with his spiritual development, experiences constant intellectual activity

of an Islamic man is so extensive that he becomes cerebrally activated to the highest possible extent. What is that external factor which stimulates this kind of intellectual activity in the Islamic man

big—is possible. THE POWER AND PRICE OF PEACE ACCORDING to a Hadith, “God grants to gentleness what He does not grant to harshness.” That is to say, peaceful activism is distinctly superior to violent

War invariably results in further loss, while peace invariably results in further gain. That is why Islam teaches us to avoid war and confrontation at all costs and commands us to establish peace to the greatest

cannot get what you want without paying its appropriate price. This holds true for peace as well. Peace, too, has its price. An individual or group can obtain peace when one pays its price. What is the price

regularly misconstrued as war, with all its connotations of violence and bloodshed. However, in the Islamic context, and in literal sense, the word jihad simply means a struggle—doing one’s utmost to further

actual Arabic equivalent of war, is qital, and even this is meant in a defensive sense. According to Islamic teachings, jihad is of two kinds. One is with the self (jihad bin nafs), that is, making the maximum

jealousy, greed, revenge, anger, etc. The psychological efforts to lead such a life of restraint is what jihad bin nafs is about. In social life, it happens time and again that all sorts of base, negative

confrontations with governments in various countries. But almost wholly without exception, these are not Islamic jihads, but, rather fasad, or conflict. This is because none of these socalled jihads has been launched

established government. All of these movements have been launched, and are being carried out, by what in today’s parlance are called nongovernmental organizations. If some of their so-called jihadi activities

Qudamah, Al Mughni: vol 9, p. 202) only when it openly declares this. It is impermissible, according to Islam, for a Muslim government to engage in qital, or war, without such a declaration. The violent activities

subject of severe criticism. Some say that Mu’awiyah was the first ruler to introduce kingship into Islam. But, regardless of this criticism, it should be noted that the two-decade long rule of Mu’awiyah

institution, will always bring fruitful results in favour of Islam. Internal conflict leads Muslims to make destructive use of their Islamic spirit, yet, once distracted from the path of factional feuds

feuds, their zeal finds an active outlet in the efforts of spreading Islam. The call to God is a sacred mission. This mission basically entails conveying the message of God peacefully. It is a prophetic

WHO ARE ANGELS?of God. It not only states that God is only one but it also describes what it means to be the one God. This chapter has presented the concept of God in a pure and unadulterated form. God

of God, the Almighty. The concept of the one God is the central concept of Islam: it is this belief which is the essence of Islam and the sole source of all of its teachings. WHO ARE ANGELS? Angels are loyal

VEIL OF INTERPRETATION OVER ISLAMClear your Understanding ONE reason for the alienation of Islam is that as time went by self-styled interpretations of the Quran and Sunnah gradually placed a veil over

original Islam was completely obscured from view. The wrong, man-made interpretations took the place of revealed guidance and people mistakenly took the misconceptions in Islam to be the real Islam. In the

the early phase of Islam people derived their religion directly from the Quran and the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad, therefore, their association with the original Islam remained intact. But

countries to follow what they want in their personal lives. They have all the facilities to pray, fast, celebrate their festivals, dress how they want and take up whatever jobs they like, eat what they want, and

common problem, which is cultural in nature. They have to live in a culture that is different from what they are accustomed. This is the first question facing Muslims who settle in other countries. Migrants

historical example to this effect. In the first quarter of the seventh century, when the Prophet of Islam was in Makkah, some Muslims migrated to the neighbouring country of Abyssinia with the Prophet’s permission