GOD ALMIGHTYThe One and Only THERE are several kinds of beliefs about God. The concept of God in Islam is outlined here. The concept of God handed down to man by the Prophet is one of pure monotheism that

before you and to turn towards you in mercy. He is a witness to all things. God has full knowledge of what is in the human hearts. All praise is due to Him in this world and the Hereafter. His is the Judgement

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 recognized as one of its most influential Muslims . His

Like millions of other faithless people, I have not even the flimsiest of narratives to project on to what has happened, nor any real vocabulary with which to talk about the profundities of life and death

attaining Godrealisation, and searching for ways to develop closeness with God. To better understand what jihad is, one must first know that whatever the Muslims are doing today in the name of jihad is not

literal sense, jihad and war, or what is called qital in Arabic, are not synonymous terms. Consider the following Quranic verses and Hadith, sayings of the Prophet of Islam, to appreciate some usages of

Women shall have a share in what their parents and kinsmen leave; whether it be little or much, it is legally theirs. (4:7) ...Those that have faith and do good works, both men and women, shall enter

receive blessings without measure. (4:124)JULY 25 Women in IslamThe following traditions of the Prophet indicate the elevated function of woman in Islam: “Women are half of men. Fear God in respect of women

rights. This is all to the good if they are to be lifetime companions. Man and woman in the eyes of Islam then are not the duplicates of one another, but the complements. This concept permits the shortcomings

leads one to genuinely serious action. For any campaign of Islamic revival to be effectively managed, its promoters should have derived Islam from the original teachings in the Quran and the hadith rather

persecution complex. This is what ensues from deriving religion from history. Awed by the grandeur of the history of the “Red Fort” and “Granada”, they chose to derive their Islamic identity from these objects

has freedom and democracy. More than two hundred million Muslims reside here. Almost all the big Islamic institutions of the subcontinent are located in India. All across India is imprinted a thousand year

opportunities to Muslims in the footsteps of the Sufis to follow and spread the peaceful message of Islam—a task which, according to a Hadith, can earn them salvation in the Hereafter. Once, on a short visit

When he was asked the reason he said India being a vast country has a huge market for his products. What he said has now become a fact of life. In the twenty-first century, the Muslims of India have emerged

which reformed it in its first phase.” The narrator asked Imam Malik what was it that Wahb was referring to. Malik replied that what Wahb was speaking of was taqwa, or God-consciousness. (Musnad al-Muwatta)

others, too, began to imitate them. Among these were numerous Muslim thinkers, who began interpreting Islam, too, as a socio-political system. For instance, there are certain commands that have been mentioned

content with what one has been able to earn independently and lawfully. The Prophet Muhammad says in this respect: “Indeed, he has attained eternal success and prosperity who accepted Islam, and God has

that causes disturbance.” (Al-Bayhaqi) (e) Simplicity: Last, but not least, an important Islamic principle concerning one’s livelihood is simplicity. The Prophet’s own lifestyle was a unique example

JUSTIFIED MILITANCYJUSTIFIED MILITANCY  Political Islam Militancy in Pakistan and other Muslim regions is not a simple kind of militancy. It is an ideologically justified militancy. Therefore, it is not

enemies of Islam who do not want to see Islam gain political power. The genesis of this militancy goes back to those Muslim ideologues of the twentieth century who formulated the idea that Islam is a complete

necessary part of it, because without it Islam cannot be implemented as a complete system of life. Those who were impressed by the political interpretation of Islam tried to implement it as a political system

was something hidden in stones, which was separate from the stones. That is, the stones do not have light, but what resulted from their collision was light; stones are hard, while the spark was “soft”, and so on. Such events

life.  Spirit of Islam Issue 37 January 2016 41 If there are no differences, there will be no intellectual development. The problem arises m when we are unable to manage differences. What is the art of difference