non-violence.Success Through the Non-violent MethodAll the great successes of the first phase of Islam as well as the succeeding periods were achieved by non-violent methods. Listed below are some examples

these 13 years of da’wah work was the entry into the Islamic fold of men of the highest moral caliber, who were responsible for forming the history of Islam, for instance, Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali, etc

wage war against the Prophet, even then, instead of opting for the way of reaction and retaliation, what the Prophet did was to secretly migrate to Madinah. Migration, by its very nature, was a clear example

Muzar. She had lost her two brothers, Sakhr and Muawiyah, in a war fought prior to the advent of Islam. Their deaths were a great shock to her. Before this tragedy, she would compose just two or three

accepted Islam. It is related that when she read out some of her verses to the Prophet, he was very moved and asked her to continue reading. Islam gives a sense of purpose and meaning to life. Islam makes

she had been unable to bear the tragedy of her brother’s deaths, but she derived such strength from Islam in her old age that she sacrificed her own sons in the path of God. She had four sons, all of whom

adopted Islam as a cause can have. When Islam has become a vital part of our life, it imbues us with an undying spirit which enables us “never to lose heart on account of what befalls (us) in the path

even be tempted to follow the madding crowd, and give up their task. It may occur to them that if what they are doing is so ineffectual, they may as well spare themselves the trouble. This is where sabr

adopted Islam as a cause can have. When Islam has become a vital part of our life, it imbues us with an undying spirit which enables us “never to lose heart on account of what befalls (us) in the path

even be tempted to follow the madding crowd, and give up their task. It may occur to them that if what they are doing is so ineffectual, they may as well spare themselves the trouble. This is where sabr

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 Muslims1 . His

the Muslim Brotherhood leader, Dr. Mohamed Morsi, received YOU CANNOT HANG AN IDEOLOGY 4 Spirit of Islam Issue 30 June 2015 such support that he became the first President of Egypt. However, after completing

one of his listeners asked: “What if one has nothing to give?” To this the Prophet replied: “Then speak to people kindly, for that is also a form of charity.” “And what if one has no kind words to offer

avoid inflicting evil on others.” (Mustadrak al- Hakim, Hadith No. 212) What this implies is that the best person in an Islamic society is the one who does most good to others. He is one who gives to others

Prophet told him quite simply to avoid becoming angry. (Muwatta Imam Malik, Hadith No. 3362) A truly Islamic society consists of people who are fully conscious of the negative effects of anger, and who, therefore

Due to the paucity of reliable documentation, all the previous religious scriptures, except that of Islam, have lost their historical credibility. By rational standards all other religions have assumed the

of faith and not as a fact of history. However, the position of Islam in this regard is totally different. Muhammad, the Messenger of Islam, as acknowledged by all well-known historians of the world, was

preserved just as it was first revealed to the Messenger of Islam. The textual originality and purity of the Quran is incomparable and unquestionable. Islam, as a whole, passes the strictest criteria of higher

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 tidings to mankind, along with divine admonition

bones together again? Indeed, We have the power to restore his very finger tips! Yet man wants to deny what is ahead of him: he asks, ‘When is this Day of Resurrection to be?’ But (on that Day), when mortal

your Lord alone is the recourse. On that Day, man will be told of all that he has sent before and what he has left behind. Indeed, man shall be a witness against himself, in spite of all the excuses he

violent conflicts with other communities, they have to completely abandon the ‘Islam of pride’ and, instead, adopt the ‘Islam of humility’. If they do not agree to do this, they must stop accusing others

others may be doing to Muslims is the price Muslims are paying for their own corrupt understanding of Islam, which, in this age of their degeneration, they continue to cling to.

and ‘noted’ people from different parts of the world and references from the Christian, Hindu and Islamic traditions as well as everyday events as reported in newspapers, the Maulana brilliantly explains

honeybee provides a symbolic lesson for man—‘Live like the honeybee’. That is, extract what is good for you and leave what is unwanted. Do not waste your time in complaints and protests. • Every single experience

to travel through a jungle of problems. It is the destiny of every man and woman. The question is: what is the formula to deal with this? The only successful formula is: Don’t take things as an evil. Take