bacteria which provide the roots with nitrogen. These arrangements are; so to speak, God’s cog-wheel. What we have to do is attach our own wheel to God’s, for only then will we be able to use these opportunities

growing in our garden. So it is with the Islamic revolution. It likewise comes from recognizing the opportunities that God has created, and using them well. True Islamic revolution does not emerge from haphazard

haphazard action. The initial Islamic revolution was achieved by a few of God’s servants fitting their own wheel in with God’s. Our sacrifices of modern times, on the other

“ ‘Ali waited for one night, then God made his heart incline towards Islam. He went back to the Prophet early in the morning. “What was it that you were telling me yesterday?” He asked. Bear witness that

a Muslim. Then, in fear of Abu Talib, he used to come and see the Prophet secretly. ‘Ali kept his Islam a secret; he did not tell anyone about it.”5 Even later, when the first Muslims among the tribes

to the historian Tabarani, “They returned to their people and invited them, secretly, to embrace Islam.” Throughout his entire public mission, the Prophet was very careful not to take any initiative until

bacteria which provide the roots with nitrogen. These arrangements are; so to speak, God’s cog-wheel. What we have to do is attach our own wheel to God’s, for only then will we be able to use these opportunities

growing in our garden. So it is with the Islamic revolution. It likewise comes from recognizing the opportunities that God has created, and using them well. True Islamic revolution does not emerge from haphazard

haphazard action. The initial Islamic revolution was achieved by a few of God’s servants fitting their own wheel in with God’s. Our sacrifices of modern times, on the other

“ ‘Ali waited for one night, then God made his heart incline towards Islam. He went back to the Prophet early in the morning. “What was it that you were telling me yesterday?” He asked. Bear witness that

a Muslim. Then, in fear of Abu Talib, he used to come and see the Prophet secretly. ‘Ali kept his Islam a secret; he did not tell anyone about it.”5 Even later, when the first Muslims among the tribes of

to the historian Tabarani, “They returned to their people and invited them, secretly, to embrace Islam.” Throughout his entire public mission, the Prophet was very careful not to take any initiative until

for even the most paltry of his good deeds, great rewards will be bestowed upon him by God. In an Islamic society, the individual should be more conscious of his responsibilities than of his rights; when

followed, all kinds of evils would be eradicated from society. A definite characteristic of a truly Islamic society is the extreme degree of consideration which its members show for one another. The Prophet’s

Members of the congregation ran to seize him and give him a sound thrashing, but, when the Prophet saw what was happening, he called them back and told them to leave him alone. “Throw a vessel of water over

and not ‘Islamophobia’ as such. Second, they must correct themselves. It is the duty of right-thinking Muslims to educate other Muslims in this regard.23.WHAT IS THE RIGHT SOLUTION TO THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR

nature, but it was made religious and this is what made it complex. The Kashmiri leadership made it an issue of establishing Nizam-e-Mustafa (establishment of Islamic Shariah). For example, Muslims in India

and not ‘Islamophobia’ as such. Second, they must correct themselves. It is the duty of right-thinking Muslims to educate other Muslims in this regard.23.WHAT IS THE RIGHT SOLUTION TO THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR

nature, but it was made religious and this is what made it complex. The Kashmiri leadership made it an issue of establishing Nizam-e-Mustafa (establishment of Islamic Shariah). For example, Muslims in India

HUMAN VALUES THROUGH ISLAMServing Mankind ALL the teachings of Islam are based on two principles—the worship of God and the service to mankind. Without putting both principles into practice, there can

can be no true fulfillment of one’s religious duties. Islam inculcates the spirit of love and respect for all human beings. On the one hand, by serving human beings they please God and on the other, they

you should be merciful to people on earth and God Almighty will be merciful to you. In this way Islam links personal salvation to serving others. God’s reward in the Hereafter can be earned only if one

ISLAMIC VIRTUESTo Emulate FOR centuries the lives of the Prophet and his Companions have served as models of a truly God-fearing existence for all humankind, and will continue to do so. Hence God’s preservation

who read the Quran all night, reading it right through once, or even twice in a night, remarked, “What is there in mere recitation?” "I used to stay up all night with the Prophet and, in his recitations

whenever he came to a verse bearing good tidings, he would pray to God and express his longing for what was mentioned in the verse". Bear Hardship with Patience Abu Bakr once recited this verse of the Quran

for the communication of the teachings of Islam to others—nasih, well-wishing and amin, trustworthiness. The former appertains to God and the latter to man. What is meant by nasih (well-wishing) is an earnest

important in that it ensures that the Islam God has sent to the world will be presented to the people without deletion, addition or distortion. For instance, if the Islam sent by God is akhirah (Hereafter)

politics based; if it confines jihad to peaceful struggle, it should not become violence based. Islam asks us to perform jihad by means of the Quran, calling this ‘greater’ jihad. But it never asks its