cause of God, the rest is rendered lawfully usable for the almsgiver. Deducting zakat from one’s earning is a material acknowledgement of the fact that the actual giver is God. Since the giver is God, the

one cannot develop intellectually and will die without making any real progress. Seek Guidance God did not just leave man in a world where there was no way to find the truth

religions preach the discovery of truth by oneself, while others believe that such truth is revealed by God through messengers. Some people think that these religious differences are themselves the root cause

one religion says that God is one. Another religion talks of two gods. A third religion says there are three gods. Yet another religion claims that there are 33 or 330 million gods. Some religions insist

insist that the number of gods is simply beyond counting. In such circumstances, to consider the teachings of all the religions as one and the same is simply wishful thinking that has no basis in logic and

his own will and desires, he should make God’s will his guide. Instead of pursuing his own desires, he should lead a life in conformance with the commands of God. Man may be a masterpiece of divine creation

creation, but he must nevertheless remain subservient to the plan of God. Making a full acknowledgement of these two aspects of the existence of mankind is the key to human progress. Man succeeded in building

success on a much vaster scale, but only after striving earnestly to comprehend the creation plan of God for humanity and then adhering unflinchingly to its edicts.

his own will and desires, he should make God’s will his guide. Instead of pursuing his own desires, he should lead a life in conformance with the commands of God. Man may be a masterpiece of divine creation

creation, but he must nevertheless remain subservient to the plan of God. Making a full acknowledgement of these two aspects of the existence of mankind is the key to human progress. Man succeeded in building

success on a much vaster scale, but only after striving earnestly to comprehend the creation plan of God for humanity and then adhering unflinchingly to its edicts.

The Quran tells us: Whenever they kindle the fire of war, God puts it out. THE QURAN 5: 64 From this Quranic verse we learn something about God’s Creation Plan. We learn that this Plan is based on the principle

that throwing a bomb in retaliation for a bomb thrown by someone else is not the way that God wants us to behave. God wants us to respond to situations like this by seeking to defuse bombs and render them

journey free from obstruction. Patience, the Secret of Success The Quran instructs us: Have patience: God is with those who are patient. THE QURAN 8: 46 According to a Hadith report contained in the Musnad

PRESENCE OF MINDA Gift of God MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI (1869 – 1948) was a great leader of India. There are a number of interesting stories from his life. According to one of the stories, one day, as

unpleasant incidents should be seen in the backdrop of the entire creation plan of God. According to the creation plan of God, the present world is only a small part of our eternal life. It is meant as a ground

development workshop for those who freely and willingly want to develop themselves to be worthy of God’s Paradise. Negative experiences or problems in life are actually challenges and opportunities for development

and willingly want to develop themselves to be worthy of God’s Paradise. God has given man freedom of action as part of His creation plan. God does not desire us to live as mechanical beings; He wants

others must be ‘invited’. Kindly comment on this. According to Islam, God is one and also religion is one. According to the Quran, God Almighty sent His prophets to every nation and community. There was

between himself and that Jew. It was that both were human beings, created by the one and the same God. These traditions about the Prophet of Islam give us a model for Muslim-Jewish relations and guidance

confrontation. Another relevant teaching of the Prophet of Islam is recorded in Sahih Muslim. It says that God grants to non-violence what He does not grant to violence. This makes it clear that the peaceful method