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years. According to Jewish traditions, when the Israelites left Egypt and reached the Sinai desert, God gave them the fundamental ten commandments that were to govern their social existence. One of these
whether directed against one’s own community or against another. It was revealed to Moses directly from God. According to Jewish tradition this injunction is in the nature of an absolute command. There is another
another verse from the Torah which is worthy of mention. It describes the blessed commandments of God: “The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, the lion shall eat straw like the ox, and dust shall be
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anger subside. Wiping away the blood which was gushing from his wounds, he prayed for the people: “O God! Forgive my people for they know not what they do!” Such incidents abound in the traditions of the
is unconditionally God’s servant, and must remain so at all times and in all circumstances. The relationship of God and man is that which is ideally based on man’s constant fear of God and his awareness
the universe should serve to remind him of God. He should recognize his signs in every particle that exists. In all worldly matters he should never forget that God is the final arbiter. Fear of hell should
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Jews were commanded by God to preserve their holy book, the Torah. The responsibility for preserving these early divine scriptures thus fell to their followers, whereas it was God who Himself shouldered
books of God just as the Quran was. The only difference was that the bearers of those books failed in their task of preserving them, and hence they lost their original qualities. As for the Quran, God having
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Alone Julian Huxley, (1887-1975) the well-known British writer, did not believe in God. He believed that man did not need God, a concept explained in his aptly titled book: Man Stands Alone. It is noteworthy
Man Does Not Stand Alone. Even more so today, many people express the view that they do not need God; that success can be theirs without their believing in the Almighty. But if you conduct a survey, you
any sound opinions on the realities of life. Surveys show, indeed, that superficial remarks about God are made mostly by those who are as yet immature. But with the transition from
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remains silent, he will ponder on his Lord. This is ma‘arifah, or the discovery and realization of God. Silence is the door to ma‘arifah. True silence leads man to true ma‘arifah. Silence gives man the
world to the inner world. He establishes his contact with God and His angels at the psychological level. All these factors strengthen man’s God-realization. Contemplation is
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Islamic belief, God is the creator of woman as well as man. It is God who sent the sacred book—Al Quran and according to its belief, both are the creations of the one and the same God. A woman is a phenomenon
feared, in danger, as she herself, was emotionally detached from the incident. She observed: “Surely, God will never forsake you. You are kind to your kin; you always help the weak; you take care of whoever
Khadijah replied, “I have come here to ask you about Gabriel.” To this the rahib said, “Glory be to God, he is God’s pure angel. He visits prophets: he came to Jesus and Moses.” Then Khadijah went to another Christian
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The Secret <em>of</em> Success

God has created this world with remarkable possibilities. Here, when an endeavour appears to fall into the oblivion of failure, a new light shines out from the darkness. God has, moreover, created human beings with extraordinary capabilities. As per the renowned psychologist Alfred Adler, one of the wonder-filled characteristics of human bein...

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The Purpose <em>of</em> Creation

In the book, The Purpose of Creation: The Spiritual Journey Towards Eternal Paradise, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan explains that God is the source of all virtues. Living a God-oriented life is the way to Paradise, another name for which is living eternally in the neighbourhood of God (66:11). In the world before death man lives in the neighbourhoo...

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The Age <em>of</em> Peace

The purpose of the book, The Age of Peace is to re-engineer the minds of those who think in terms of violence. According to its author, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, the book has a twofold target: first to help those who are engaged in violence realise that the present age is an age of peace. The changes brought about over several hundred years ha...

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