discriminatory barriers are broken down between people from all walks of life. It is also the earnest wish of Islam that people’s lives should revolve around the Almighty, and a symbolic demonstration of this takes

path of Islam. Devotees who hear the call of God are exhorted to recite repeatedly: “I am at your service Lord, here I am:” this being the perfect expression of Islamic intention. One of Islam’s major goals

the pilgrims on the plain of Arafat is a visible reminder of this crucial moment in the afterlife. Islam sincerely wishes that man should be free of the clutches of the Devil and that they should continually

Non-Violence and Islam Non-violence should never be confused with inaction or passivity. Non-violence is action in the full sense of the word. Rather it is more forceful an action than that of violence

methods is applicable to the given situation. Islam is a religion which teaches non-violence. According to the Quran, God does not love fasad, violence. What is meant here by fasad is clearly expressed in

SPIRIT OF ISLAM BEING LOST IN MUSLIMS?The degeneration that we see in present Muslims had been predicted by the Prophet. According to a hadith: A time will come when nothing except the name of Islam will remain

first generation, but in the generations that follow. This is why reformers are required to suggest what work needs to be done to revive degenerated people. To regain the

SPIRIT OF ISLAM BEING LOST IN MUSLIMS?The degeneration that we see in present Muslims had been predicted by the Prophet. According to a hadith: A time will come when nothing except the name of Islam will remain

first generation, but in the generations that follow. This is why reformers are required to suggest what work needs to be done to revive degenerated people. To regain the

is the book of God. It has been preserved in its entirety since its revelation to the Prophet of Islam between AD 610 and 632. It is a book that brings glad tidings to humankind, along with divine admonition

forgotten Our admonition, We granted them all that they desired; but just as they were rejoicing in what they were given, We seized them suddenly and they were plunged into despair. The wrongdoers were thus

When a man indulges in this type of behaviour again and again, his heart loses all sensitivity to what is true or false, right or wrong. His conscience eventually becomes totally blunted. When a man ignores

there are bounties of God present around you. If you awaken in yourself this consciousness and connect what you see or experience with God, then you are remembering God. Please explain the Prophet’s way of

thoughts) and sometimes, the future, too. My mind is dragged away from the present. What are the teachings of Islam about this? If I have had some negative experience in the past, when I recall it today

should repeat in order to do dhikr of God? When your feelings are moulded in the form of words, that is what constitutes dhikr. When your own divine feelings take expression in words, this is dhikr. These words

is the book of God. It has been preserved in its entirety since its revelation to the Prophet of Islam between AD 610 and 632. It is a book that brings glad tidings to humankind, along with divine admonition

Merciful The decree of God is at hand, so do not seek to hasten it. Holy is He, and exalted far above what they associate with Him. He sends down the angels with revelations by His command to whoever of His

should he build up his hopes. The one God should be the entire focus of his heart and mind. This is what constitutes the act of making God the object of worship (ilah) and amounts to praying to Him. All

based on hatred are ill-will and animosity. Owing to this negative attitude, all the activities of Islamic fundamentalism take a pernicious direction. To make matters worse, the hatred felt by the Muslim

the Name of IslamAt the present time, Muslim fundamentalists are responsible for actions resulting from hatred and marked by violence taking place in the name of Islam. A justification of what they are engaged

interpretation of Islam. I am aware that no single word can fully represent a complex phenomenon, but the picture of the deen that emerges from Maulana Maududi’s writings can be said to approximate what I term as

taking into account their supposed political dimensions. It is as if without politics, the deen of Islam is so utterly empty and so totally incomprehensible that, in the words of Maulana Maududi, it is bereft