ships on some vast ocean, all artificial veils are removed from his vision. He recognizes the One God and starts invoking Him alone. Man is made to undergo this temporary experience in order that he may

of God only on such occasions as being engulfed in tempests. It is even sadder that he becomes oblivious of his Saviour as soon as he is delivered from the storm. Accepting the uniqueness of God’s divine

reality respectively of tawheed and shirk are recognition and non-recognition of the oneness of the godhead.

endure with fortitude shall be requited without measure’. (39: 10) IT may seem extraordinary that God should give an unlimited reward for any action. But it is only one action—that is, patience or Sabr

mountains, and all other such natural phenomena are functioning according to the unchangeable ways of God laid down by Him in advance. Similarly, the animals follow exactly those instincts instilled in their

modest and humble, bowing to his Lord’s will on all occasions, he will have made the right use of his God-given freedom: he will, without any compulsion, have bound himself by divine principles. One who chooses

will succeed in the test of freedom. He will be handsomely rewarded by God as no other creature. Held to be the chosen servant of God, he will remain in an everlasting state of blissfulness and blessedness

mountains, and all other such natural phenomena are functioning according to the unchangeable ways of God laid down by Him in advance. Similarly, the animals follow exactly those instincts instilled in their

modest and humble, bowing to his Lord’s will on all occasions, he will have made the right use of his God-given freedom: he will, without any compulsion, have bound himself by divine principles. One who chooses

will succeed in the test of freedom. He will be handsomely rewarded by God as no other creature. Held to be the chosen servant of God, he will remain in an everlasting state of blissfulness and blessedness

by nature, a spiritual being. He is born with a divine personality, which has been given to him by God. Because of this, the way to nurture his spirituality is to remove the veils that have fallen over

Intellectual development aims to develop the mind’s capabilities that flow from God’s realisation. It is this awakening of God-consciousness which is called spirituality. Spirituality is not any secret or

or mysterious thing. It is another name for the unfolding of Godconsciousness hidden in human nature. It is an issue of conscious awakening in a complete sense and not some sort of vague experience of mysterious

The Quran says that only God has the right to rule over man: ‘“Have we any say in the matter?” they ask. Say to them: “All is in the hands of God,’” (3:154). The idea of God as Sovereign makes for a coherent

becoming their subjects. This disparity can only disappear when God is considered Sovereign. Then the only difference that remains is between God and man. He is the Ruler, all are His subjects. All men are

closeness to the Prophet and for their outstanding character. They were humble, unselfish, tolerant, God-fearing, and well-versed in the Quran. They remained in close touch with the people. They refused to

teachings of the Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet. They considered themselves as simple servants of God. Abu Bakr As-Siddiq—The First Caliph (632-34) Abu Bakr was a rich merchant of Makkah, belonging to

for solutions to their problems. Now, after having accepted Islam, he began to spread the word of God in his own social circle. As a result of his efforts, some very promising and talented people accepted