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

wombs in a threefold darkness. Such is God, your Lord. Sovereignty is His. There is no god but Him. So what has made you turn away? (39: 6) God made man and created woman as his mate. Through the first man

bear another’s burden. You will return to your Lord in the end and He will declare what you have done: He knows well what is in the hearts of men. (39: 7) To accept God and be grateful to Him is sought by

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

from the path of God. In order to remain steadfastly on the path of God, it is not enough to know what His commandment is; it is also absolutely necessary to have the will to resist all that goes against

Adam. But Satan came and described to him the eternal advantages of this fruit. Adam, influenced by what he said, ate it, then immediately felt that he was naked. This was symbolic of the fact that God had

The scientific way of thinking of the modern age initiated in the early period of Islam, continued as a process to grow, spreading from one country to another until it reached the west where it saw its

the western world. In respect of its reality, this scientific thinking is a revolution desirable by Islam itself. After this revolution, for the first time in human history the idolatrous way of thinking

deprived of its ideological base. The concept of the sacredness of natural phenomena is now seen for what it is—a superstition, for modern scientific investigation has demonstrated belief of this kind to

constitute an ideal, not just for men, but for both sexes. These are the qualities that form the basis of Islam and are the true means of salvation in the world to come.THE EXAMPLE OF MUSLIM WOMENJust as men function

self as instigated by Satan; paying what is due to God in terms of one’s wealth and life; giving the hereafter priority over the present world; being guided by Islamic ethics in dealing with one’s family

family, relatives and friends; invariably dealing with all matters in the manner approved of by Islam. Next in importance to these feminine duties is the training and nurturing of children. Most women become

to turn to God? By any standard of consistency, that is exactly what they ought to do. If any misguided scoffer were to allege that Islam was an imperfect religion in that it failed to lay down guidelines

tacitly, whenever they accept the ways of other religions as being more practicable than those of Islam. Certainly, in the case of dowry, Muslims have unashamedly adopted a Hindu custom. Similarly, other

have been derived from the customs of other nations. If Muslims suppose that just taking a pride in Islam is the sole prerequisite for their being honored in the court of God, they will eventually have to

that the Prophet of Islam once observed: “There is one of the trees which may be compared to a believer.” Then he said, “This is the date tree or date palm.” (Sahih al-Bukhari 72) What is the significance

without bias on a daily basis. One must think about what is worth saying or doing and then only speak and act. According to a tradition, the Prophet of Islam once observed “Make an appraisal of yourself before

leads one to genuinely serious action. For any campaign of Islamic revival to be effectively managed, its promoters should have derived Islam from the original teachings in the Quran and the hadith rather

persecution complex. This is what ensues from deriving religion from history. Awed by the grandeur of the history of the “Red Fort” and “Granada”, they chose to derive their Islamic identity from these objects

guidance is something which can never be taken away by anyone. Since we consider those things to be Islam, which may be taken away by others, we have become compulsive bewailers of our own fates. How strange

purpose. Now power lies in peace alone. Such is the state of affairs that the commands of war in Islam require a reapplication. In days gone by, kingship, whereby the ruler unilaterally possessed absolute

demand that efforts be made towards adaptation of the injunctions of Islam to meet new exigencies. This is the way that the Islamic shariah continues to be updated. This task of updating is performed through

thinking lies in people having full freedom of expression, including that of criticism. That is why Islam has accorded such freedom to everyone, an atmosphere in which everything and everyone is open to criticism

railway pass to travel, but now I can travel by air!” Listening to him, I thought that this is precisely what is going to happen in the Hereafter. Heaven too, can be expressed in worldly terms in this way. Entry

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