Essence of FaithFaith in God is like the electric current which illuminates the whole environment and sets all machines in motion. When a man finds the link of faith to connect him to God, he experiences just

mother, has his second birth from the womb of faith. He now experiences what is meant by union with God. A lover, emotionally, is one with his beloved, even when he is physically separated from the object

everything the image of the loved one. One who is inspired by his faith in God is just like this earthly lover. He sees the glories of God in heaven’s blue vaults, and His might and grandeur in the fury of tempests

Essence of FaithFaith in God is like the electric current which illuminates the whole environment and sets all machines in motion. When a man finds the link of faith to connect him to God, he experiences just

mother, has his second birth from the womb of faith. He now experiences what is meant by union with God. A lover, emotionally, is one with his beloved, even when he is physically separated from the object

everything the image of the loved one. One who is inspired by his faith in God is just like this earthly lover. He sees the glories of God in heaven’s blue vaults, and His might and grandeur in the fury of tempests

Creator, God Almighty. But his is a faith of far greater intensity. When catastrophe threatens, he can say with much stronger conviction that God Almighty is the captain of the ship of his life: He will

Accountability God is indispensable to man. His life is incomplete without God. A philosopher has aptly remarked that had there been no God, we would have had to invent one. Fortunately, God exists in reality

reality. We can believe in God with conviction, not as a supposition, but as a fact. And we can accord Him the place He deserves in our lives. It is essential that man should have within his reach, a super

Mercy of GodThe Quran tells us that the prophets were sent to the world to teach the ways of mercy and compassion. According to one of the Prophet’s sayings, related in the Sahih (authentic

(authentic traditions) of Imam Muslim, “God has a hundred mercies, one of which He has sent down amongst jinn and men and cattle and beasts of prey. With this they are kind and merciful to one another and the wild

have been reserved by God Himself, so that He may show mercy to His servants on the Day of Resurrection.” This hadith is quite specific about the importance of mercy in the eyes of God who is All Merciful

Mercy of GodThe Quran tells us that the prophets were sent to the world to teach the ways of mercy and compassion. According to one of the Prophet’s sayings, related in the Sahih (authentic traditions)

traditions) of Imam Muslim, “God has a hundred mercies, one of which He has sent down amongst jinn and men and cattle and beasts of prey. With this they are kind and merciful to one another and the wild

have been reserved by God Himself, so that He may show mercy to His servants on the Day of Resurrection.” This hadith is quite specific about the importance of mercy in the eyes of God who is All Merciful

creation plan of God—that this world is the ground for the development of heavenly personalities who can qualify to reside in eternal Paradise. According to the Quran: Why should God punish you, if you

you render thanks to Him and believe in Him? God is appreciative and aware. (4: 147) This implies that the requirements of the creation plan of God cannot be fulfilled if man makes himself deserving of Hell

Hell by his misconduct. The creation plan of God demands that man makes himself deserving of Heaven so that in the Hereafter he can reside eternally in the gardens of Paradise. Man has been created to

they spend, are neither wasteful nor niggardly, but keep the golden mean; who invoke no other god besides God, and do not kill save for a just cause; who do not commit adultery. He that does this shall meet

believe and do good works, for then God will change his sins to good actions; God is Forgiving and Merciful: he that repents and does good works truly returns to God; who do not bear false witness and when

them; who say: “Lord, give us joy in our spouses and offspring, and make us examples to those who are God-fearing.” These shall be rewarded with the highest heaven for their patient endurance. There they shall

does not believe in God, and fails to acknowledge God’s power and perfection, then it is he himself and not anyone else who is to blame.Finally, the Discovery of GodOne who has found God has found everything

everything. After the discovery of God, no further discovery remains to be made. Thus, when a man has discovered God, his entire attention is focussed upon Him. God, for him, becomes a treasure which he cherishes

for all his worldly and eternal needs. God’s world is a collection of atoms. In its elemental form, it all consists of one and the same type of inert matter; but God has moulded this matter into countless

does not believe in God, and fails to acknowledge God’s power and perfection, then it is he himself and not anyone else who is to blame.Finally, the Discovery of GodOne who has found God has found everything

everything. After the discovery of God, no further discovery remains to be made. Thus, when a man has discovered God, his entire attention is focussed upon Him. God, for him, becomes a treasure which he cherishes

for all his worldly and eternal needs. God’s world is a collection of atoms. In its elemental form, it all consists of one and the same type of inert matter; but God has moulded this matter into countless

period, a group among his ummah (followers) would consume wine. When asked why they would do so (when God has expressly forbidden it), the Prophet said that these people would give a new name to wine and declare

in the Quran was among the early revelations received by the Prophet. At the start of this chapter, God addresses the Prophet thus:  O, you, wrapped in your cloak, arise and give warning! Proclaim the glory

maintain an environment of peace. Why? Because without this, it is not possible to call people to God. These two Quranic verses (4: 128 and 22: 67), tell us the path we should adopt. Life involves facing