What is the nature of the Islamic faith? It is to lead a life in total consonance with the will of God. And such a life can have its beginnings only in a condition of exemplary personal hygiene. According

spiritual development, one of the principal elements is purification through penitence. As the Quran says “God loves those who turn to Him in repentance and purify themselves.” (2: 222) Just as repentance frees

does water remove impurities from body and clothing. Islam accordingly, exhorts one to turn in remembrance to God, thus purifying the soul. The mosque, the focal point of Islamic life, is called in a Hadith

she had become a prepared or realized personality. She lived even before this prayer in the remembrance of God. This was why when she came to know of the utmost cruelty of Pharaoh, these rabbani (divine)

ExampleThis is a prayer which is fully imbued with the spirit of ism-e-aazam, the greatest name of God. In some traditions, it has been recorded that when Aasiya said this prayer, before her death she was

she had become a prepared or realized personality. She lived even before this prayer in the remembrance of God. This was why when she came to know of the utmost cruelty of Pharaoh, these rabbani (divine)

best dua in the eyes of God is pertaining to health and security (aafiah).” (Sunan alTirmidhi, Hadith No. 3548) Dua in actual fact is an expression of one’s helplessness vis-à-vis God. The truest expression

of helplessness is produced only by complete acknowledgement of the greatness of God. As a result of the discovery of God’s greatness, the feeling of total helplessness is born within one. Performing a dua

greatest blessings of God. To excel in anything one needs this kind of aafiah. Finding a life of health and security is not a human achievement; it is bestowed on an individual by God. It is because of this

founder of the Centre for Peace and Spirituality based in New Delhi. READY TO RESPOND EVERY MOMENT GOD Almighty created man and declared that He would help man in every aspect and would be with him, in

of your Lord will you deny? THE QURAN 55: 29-30 This verse addresses man. Man is the concern of God and God Almighty is ready to respond to man at all times. The following Hadith further illustrates the

the meaning of the above mentioned verse of the Quran, Prophet of Islam said: “Every moment God is ready to forgive one who seeks forgiveness from Him, is ready to help one who seeks help from Him and is

lives in the remembrance of God: “Who speaks better than one who calls to God and says, ‘I am surely of those who submit.’” That is, he is one who remembers God all the time, thinks of God all the time

experiences glimpses of God at every moment. On extraordinary occasions, he gives vent to his latent spiritual feelings in a torrent of words. At that time, he starts calling on God in inspired words of a

a special kind. This is taking the great name of God in prayer. It is the inspiration of a righteously prepared mind. An Incident Relating to a Virtuous Lady As mentioned above, Pharaoh’s wife Aasiya

ISLAMIC SPIRITUALITYRabbaniyat means one’s inner personality may acquire godly qualities by becoming immersed in thoughts of God and the Hereafter. This level of spirituality is produced after an intellectual

history of Islam. In the Quran the word used for it is rabbaniyat (3:79), meaning the virtue of being God- oriented. It is generally believed that there is only one way of finding spirituality and that is

25893) Ruhaniyat or rabbaniyat means one’s inner personality may acquire godly qualities by becoming immersed in thoughts of God and the Hereafter.This level of spirituality is produced after an intellectual

Has the time not come for the faithful when their hearts in all humility should engage in the remembrance of God and of the revelation of truth, so that they should not become like those who were given the

whose hearts with the passage of time became hardened and many of whom were disobedient? Remember that God brings the earth back to life after its death. We have made Our signs clear to you, so that you may

This degeneration has come about because the members of the Muslim community have lost their fear of God and have become insensitive to their faith. So, what is the formula for their regeneration, or their

that Brings you Close to Godto God with one’s heart and mind, and such prayer will always come to one’s lips only in one’s mother tongue. Prayer that Brings you Close to God Dua is not something technical

discovers God in all His glory and greatness, then, while thinking of God, his feelings become so intense that he deeply realizes the presence of God; he feels as if he has reached the vicinity of God. When

When he undergoes this tumultuous experience, this in the hadith is described thus: “Man remembered God in his solitude and, with the intensity of emotion, tears well up in his eyes.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith

Who has created man? God! Who has given man great abilities of different kinds? God! Who has created an exceptional planet like the Earth for man? It is God alone! Who has created the life support system

system for man? God! Who has provided all the needs of man? Again it is God. Who has given man such a mind that, living on this planet Earth, he can encompass the entire universe? It is God alone! Realization

Realization of God is the discovery of the Benefactor who is the source of all blessings.When man attains this realization in the real sense, the love of God wells up within him. Every fibre of his being is