THE WORD OF GODFrom The Scriptures THE Quran 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

therefore, he considers himself a successful man. But, this is highly irrational. In the plan of God, the criterion of a successful life is in terms of the life of the Hereafter. Therefore, to consider

is tantamount to substituting our own plan in place of God’s plan and obviously those who do so can never be successful in the life hereafter. God reveals His signs. But these signs of the life hereafter

suffering from a feeling of deprivation. God-realization or ma‘arifah is the answer to this want in a person, something he is born with. Nothing other than God-realization can ever fulfil this lacking

ma‘arifah remains unlighted, and nothing else can bring him enlightenment. The Living Discovery of God A Western commentator writes—“Every day when in the early morning the first ray of sunlight peeps

new sun!’” The realization of God Who is the Creator of sun, is without doubt, countless times greater than that of the sun. One who has discovered God, will discover God’s splendour every morning and evening

believer is to stand before God Almighty on the Day of Judgement. The Day of Judgement will mark the annihilation of all life, followed by resurrection and judgement by God. This will be an event of such

the one who gave birth to you if God does not forgive you.” (Tabaqat ibn Saad) The believers bow to God while He is yet invisible, while those who disbelieve bow to God only when He reveals Himself to

like a true believer, wished to be joined with the dust, and thought in fear and trembling what God’s judgement of him would be in the life after death. How different are the people who give no thought

of God just as he is in Christianity. Muslims also believe in the miraculous birth of Jesus without a father. Islam holds both Muhammad and Jesus as prophets, who brought the divine message of God to mankind

Jesus and Muhammad brought from God was essentially the same. This message has been preserved for eternity in the form of the Quran revealed to the Prophet Muhammad from God. One of the teachings of the Quran

mentioned clearly in the Quran in these words: “The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was a messenger of God and His word, conveyed to Mary, a spirit from Him.” (4: 171) There are many references found in the

abject helplessness in the presence of God. They seek to justify their errors, but they would do better to admit them. They have been given tongues with which to praise God, but they praise human beings instead

love and fear to offer to God, but they prefer to offer them to other objects. Hoarding wealth is their greatest aim in life, whereas it should be to give their wealth in God’s cause. True virtue lies in

the source of all goodness. Only those are in the right, who measure up to the standard set by God. Today people recognize only the cruelties and injustice perpetrated by others. What will become