in symbolic language. Whenever a person does something wrong but then quickly becomes conscious of what he has done and develops the desire in his heart not to engage in the bad deed again, his heart becomes

question is: How can we build a positive personality?  If you reflect on the issue in the light of both Islamic teachings and findings of psychology, you will find a clear practical way to do so. By following

should show tolerance and broad-mindedness—this being inseparable from human gentility and nobility. Islam aims to produce this fine human quality of gentlemanliness by preaching tolerance.

correspond to historical records. This has created problems for believers in the Bible. Should they accept what is written in the Bible, or should they go by history? Since the two contradict one another, they

held in the Indian Institute of Islamic Studies at Tughlaqabad in New Delhi, which was addressed by Ezra Kolet, president of the Council of Indian Jewry. His topic was: ‘What is Judaism?’ Naturally, he dealt

more than what he unsuccessfully tried to do through politics and war. Had Aurangzeb travelled to Europe, instead of spending years fighting wars in the Deccan, he would have realised that what he was doing

against the demands of his times. He sought to establish, to his way of thinking, the supremacy of Islam through the ‘politics of the sword’. He was unaware of the new age which had already dawned—and which

opponents may deceive us, Muslims should still put their trust in God, and be ready to make peace. What this means is that we should concentrate our efforts in that field of action where – without any confrontation

hostility of any sort, in the future between them and the Muslims. To solve this problem the Prophet of Islam issued a charter commonly known as the covenant of Madinah. Since the Muslims were in the majority

above personal preferences. This leads to sagacity. According to a certain tradition, the Prophet of Islam once observed: “A believer is wise and sagacious.” (Musnad al-Shahab 128) This does not mean that

It is rather a special feature of faith. One who has true faith will be possessed of this quality. What is sagacity or wisdom? The greatest secret of sagacity is expressed in this prophetic exhortation:

over the world. The teaching of Islam is that the differences in language, colour and features should not cause people to regard others as strangers. On the contrary, what should happen ideally, is that

37-39, 42, 104, 137 Hyksos kings, 59 I Ideal justice, 17-18, 66, 68 Idealism, 3, 14, 66, 181 Image of Islam, 134, 176-177 India, 2, 30, 56, 70, 77, 80-81, 101, 156 Indian army, 124 Indian subcontinent, 69 Individual

Ishmaelite, 59 Islam, 4, 6, 11-12, 28, 44, 48-49, 89-90, 98-100, 102-106, 109-112, 120-121, 134, 140-141, 159-162, 167-168, 170, 176-177 Islamabad, 130 Islamic jihad, 166 Islamic scriptures, 164 Islamic State of

of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), 100 Islamic terrorist movements, 98 Islamic texts, 99, 109 Islamic violence, 120 Islamophobia, 103, 107 Israelite, 59 Istishhad, 110 Italo-Turkish, 101, 116 Italy, 101, 145

should have good feelings for others and have a heart free of enmity for others. The Prophet of Islam once observed: “Do not bear malice towards others, do not be jealous of, or feel enmity for one another

sister and is concerned with her problems. He cares for her needs just as if they were his own. That is what makes every home a cradle of peace. The way a person lives in his home is exactly

be undertaken only with the help of an expert guide. Otherwise, it was impossible. The Prophet of Islam and his companion, Abu Bakar Siddiq, selected one Abdullah ibn Urayqit, to guide them on this journey

the Prophet, the Prophet still accepted him on this risky journey. (Sirah Ibn Hisham, v. 2, p. 98) What was the reason for this selection? The reason was that although Abdullah ibn Urayqit belonged to the

to study Islam from its original scriptures in order to re-discover it in its original form. In modern times many books have been published with the aim of removing misunderstandings about Islam. One title

title is as follows: ‘Islam, the Most Misunderstood Religion’. But titles such as these are not in accordance with the actual state of affairs. These books start with the premise that non-Muslims have

have mistakenly come to regard Islam as a religion of intolerance and violence and then they attempt to remove these misapprehensions. But the actual question to be addressed is why there should ever have