God cares for those who do their duty to Him Aishah tells of how the Prophet remained awake one night while he was staying in her chamber. When she asked him why he was so restless, he sighed, “If only

“What has brought you here?” enquired the Prophet. “I came to keep watch over you, O Messenger of God,” explained Saad. Soon after this, says Aishah, she heard the sound of the Prophet’s deep breathing

verse containing the words, “God will protect you from men,” (5:67) was revealed, the Prophet looked through an aperture and told his watchmen to go on their way, “for God has given me His protection.”

power belongs to God alone.” (12: 40). The literal meaning of the Arabic word hukm, which appears in this verse, is “power” or “authority”. In this verse, hukm is meant in the sense of God exercising control

control and authority over the universe. In other words, the verse asserts that it is God alone who has created the vast cosmos and it is He who is sustaining and regulating it. The above verse in the Quran

Quran thus speaks of a reality which is already manifest. Such an understanding of God inspires a human being to surrender himself completely to his Creator. In present times, however, some Muslim thinkers

important responsibilities towards both God and man. His duty towards God means believing in God and His attributes, worshipping Him, regarding himself accountable to God and making himself ready to carry out

out wholeheartedly any such demands that God may make upon him. Another responsibility of the believer is one which concerns the rights of human beings. This responsibility devolves upon him in his relations

be deserving of God’s succour. The following is an example which discusses the responsibilities of a believing employer towards his employee. According to a saying of the Prophet, God said: “I will become

Then how can he fail to understand that only those will have value and importance in the eyes of God (in the Hereafter) who have proved themselves His faithful servants? It is a sad fact that love of money

of affairs is not going to last. Death must come, reminding man that he is totally in the grip of God. Death, in actual fact, is an entrance to the next world of reckoning. There man has to appear before

THE REAL GIVERAcknowledging God THE well-known Indian lyricist-screenwriter Gulzar was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contributions to the growth of Indian Cinema at the 61st National Awards

they failed to express it in words. God is the real giver of all bounties and all good things. Every gift that one receives is from God, not from man. God is the real giver of all bounties and all

all good things. It is a strange fact that people fail to discover the real giver. God has created man; He has bestowed all kinds of qualities on him, provided all favourable circumstances in which man

This good news is for those who adopt a God-oriented or righteous life in this world. Paradise is not to be the destiny of all and sundry, for it is only for the God-fearing (THE QURAN 3: 133). It is to be

condition, and that is, being Godfearing or righteous. Being God-fearing or righteous means leading a life of restraint or guarding oneself against evil. Being God-fearing or righteous means leading

save himself from distraction. He should awaken his consciousness to the extent that obedience to God becomes his sole concern. No other thing should become the object or centre of his sensitivity. Another

MIRACLES OR SIGNS OF GODPhenomena in Nature THE SIGNS that the prophets of God demonstrated to their people are commonly known as miracles. But this is not a true Islamic understanding. The Quran and Hadith

phenomena, whereas referring to them as signs shows them to be natural phenomena. Moses was a prophet of God. He was born in ancient Egypt in the 16th century BC. The Egyptian ruler of the time, Ramesses II,

of nature, the act of conversion is universal and allpervading. It is a proof of the existence of God and of His power. What is meant by conversion in the universe is actually Divine intervention. This

are being sustained by varied forms of the same food and drink, indicating the unfathomable power of God. The atmosphere totally encompassing the earth shows that man’s life is entirely in his Creator’s hands

these signs in the universe are reflections of the Creator in His creation. The universe displays God’s very existence and His oneness on a vast scale; it is an amalgam of every aspect of perfection, so

can fail to discover Him in it. But these signs, spread all over the universe, serve as proofs of God’s existence and His role as Sustainer of the entire universe, only to one who sincerely reflects on

difficulties did not prevent them from following the religion of God, By God! there will come a time which will be in favour of the religion of God. During this time a traveller will make a journey from Sana’a

(a distance of about 1000 miles) alone without any fear except the fear of God. This time is sure to come by the will of God but you are hastening for this period. THIS Hadith highlights the mission of

a threat to their rule; and hence did not tolerate it. This state of affairs was against God’s Creation Plan. God wants that in matters of religion, every person should enjoy freedom to choose their own

quite simply, the urge to worship. But to worship whom, or what? A man either worships God, or some entity other than God. His whole way of thinking is then governed by his choice. All his trust and devotion

discovery of a mere mathematical formula. It is to recognize that one is nothing, has nothing, that God is everything, has everything in His power, is Lord of all creation. With this realization comes the

plunged, is banished by the discovery of God; every fibre of his being is lit up by this discovery, just as if a new sun had climbed into the sky. The discovery of God takes place in the human mind, but a