egalitarianism was encouraged by Islam.97 (Details of this incident are available in the books on Seerah, the Prophet Muhammad’s biography.) This revolution, imbued with the spirit of Islamic monotheism, was so powerful

powerful that its effects continued to be felt throughout Islamic history. After the Prophet, anyone, irrespective of social status, could freely criticize the Caliphs during the period of the Pious Caliphs

history of this period abounds in such instances. This Islamic revolution had such far-reaching effects that even in the later period of Islam, when a form of monarchy had replaced the Caliphate, and

concept of peace in Islam. One part of this speech is reproduced hereunder. It is no exaggeration to say that Islam and violence are contradictory to each other. The concept of Islamic violence is so obviously

is enough to demonstrate that violence as a principle is quite alien to the scheme of things in Islam. Islam claims to be an eternal religion and, as such, it cannot afford to have a principle in its scheme

unsustainable. Any attempt to bracket violence with Islam amounts to casting doubt upon the everlastingness of the Islamic religion. A phrase like ‘Islamic violence’ is the same kind of contradiction in terms

truth of the message of Islam. Later on, he told of his early conviction that Muhammad, not the Quraysh, was in the right, and that he should join forces with the Prophet of Islam. “I participated in every

IV) Many people are reported to have had inclinations towards Islam long before they accepted the faith. Some even had dreams about Islam. One such person was Khalid ibn Sa’id ibn-ul Aas. He saw himself

a Muslim, all his resources are automatically put at the disposal of the Islamic cause. The first person to provide the Islamic movement with financial assistance was Khadija, the Prophet’s wife. Then

deprived; it is a question of they themselves having failed to come up to the required mark. Still, what is even more important is that, even along with all these losses, there is still one thing that no

have lost worldly wealth, but they are still possessors of great spiritual wealth. The religion of Islam is still with them, fully intact. They still have the final divine scripture, preserved in its original

still retain the vitality of the days when he first imparted them to the world. What the Muslims have, then, is greater than what they have lost. How strange that they should feel their losses, mere trifles

THE PROCESS OF REFLECTIONAbu Darda was a companion of the Prophet of Islam. After his death, a man asked his wife, Umm al-Darda, “What was the greatest act of Abu Darda?” Umm al-Darda replied, “Thinking

principles rather than knee-jerk reactions. According to a tradition the Prophet of Islam once observed: “Should I not tell you what the best moral course is in this world as well as in the Hereafter?” The companion

It must be conceded that the establishment of an Islamic State is the responsibility not of individuals but of the society to which they belong. In Islam there are certain injunctions of an individual and

political system on the basis of Islam depends upon the will of society as a whole. Only if there is a Muslim society possessed of the collective will to accept and institute Islamic government, can a political

political system based on Islam with all its social caveats, be established.The Challenge of FundamentalismWith reference to the Muslims of the present day, the news most highlighted in the media relates to Muslim

said: Although I inherited nothing from my family, the law of nature gave me something much more than what one’s family can give Deprivation is a great motivator for achievement. The experience of Pelé’s

org/books ARTICLES  Read Maulana’s writings as he expounds on the spiritual wisdom of the religion of Islam.  cpsglobal.org/articles QURAN Read online and Download the Quran and its commentary in Arabic, English

for example: Who am I? What is the purpose of my life? What is this world around me? What is the creation plan of the Creator? Is my life governed by destiny or free will? What is my purpose in life? A

into positivity through the art of conversion. This is the ideology of spirituality as presented in Islam. When a scientist discovers the scientific world, he doesn’t leave the material world, but rather

for example: Who am I? What is the purpose of my life? What is this world around me? What is the creation plan of the Creator? Is my life governed by destiny or free will? What is my purpose in life? A

into positivity through the art of conversion. This is the ideology of spirituality as presented in Islam. When a scientist discovers the scientific world, he doesn’t leave the material world, but rather