prevent an irate person from going beyond the bounds of decency, and that is the fear of God. When an awareness of God’s greatness is truly lodged in an individual’s heart, this enables him to rein himself

the fact that God will call him to account for each and every one of his actions exercises a powerful restraint upon the anger surging within him. Such is the character of one who fears God, that when he

he is made angry by a human being, it is God who looms up before him, effectively quelling his anger. The Quran makes it clear that any such strong, adverse, emotional reaction such as anger does not befit

catastrophe. But if he continues to travel along the straight and narrow path which leads directly to God, he will safely reach his destination. Many examples of human aberration—’a going-off-the-rails’—can

with something, person or idea, other than God. Whenever one’s efforts are directed elsewhere, one is embarking on a detour which can never bring one back to God. Such deviation from the true path can cause

and efforts on God alone. This is the straight path and involves total attachment to God and a life lived out in complete accordance with His will. Any path which is not directed towards God is a wrong turning

SCIENCE AND THEOLOGYA Reaffirmation of God’s Existence PROFESSOR Paul Davies, a well-known English physicist and author, is the Director of ‘BEYOND’, a research centre of the Arizona State University.

Paul Davies. The atheist philosophers and physicists have frequently asked, “If God created the universe, who created God?” But this question is totally illogical. It is sheer negation of logic. Furthermore

Creator is also possible without Him being created. The Rational Stand The question of the existence of God must be addressed in a purely rational manner. No other stand except a rational stand can be adopted

engaging in futile conflict with others. The Quran speaks about this law of nature in these words: God does not change the condition of a people’s lot, unless they change what is in their hearts. (13: 11)

may recognize one another. The most honourable among you, in the sight of God, is he who is the most righteous among you. God is All-Knowing, All-Aware. THE QURAN, 49: 13 RIGHTS in Islam are divided into

foremost divine right is Tawheed, that is, to declare the oneness of God, without associating anything with Him. As the Quran says: Say, “He is God, the One. He is self-sufficient He begets not, nor was He begotten

or greater than God. All creatures, including human beings, irrespective of their external differences, are equal in dignity as well as in responsibility before the one and only God. Anyone who abuses

end-all of a person’s life; that one’s heart should be with God, even when engaged in one’s worldly tasks; that one should have total trust in God. Unbelievers use wealth to improve their standard of living

other hand, spend it on themselves only in so far as is necessary; the remainder they give away in God’s path. Unbelievers consider money as a means of future security,

ALL CREDIT GOES TO GOD ALMIGHTYRecognise and Acknowledge Him IN the tennis Grand Slam final held at Wimbledon on July 6, 2014, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic defeated Switzerland's Roger Federer. After his victory

else. However, this is a totally wrong attribution. In fact, it is God Almighty who has created the successful person, and it is God alone who provided all the necessary infrastructure for the person to

assistance and support supplied to him for his success was directly given to him by the Creator. Other than God no one has any power at all to bestow these favours upon a person. It is strange that every man and

fulfillment in this present imperfect world. In this vast universe, man’s only source of support is God. It is by God’s guidance that man’s ship is brought safely to the shore. One’s goal in life—whether it be

EACH CREATION IS A MIRACLEWindow to God-realization BEFORE the commencement of his prophetic mission, Moses, together with his wife and family, was traveling from Midian. When he arrived at Mount Sinai

But when Moses, at God’s command, cast it down, it turned into a fast-moving serpent. Similarly, Moses’ hand, when he put it under his armpit, came out shining white—another sign from God. In ancient times

proof of the truth of the prophets’ message. The revelation of the Quran, being the final book of God, marked the end of the prophetic era. After the Prophet Muhammad, unto whom the Quran was revealed

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

phenomena, whereas referring to them as signs shows them to be natural phenomenon. Moses was a prophet of God. He was born in ancient Egypt in the 16th century B.C. The Egyptian ruler of the times, Pharaoh II

Prophet Moses had demonstrated to people a universal and common law of God. This is the law of conversion. With the help of God, Prophet Moses had shown that a piece of wood could be changed into the