Acceptance of God as one’s Lord is like making a covenant to place Him at the central point in one’s life, so that He may become the pivot of one’s thoughts and emotions. § man with sleep, without which

light to the world, dispelling the darkness of the night, his heart cries out in ecstasy, ‘Glory be to God who created light. Had there been no light, the whole world would be a fearful ocean of darkness.’

there were no God to send us food and drink?’ When in need, or if he is hurt, he looks towards God, calling upon Him for succour. When he encounters adversity, he accepts it as part of God’s design, and

E.) wrote: Here, iqamat-e deen refers to the oneness of God, and faith in God and His books and the prophets and the Last Day and obeying God in matters of His commandments and prohibitions and doing

deen as used in this context as follows: The deen of Islam is the name for the oneness of God, obedience to God, and faith in His books, His prophets and the Day of Recompense and all those things on the

E.) opined that the phrase iqamat-e deen as used here means: To be established on the oneness of God, prophethood and the Hereafter and to follow other similar basic teachings that are other than those

existence. If, however, we give serious thought to this reality, it becomes easily comprehensible. God, wishing to put us to the test, has not divulged the secrets of life after death to us, but has spread

subsequent to our death, our particles are diffused in the air, water and earth. Afterwards, at God’s command, they will be reassembled and once again assume the form of a human-being. What is so extraordinary

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

without maarifah remains unlighted, and nothing else can bring him enlightenment.The Living Discovery of GodA Western commentator writes—“Every day when in the early morning the first ray of sunlight peeps into

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

veracity of their message, exist in abundance throughout God’s universe. Since in the remote past, these miracles had not come to the knowledge of man, God had to demonstrate them when it was crucial to his

which have always sufficed to reaffirm man’s belief in God and the Hereafter. The scientific revolution has indeed shed the light of rationality on God’s miracles. And religious truths of the stature of miracles

and the same God, and for this reason, belong to one great brotherhood. So far as their earthly origin is concerned, they are all descendants of the first pair of human beings created by God— Adam and Eve

are apparently unlike themselves, for discriminating between one man and another is not approved by God. They should rather promote fellow feeling towards others, even if at first glance they appear like

one human being and another, but between God and men. And before God, certainly, all human beings are equal; all are equally His creatures and His servants. For God does not discriminate between one and the

ask of them from God. (Sahih-Al-Bukhari 4: 800) It is a believer’s duty to give to others what is due from him and as far as his rights are concerned he should ask for them only from God. Instead of being

others what is due from him and as far as his rights are concerned he should ask for them only from God. One persons duty is another’s right. So, if we all follow the principle of being duty conscious

imperfect world. God has promised that only in the Hereafter, where He will give to every person every atoms worth of what is due to him. Thus, we must continue to do our duty faithfully seeking God’s pleasure

the Prophet called the people together. First he made mention of the greatness of God. Then he went on to say: By God, as you sleep so will you die, and as you awaken so will you be raised after death:

the Prophet called the people together. First he made mention of the greatness of God. Then he went on to say: By God, as you sleep so will you die, and as you awaken so will you be raised after death:

the Prophet called the people together. First he made mention of the greatness of God. Then he went on to say: By God, as you sleep so will you die, and as you awaken so will you be raised after death: