THE WORD OF GODFrom The Scriptures The Quran is the book of God. It has been preserved in its entirety since its revelation to the Prophet of Islam between 610 and 632 AD. It is a book that brings glad

Arabic and commentary by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Everything in the heavens and on the earth belongs to God and so He will requite those who do evil in accordance with their deeds and will reward those left

been created with human weaknesses. So, it is not required that he be as pure as the angels. Almighty God has given full guidance to man as to what he should do and what he should not. However, man may be

THE WORD OF GODFrom The Scriptures THE Quran is the book of God. It has been preserved in its entirety since its revelation to the Prophet of Islam between 610 and 632 A.D. It is a book that brings glad

form. Do you not see how God compares a good word to a good tree? Its root is firm and its branches are in the sky, it yields its fruit each season with its Lord’s permission—God makes such comparisons for

24-26) Those who think deeply, seeking a more profound reality, find it In the present world, Almighty God has appointed outward symbols for different realities. For example, a good tree is a symbolic representation

why has God created him so? The answer is: in order to select those who will abide in the even more exquisite and ideal world of paradise. The world is full of creatures who, subject to God, involuntarily

involuntarily do as God bids them. God wills it, however, that man should be obedient of his own accord. God seeks those who are willing to renounce the power that they possess; who manage to see God despite His

any intermediary to establish contact between God and man. At any time and place man can contact God directly. The only condition is that man should turn to God with sincere devotion.

But there is no logical way out of it.” New evidence keeps coming to light, which makes belief in God a scientifically credible concept, rather than just a personally desirable creed. Both scientists

the moment I can’t find any rational argument to knock down the view, which argues for conversion to God. If I could have found an argument—even a flimsy one—I would not have been a party to what we wrote

chemicals of the universe except to invoke creation on a cosmic scale.” Until recently, belief in God was considered to be just a personal creed, not backed up by rational thought. In recent decades, however

THE DENIERS OF GOD’S SIGNSWhoever turns away from My reminder, will lead a straitened existence and on the Day of Judgement We shall raise him up blind and he will ask, ‘Lord, why have You raised me up

up blind, while I possessed sight before?’ God will say, ‘Just as Our signs came to you and you ignored them, so will you on this Day be ignored.’ Thus We shall reward the transgressor who denies the signs

Quran. The Quran says that only God has the right to rule over man: ‘Have we any say in the matter?’ they ask. Say to them: “All is in the hands of God” (3:154). The idea of God as Sovereign makes for a coherent

becoming their subjects. This disparity can only disappear when God is considered Sovereign. Then the only difference that remains is between God and man. He is the

follow: they must seek out the commandments of God in the Quran, and their realization in the life of the Prophet, and then must pattern their lives along the same lines. For the Prophet’s life is so perfect

in the eyes of God. SALAH Worship (salah) is the second ‘pillar’ of Islam. In its prescribed form, it entails the worshipping of God at five appointed times during the day and night. God himself, through

all-embracing that a better way of worship would be difficult to imagine. As the appointed hour approaches, God’s glory is proclaimed in the call to prayer (adhan). Thus reminded that it is the time for prayer, we

person. Certain sets of circumstances come into being at the exact points in time allotted to them by God.  How often have we heard people say things like, “If only we had thought of this before,” or “If only

personal destinies. But, recorded in the sayings of the Prophet, we find these portentous words of God: “Do not speak ill of Time, for I am Time, all is in My Hand; I make the night and the day succeed

laid down by God. Just as the passage of time, and events in nature, conform to this law, so do certain sets of circumstances come into being at the exact points in time allotted to them by God.  To rail

EXPERIENCING THE PRESENCE OF GODONE of the three astronauts who travelled in the Apollo–15 American spacecraft was Colonel James Irwin. He later described the magic of that moment in August 1972, when

when he set foot on the moon. It was an ecstatic experience he said, to feel oneself in God’s presence, to feel so close to Him that His greatness appeared before one’s eyes. Colonel Irwin did not look on

this world, we would live on earth as if we were in God’s presence. Colonel Irwin’s experience was not a unique one. For, in truth, all that God has created is so wonderful that one has only to gaze