happening can be explained is that a prayer (dua) with ism-e-aazam came to my heart with great fervour and God accepted it. It was in this way that it became possible for me to introduce Islam in modern times—an

times—an event which, at the outset, had seemed unthinkable for an individual like myself. Asking from God in Utter Helplessness It was October 24, 2006. It was the day of Eid. I had gone to a New Delhi mosque

emotion, I was reminded of a tradition, which is mentioned thus in a hadith: “When the Eid day comes, God takes pride before the angels, and He says: “O My angels, what is the reward for these people who have

special prayer to God. If an individual lives in a state of gratitude, that is, if he feels that whatever is required for leading his life in this world has been given to him by God, this will become a

great point of reference for prayer. These words will be uttered from the depths of his heart: “O God, You have given me everything in the world.” (14:34). Now I want the same in the world Hereafter as

stir up one’s heart and mind. Such a prayer comes out of one’s lips only when one comes so close to God that no distance remains between him and his Creator. In such a prayer words are just symbolic. The

This is the kind in which the suppliant prays in such a manner that it becomes a personal issue for God himself, just as it was a personal matter for the caller. Where the first type of prayer is traditional

latter may be called invoking God, for example: “Almighty God was invoked by his call.” This is the difference between simple prayer and prayer taking the great name of God. Prayer may be of a general kind

kind but prayer taking the great name of God is a super prayer. For a better understanding of this matter, we give an example below. An Example of Super Prayer This example relates to a child who lived

O God, I seek divine guidance so that I may remain steadfast in what is just. I seek divine guidance in order to be firm in righteousness. I seek divine guidance in the manner that I express my gratitude

Keller serves as a great inspiration. It confirms the belief that life is a gift from God. According to Islamic teachings, God created life so that human beings fulfill a purpose. Human beings have been granted

the eternal and perfect world of Paradise. The question is why did God decide to put man through such a trial? This is because God has created man with extraordinary qualities but, this was at a potential

dedicate himself to pursue his intellectual development. To enable the actualization of his potential, God inherently bestowed man with logical thinking and rationality. Man has the potential to think critically

words?   According to Islam Ultimate Reality is another name for God. The Islamic concept of God is based on tawhid, or the oneness of God and He alone is the Creator and Sustainer of everything. Islam stresses

necessary to express that conviction in words else it is neither recognized nor understood. Reality or God can be expressed in words. I don’t wish to question the intent of proselytisation that seeks to bring

Islamic concept is based on marifat, which means self-realization. According to Islam, the reality of God is a matter of self-realization. The word ‘conversion’, indicates that there are two persons— the person

no logical way out of it. “ New evidence has again and again come 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

BETWEEN PRIDE AND MODESTYGratitude—To God And Man Asuccessful lawyer decided to buy property in an expensive locality. One of his friends asked him why he wanted to own property in that very expensive

underestimating the matter. In truth, the car is a great divine gift rather than being a mere status symbol. God created man, and then He provided him with natural means of transport such as horses, camels, mules

transportation. Being the Creator and Sustainer, God endowed nature with the potential for advanced mechanical means of transportation to meet the future needs of man. God bestowed man with intelligence so that

an embodiment of a spiritual personality. —Maulana Wahiduddin Khan WORSHIP OF GOD ACCORDING to the Quran, worship of God controls one’s character. In Chapter Al-Ankaboot, the Quran says: “Surely prayer

verse gives us a very important aspect of worship. It presents the true picture of the worship of God.  Worship is not a spiritless ritual. Worship is a living act. A worshipper recites verses of the Quran

worship, the worshipper repeatedly says Allahu Akbar, which means, ‘Only God is great’, or in other words, ‘Greatness belongs only to God Almighty’. This saying inculcates the spirit of modesty in the worshipper

afford to lose this support. We aim to convey the message of God to people as it is. It is our responsibility to convey the message of God to people in its pristine form and as their true wellwishers.

people to God. For this purpose, our vision is only to convey (36: 17). It means we aim to convey the message of God to the people as it is. It is our responsibility to convey the message of God to people

starting negative turmoil against others, which believes in the peaceful task of calling people to God instead of violence in the name of jihad. This other section of the Muslim community is with me all