The Verse of God’s ThroneWhen you read this verse you will be reminded of this hadith: “Whoever said there is no god but God will enter heaven.” (Musnad al-Bazzar, Hadith No. 10080) This will make you

called contemplation. The Verse of God’s Throne There is a verse in chapter 2 of the Quran, commonly called the verse of God’s throne, or Ayat al-Kursi, which states: “God: there is no deity save Him, the

THANKFULNESS AND KNOWLEDGEMENTEverything man receives is from God. However, when man attributes these blessings to someone other than God, feelings of gratefulness and acknowledgment are not produced within

from man is that he should be grateful to his Creator and Sustainer, and that he should acknowledge God as the Giver of all blessings. But this thankfulness or acknowledgement is the rarest of rare things

What is the reason for this? The reason is that whatever man receives, he gives himself rather than God the credit for it. How did he come to this world? This was owing to his parents. How does he survive

retreat. (AL-BAYHAQI, AL-SUNAN AL-KUBRA) One’s trust in God is one’s greatest strength “He who would be strongest of men should put his trust in God.” (SAYINGS OF SAINTS)

SUCCOURAddressing the faithful, God says in the Quran, “Believers if you help God He will help you and make you strong.”3 Here the words “helping God” mean fitting in with His scheme. God has set a certain pattern

favourable results. We can fit in with His scheme by coordinating our own efforts with this pattern. God strengthens those who help Him in this way. Here is an example of what happens when one fails to do

today?” “I am in a hurry, but God isn’t,” the priest answered, and went on to tell the whole story of the tree. In whatever happens in the world, there is a part played by God and a part

The example of a man who is away from God is like a fish which has been taken out of water and thrown in the desert. Such a fish, completely out of its element, will soon face extinction. The best way

calls people to God) has to perform his task of dawah, that is, to tell man that the ideal for which he has been searching for is none other than Almighty God and His Paradise. It is God alone who can enable

enable him to find his ideal and it is only by his finding God that this can happen. It is only after reaching Paradise that man will be filled with bliss, as he will find there the world for which he