keeping the neighbours happy and establishing good relations with them are important aspects of a God-oriented life. Whether a neighbour belongs to one’s own religion or some other religion, whether he

humanity. According to a hadith, the Prophet of Islam once observed: “By God he is not a believer, by God he is not a believer, by God he is not a believer from whose evils his neighbour is not in peace.”

time, bring people closer to God. This message of truth will remain preserved till the Last Day. This issue can be further explained by a hadith, or saying of the Prophet, which Ibn Hisham has quoted in

with me in the way the disciples of Jesus differed with him.’ The Companions asked: ‘O Prophet of God, how did the disciples of Jesus differ with him?’ The Prophet replied: ‘Jesus called his disciples

to go to a distant place became unhappy and refused to go. Afterwards, Jesus complained of this to God, so those who were not ready to go because of not knowing the language of that area, miraculously started

Muhammad (may peace be upon him) came to the Companions and reminded them of the dawah work, hen said: ‘God has sent me to the entire world as a blessing, so you should carry out this

this experience, when a person takes food and water in the evening, he is filled with gratitude to God Almighty, who not only created him, but also provided him with all the basic needs, essential for his

and hunger is no more, and, God willing, God will bless us with His reward.’ This shows that iftar invokes the spirit of prayer. It gives us an opportunity to say, ‘O God, I have fulfilled my duty and

the pangs of hunger and thirst make a man feel vulnerable and he turns towards God with renewed zeal. He cries out, ‘God, I have obeyed Your one command, there are many I could not. I kept one day’s fast

this experience, when a person takes food and water in the evening, he is filled with gratitude to God Almighty, who not only created him, but also provided him with all the basic needs, essential for his

and hunger is no more, and, God willing, God will bless us with His reward.’ This shows that iftar invokes the spirit of prayer. It gives us an opportunity to say, ‘O God, I have fulfilled my duty and

the pangs of hunger and thirst make a man feel vulnerable and he turns towards God with renewed zeal. He cries out, ‘God, I have obeyed Your one command, there are many I could not. I kept one day’s fast

ideological group, one that has just one mission—and that is, peaceful dawah, or calling people towards God. This task they must engage in with unilateral well-wishing for others. Even if, according to their

oppressing or mistreating them, they must ignore it and remain their well-wishers and convey to them God’s message, which is preserved in the form of the Quran and the Sunnah or the practice of the Prophet

attractive temptations, Satan actually wants to prove the truth of the challenge which he gave to God at the beginning of man’s creation, that he would overpower all but a few of his descendants (17:61)

bring themselves to sacrifice their temporary gains. It is patent that the guidance sent to them by God through His chosen servants was so clear that no one could have remained ignorant of the truth. But

refute the truth, thinking that they would succeed in proving that their stand was the right one. God forgives lapses, but He will not forgive insolence.

the path of God. In this way, zakat awakens the sense in man not to consider his earnings as his own possession, but a gift of God. Zakat is, in essence, a practical acknowledgement of God’s bounties. And

out of one’s own private means. This amount is given in the name of God and is to be spent on worthy religious causes ‘for the sake of God’ and on meeting the needs of the poor and the helpless. Zakat is

belongs to God, and that nothing should, therefore, be withheld from Him. Man himself plays only a very small part in obtaining whatever he owns in this world. Were he not to have the benefit of God’s endless

THE CREATION PLAN OF GODThis Life is a Test GOD, according to His will, created a perfect world called Paradise. A world in accordance with all of our desires as human beings, in that it is free of all

achieve complete fulfilment. A perfect Paradise cannot be inhabited by less-than-perfect beings. So, God created perfection-seeking beings—us. He intended us to spend a period of trial in this present and

thus have a choice—we can misuse our freedom to do evil, or we can use our freedom wisely, submit to God and qualify for Paradise. Who will qualify for Paradise? Those pure souls who, in their life in this

FROM THE EDITORS DESKGreetings of Peace! Dear Friends, We are grateful to God and thankful for the support and encouragement you have given us, enabling us to successfully complete one year of publication

questions like: Why am I here? Is there a God? What is my purpose in life? Is there any meaning in life? Did this universe happen by chance? What is the creation plan of God? In keeping with our quest towards

happiness. Through the pages of this magazine the concept of peace is constantly in focus, and this will, God-willing be continued resolutely. For our continuous improvement, we welcome and appreciate your valuable