During the prayer, a believer refreshes his memory about God’s commandments regarding himself. Then he kneels and prostrates himself before God, in physical expression of the idea that the only course

creation plan of God. The prayer is concluded by turning the face first to the right side, then to the left, and uttering the words Assalamu-alaykum, which means, ‘May the peace and blessings of God be upon you

society, and to harbour no ill- feelings towards anyone. Prayer in one respect is to surrender before God, attributing all kinds of greatness to Him alone. In yet another respect, prayer prepares the individual

During the prayer, a believer refreshes his memory about God’s commandments regarding himself. Then he kneels and prostrates himself before God, in physical expression of the idea that the only course

creation plan of God. The prayer is concluded by turning the face first to the right side, then to the left, and uttering the words Assalamu-alaykum, which means, ‘May the peace and blessings of God be upon you

society, and to harbour no ill- feelings towards anyone. Prayer in one respect is to surrender before God, attributing all kinds of greatness to Him alone. In yet another respect, prayer prepares the individual

to overtake the moon, nor does the night outpace the day. Each in its own orbit runs. (36: 40) When God created heaven and the earth, He so ordered things that each part might perform its function peacefully

universe by God, whereas man has to adopt this path of peace of his own free will. This has been expressed in the Quran in these words: Do they seek a religion other than the religion of God, when everything

artificially imposed upon man. Peace is inherent in nature itself. The system of nature set up by God already rests on the basis of peace. If this system is not disrupted, it will continue to stay the

GRATITUDETo God and Man One who does not express his gratitude to other human beings will never be thankful to God. —Prophet Muhammad THANKFULNESS is a state of mind which cannot be compartmentalized.

On the contrary, God’s kindness, being an indirect experience, is not at all obvious. One has to be perceptive, and reflective to be able to realize the favours granted to man by God. While the favours

favours a man does are observable, God’s favours can be realized only by thinking about them. Failing at first to acknowledge the favours of one’s fellow men leads on to failure to give wholehearted credence

have said, “One who never expresses his gratitude to other human beings will never be grateful to God.” Gratefulness is a state of mind which cannot be compartmentalized. lf it manifests itself in one

experience. On the contrary, God’s kindness, being an indirect experience, is not at all obvious. A person has to be perceptive, and reflective in order to recognize the favours God has granted him. While the

the favours a man does are observable, God’s favours can be realized only by thinking about them. One who fails to perceive an event which is directly observable cannot be expected to grasp something which

the god hypothesis; Darwin and Pasteur between them did the same for biology; and in our own century, the rise of scientific psychology and the extension of historical knowledge have removed gods to a

have proved conclusively that all those events which man explained in terms of the existence of a God or gods, or some abstract ‘Power’ had entirely different causes, but that man, steeped in ignorance, continued

natural that the concept of an active and omnipotent God as the power, which made things move appeared meaningless. At the most this discovery allowed for a God who had initially set the universe in motion. Therefore

The Times of India on January 31, 2015. The article was titled: A Physicist’s Faith in Science and God. In the article Townes speaks about the universe and religion. He says: “No one can deny that the universe

presence in the universe. It is difficult to define God, but I can feel an Omnipresence everywhere. People ask, if God created the universe, who created God? So, there’s always a problem with a beginning.”

is described as leading a God-oriented life (rabbaniyat), a life based on higher principles, remaining unaffected by the negative actions of others. What is spirituality? God has demonstrated it eternally

eternally in the form of the rose bush. The rose bush has thorns as well as flowers. Amidst sharp thorns God grows flowers on its branches which have beautifully shaped petals and which spread their fragrance

asked his companions: “Shall I tell you a something which will raise you up in the eyes of God?” “Yes Prophet of God,” they replied, and the Prophet said, “Be patient with those who behave foolishly towards

of one so affected is that when he is reminded of a truth, he immediately accepts it. Discovering God as Omnipotent naturally engenders within him the quality of trust.