and that is entirely forbidden. Fear God concerning women, because you have taken them with the trust of God and made their private parts lawful with the word of God. They have got a right over you and

you a thing, which, if you adhere to it, you will never be misguided after me, that is, the Book of God. O people, listen to my words and understand them. Nothing of his brother

sent to the world to fulfill one and the same mission. Chapter 42 of the Quran tells us that He (God) has ordained for you the faith which He enjoined on Nuh (Noah) and which We have revealed to you,

religion and not become divided in it. What you call upon the polytheists to do is hard for them; God chooses for Himself whoever He pleases and guides towards Himself those who turn to Him. (The Quran

verse, which refers to some steadfast prophets of the past, the Prophet of Islam has been enjoined by God to follow the same single religion and strictly refrain from following a different path, for it is

and that is entirely forbidden. Fear God concerning women, because you have taken them with the trust of God and made their private parts lawful with the word of God. They have got a right over you and

you a thing, which, if you adhere to it, you will never be misguided after me, that is, the Book of God. O people, listen to my words and understand them. Nothing of his brother

were sent to the world to fulfill one and the same mission. Chapter 42 of the Quran tells us that He (God) has ordained for you the faith which He enjoined on Nuh (Noah) and which We have revealed to you,

religion and not become divided in it. What you call upon the polytheists to do is hard for them; God chooses for Himself whoever He pleases and guides towards Himself those who turn to Him. (The Quran

verse, which refers to some steadfast prophets of the past, the Prophet of Islam has been enjoined by God to follow the same single religion and strictly refrain from following a different path, for it is

MOST JOYOUS MOMENTDiscovery of God ANEWS report in a magazine started off a train of thought in the mind that became significant as regards to the realization of God. A celebrity married and in due course

is integral to everyone’s thinking. One knows, consciously or unconsciously, that there is a great God who has granted all the bounties which we possess. Therefore, a feeling of deep acknowledgement for

a person the greatest virtue is to acknowledge the true Giver of all blessings. The true Giver is God. In terms of religion, this acknowledgement is called ‘thanksgiving’. Conversely, the greatest deviation

highest aspect of man’s nature. It is, thus, meant only for God, the Creator. According to my experience, the right formula is: Love for God and responsibility towards fellow human beings. Man has been

surrendering before God. Why is man put under such a difficult test? It is not a matter of difficulty; rather, it is a matter of realization. If you realize that the ego is a gift from God and it was not created

created by you, then it becomes very easy to surrender to God. Because after this discovery, surrender becomes acknowledgment of God, and to acknowledge is the greatest urge of one’s nature. When we are

gratefulness there await the blessings of paradise. One who realises God, realises all other realities as well. The knowledge of God opens the door to all other knowledge. If moreover the individual becomes

reality, i.e. everything as it is in the full sense. This realisation enables him to pay the dues of God as well as of man. So far as reality is concerned, there is no difference between nature and the shari‘ah

forsake you and your gods?’ He replied: ‘We will put their sons to death and spare only their daughters. We shall yet triumph over them.’ Moses said to his people: ‘Seek help in God and be patient. The

a good deed “Keep silent unless you have something good to say,” said the Prophet. One who fears God holds his tongue On being asked to give someone good advice, Abdullah said, “Be content with what

become as clear to him as day is clear from night. Still everyone will finally have to answer before God for every utterance and judgement that they make. In real terms, therefore there is no difference between

be taken to task in exactly the same fashion. Those who believe that one day they will come before God should follow Abu Moosa al-Ashari’s advice: they should not pronounce judgement on a matter until the

peace. Those who really fear God should only pass judgement on matters which are absolutely clear to them. The judgement of what they are not clear about should be left to God.