which presented themselves in Makkah could easily have led to confrontations. But the Prophet of Islam, avoiding all such issues, confined himself totally to the sphere of the peaceful propagation of ‘the

13-year dawah work was that in this age all the best individuals who influenced Islamic history were brought into the fold of Islam, for instance, Abu Bakr, Umar, Usman, Ali, etc. 2. When the Makkan leaders

to build a powerful center of Islam in Madinah. If the Prophet had opted for the way of armed confrontation instead of peaceful migration, perhaps the history of Islam would have begun and ended in Makkah

populace.’102 Under Islam, there is freedom for every thought and respect for every thinking man, irrespective of the fact that his thinking may be different from ours. This is because Islam grants freedom

freedom of thought and respects the upholders of all schools of thought. THE MODERN AGE AND ISLAM Freedom of thought is the summum bonum of the modern age and is generally thought to be the result of the western

immediate cause, but the scientific revolution (as explained in previous chapters) was the result of the Islamic revolution based upon monotheism. The French philosopher, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712- 1778), was

which presented themselves in Makkah could easily have led to confrontations. But the Prophet of Islam, avoiding all such issues, confined himself totally to the sphere of the peaceful propagation of ‘the

13-year dawah work was that in this age all the best individuals who influenced Islamic history were brought into the fold of Islam, for instance, Abu Bakr, Umar, Usman, Ali, etc. 2. When the Makkan leaders

to build a powerful center of Islam in Madinah. If the Prophet had opted for the way of armed confrontation instead of peaceful migration, perhaps the history of Islam would have begun and ended in Makkah

the criterion held valid by him is the same criterion as is used to prove the truth of religion. What is more surprising is that Russell, although indirectly admitting here that such inferential arguments

Not a Christian: I think all the great religions of the world—Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, and Communism—both untrue and harmful. It is evident as a matter of logic that, since they disagree

makes it obvious that the influence of environment is what has led him to accept the religion in question. It is true that Scholastics invented what professed to be logical arguments proving the existence

oral or written comments from academic circles which acknowledge that AI- Risala’s is the first Islamic movement in Modern times which has attempted to steer Muslims resolutely away from negative activities

note that she needed none of the philosophizing of the women’s liberationists to be able to perform what she regarded as her bounden duty in the eyes of God. Whereas my brothers and I set about our tasks

underestimate the role of woman as mother. It is perhaps her greatest role in human affairs. In Islamic history, there are numerous examples of the strong and decisive influence of mothers upon their families

Emergence of IslamThis modern age is one which is supportive of Islam. Although it is generally attributed to the West, it is a fact that the efforts of all of humanity have gone into producing this age

clearly predicted by the Prophet of Islam. There is a Hadith in this connection recorded in various books with the following wording: “Without doubt God will support Islam by those who would not be among the

the Muslims.” (Al-Mu‘jam al-Kabir of Al-Tabarani, Hadith No. 14640) The truth is that the Islamic movement in ancient times was traditional in nature but the great signs of the Creator in nature were

Fasting, in short, chastens the soul and strengthens the will to do good.ZakatThe fourth pillar of Islam, zakat is the giving of alms out of one’s own private means at a minimum fixed rate of 2.5% per annum

would come to a standstill. The observance of zakat is a way of acknowledging this fact of life. Islam desires that private wealth should be considered as belonging to God, and that He should have his

mission of the Prophet of Islam? This is indeed a very important question. To determine it academically requires a thorough study of the Quran and Sunnah, the sources of Islam. First of all, the basic

cannot be employed. For instance, if one argued that the mission of the Prophet of Islam was to establish an Islamic state and in support of this, he quoted the following verse of the Quran, he would be

mission of the Prophet of Islam? This is indeed a very important question. To determine it academically requires a thorough study of the Quran and Sunnah, the sources of Islam. First of all, the basic guiding

cannot be employed. For instance, if one argued that the mission of the Prophet of Islam was to establish an Islamic state and in support of this, he quoted the following verse of the Quran, he would be

religion.61.DO YOU THINK POLITICAL ISLAM IS COMPATIBLE WITH WESTERN VALUES?Political Islam is based on a self-interpretation and has nothing to do with Islam. Political Islam rests