Being of God. That is why this provision is called ‘Lord’s sustenance’ (20:131) or ‘spiritual provision’ is in actual fact, the result of a contact with the external source of sustenance (that is, God). This

entirely through mental action. This mental activity is called tazakkur and tafakkur (remembrance of God, thoughts of God) in the Quran. When man takes his mind away from the external world to the internal

for rejecting faith. But those whose faces will be (lit with) white they will be (in the light of) God’s mercy: therein to dwell (forever).’ (The Quran, 3:106-107). “All these verses were revealed at

spreading the message among the ignorant. Constant remembrance of God alone can help us to resist Satanic temptations. If we always remembered the fact that God is watching over us every moment, we would be

THE WORD OF GODTHE Quran is the book of God. It has been preserved in its entirety since its revelation to the Prophet of Islam between 610 and 632 A.D. It is a book that brings glad tidings to mankind

hearts belief in God has taken firm root, become the embodiment of humility and modesty. The fear of God takes away any sense of superiority they may have. This sense of servitude to God permeates all aspects

aspects of their lives. But this is not all. The realisation of God makes them (the believers) true advocates of His cause. In discharging this responsibility, they often face strong opposition from their

development, one of the principal elements is purification through penitence. As the Quran says; “God loves those who turn to Him in repentance and purify themselves” (2:222). Just as repentance frees

on the one hand, to keep his clothes and body clean with water and, on the other to turn in remembrance to God, thus purifying his soul. The Mosque, the focal point of Islamic life, is called in a hadith

the “home of the pious people.” As the Quran puts it: “There you shall find men who would keep pure. God loves those who purify themselves” (9:108). We are asked, therefore, to clean the mosque, ridding it

human condition to a plane on which the mind is focused on the higher, non-material realities of a godly existence. The opposite of spirituality is materialism, a course followed all too often in this world

regarded as being spiritual or godly. The latter is one who obeys the injunction of the Quran: “Be devoted servants of God” (THE QURAN 3: 79) or, alternatively, “O people, be godly servants of Allah.”  The

enjoyment. But it is only when the experience of enjoyment results in an outpouring of thanksgiving to God that our pleasure knows no bounds. Travelling in a modern car is also enjoyable, but the pleasure which

Qunut (sincere obedience to God), Sidq (truthfulness), Sabr (patience), Khushu (apprehension, fear), Sadaqah (charity), Sawm (fasting), Ihsan (chastity), Dhikr (remembrance of God), and Tawbah (repentance)

Biologically speaking, women have not been extracted from the bodies of their male counterparts. God fashioned them according to His Will, just as He fashioned men in accordance with His Almighty Will

Similarly, in the explanation of Quran 4: 34, Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because God has made some of them to excel others, Khan states that it is ‘an additional quality, and not a quality

“immaterial reality”, “a universal mind”, “a supreme being”, “spiritual cosmic force”, “infinite personal God”, etc. Spirituality, being a subjective discipline, it cannot be described in objective terms. Every

subjective science. There are two different concepts of spirituality: God-oriented spirituality which is based on the concept of God Almighty, and manoriented spirituality, which is based on man’s soul

itself being the treasure-house of spirituality. As for the former concept, spirituality results in God-realization while in the latter, spirituality results from self-realization. The concept of self-realization

OUR universe is a beautiful work of the Creator and many of the beautiful names of God point to this phenomenon. God is called: Al-Khaliq (the Creator), Al-Bari (The Maker), Al-Musawwir (the Shaper), al-Muhiyy

of Life) and Al-Badi (The Innovative Creator). The universe was fashioned by God according to a wellconceived plan. When God decided to create something, He gave the divine command ‘Be’ and the thing was

was created. The Quran states: ‘Do they seek a religion other than the religion of God, when everything in the heavens and the earth has submitted to Him, willingly or unwillingly? To Him they shall all

HAJJ is one of the basic pillars of Islam. Like other forms of worship in Islam, Hajj is based on God-consciousness. At the same time, it has a unique feature—it is linked to the life of Prophet Abraham

complete servitude to God. He symbolically performs actions that were performed by Prophet Abraham, kindling the zeal in man to mould himself on the pattern of this prophet of God. After building the Kabah

Kabah, in Makkah, Prophet Abraham called on people to perform Hajj for the sake of God. The journey of Hajj is an affirmative response to this call. During the Hajj, pilgrims call out, 'Labbaik Allahumma