treatment as is in accordance with Islamic teachings. He should refrain from such behaviour as does not come up to the standard of Islam. Examples of proper Islamic behaviour are giving respect to others

Everyone has a duty to fulfill these responsibilities towards other human beings according to the Islamic Shariah. This is called Huququl lbad, or human rights.

The Man Islam BuildsThe man Islam aims to build is one in whom a two-fold activity is set in motion at the same time, one form of activity being internal and the other external. The result of this twin

horizons.Internal DevelopmentHow does the Islamic way of life set off inner activities in man? In this, the mainspring is the concept of accountability. Islam brings man to the realization that God Almighty

ISLAM AND HUMAN EQUALITYIn Islam all greatness is reserved for God alone. All human beings are equally God’s creation. In this way, there is no difference between one man and another. In Islam all human

human beings are equal. The Prophet of Islam, on the occasion of the Final Pilgrimage, declared that no Arab had superiority over a nonArab. No white man had superiority over a black man. Superiority derives

treatment as is in accordance with Islamic teachings. He should refrain from such behaviour as does not come up to the standard of Islam. Examples of proper Islamic behaviour are giving respect to others

Everyone has a duty to fulfill these responsibilities towards other human beings according to the Islamic Shariah. This is called Huququl lbad, or human rights.

ridden with religious disputes, and we are able to live in a peaceful and harmonious world.MAY 9 Islam: The Ideological Super PowerMuslims number more than one billion today. If you go round the world

world share the feeling that the history of Islam had reached an impasse. Despite enormous sacrifices no way out is in sight. It is our firm belief that Islam offers guidance at all times and in all situations

form. The history of Islam provides us two very clear examples of bringing into play the da‘wah power of Islam. 1. The first guiding example recorded in the early period of Islamic history is that of Sulh-e-Hudaybiyya

RAMADAN AND PROPHETHOODA Veritable Proof The month of Ramadan is one of fasting in Islam. In its injunctions for this month, the Quran has this to say: O believers, fasting has been prescribed for you

Hitti, author of History of the Arabs writes: We have no evidence of any practice of fasting in pre-Islamic pagan Arabia. In modern times, all the religions of the world have been subjected to a thorough

in effect, what they were, but, instead, forgave them unconditionally and unilaterally. The Prophet did not wreak his revenge on a single one of them. NON-AGGRESSION Another important Islamic principle

principle calculated to guarantee a peaceful society is that of refraining from all offensive action. In Islam, war is to be waged only as a matter of defense, and that, too when it is quite unavoidable, The Quran

responsible for their functioning at all levels. According to a hadith recorded in Mishkat, the Prophet of Islam said that the rulers would be of the same level as that of the ruled. That is, whether a system is

driven by corrupt and subversive forces, a revolution is called for. The most salient principle of Islamic revolution is that change must be brought about through peaceful efforts. A transformation can, of

that it should be carried out peacefully. There is a hadith which says: “God grants to non-violence what He does not grant to violence.” The Prophet Muhammad was eminently successful in bringing about major

The Personality of the Prophet of IslamGod himself was the patron of the Prophet of Islam. One piece of guidance He gave to him on different occasions was the cultivation of positive thinking. In this

of Islam had his share of unpleasantness. On all such occasions God showed him how there may be a favourable aspect to seemingly unfavourable happenings. In ancient Makkah when the Prophet of Islam began

The Personality of the Prophet of IslamGod himself was the patron of the Prophet of Islam. One piece of guidance He gave to him on different occasions was the cultivation of positive thinking. In this

of Islam had his share of unpleasantness. On all such occasions God showed him how there may be a favourable aspect to seemingly unfavourable happenings. In ancient Makkah when the Prophet of Islam began