THE RECOGNITION OF TRUTHA Test WHEN the Prophet first brought God’s message to the people, there were many who opposed him. When he conveyed the message they said, “It is witchcraft.” They also asked,

“Why was this Qur’an not revealed to some great man of the two towns?” (43: 31) God answered them thus: Is it they who apportion your Lord’s blessings? It is We Who apportion to them their livelihoods

is valueless in the eyes of God. The true believer is one who accepts God’s reality before any visible signs appear to support it. This world is a world of trial, in which God appears only to those who have

PROVISION FROM GODThe Quran states that the sustenance of all living beings on earth is the responsibility of God. (11:6) The Prophet of Islam has also observed that no one could take away what God has destined

of faith.’ ‘Simplicity is undoubtedly a part of faith.’ When man has discovered the greatness of God, his own-existence in comparison appears quite insignificant. This feeling makes him into a truly modest

Naturalness is in accordance with his modesty and humility, themselves great virtues in the eyes of God.

with God: He is the All Hearing and the All Knowing. According to this passage from the Quran, the distinction that exists among people is not that between friends and enemies, but, rather, between actual

It is this that is the dawah spirit, and it is this that is called dawah, or calling people towards God. Similarly, Muslims must be reminded of the Quranic verse (5:32) that refers to the heinous crime of

They ask: “Why has no sign been given him by his Lord?” Say: “Signs are in the hands of God. My mission is only to give plain warning.” Is it not enough for them that We have revealed to you the Book which

it. No one has been able to take up this challenge, and produce anything comparable to the Book of God. The languages in which all the ancient scriptures were revealed have been locked in the archives

They ask: “Why has no sign been given him by his Lord?” Say: “Signs are in the hands of God. My mission is only to give plain warning.” Is it not enough for them that We have revealed to you the Book which

it. No one has been able to take up this challenge, and produce anything comparable to the Book of God. The languages in which all the ancient scriptures were revealed have been locked in the archives of

different His face seems to appear! Horrific things happen in front of God, but this does not stir Him at all. God sees people being slaughtered, but He does not bother about this one bit. He sees the

the most sensitive person in the universe, but this does not make Him anxious or uneasy at all. Is God an idol of stone? Is He a statue that sees everything but does not express His reaction to it all?

every age. But this question arises only because we do not take account of God’s wisdom with regard to His creatures. In God’s creation plan, this world is a testing ground. We, however, in our foolishness

INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM IN ISLAMINTELLECTUAL FREEDOM IN ISLAM Discover God Freely Man has been granted total intellectual freedom in Islam. Rather, the truth is that it was Islam itself which brought into

which is called fear of God (THE QURAN 5: 94). It consists of man’s recognition and realisation of God in full freedom and, of one’s own freewill, without any external pressure from God. So long as there is

freedom, none can experience the indescribable pleasure of spiritual experience which is called fear of God in the Unseen. Hence it is impossible (without freedom) to grant anyone credit for the highest of human

the Quran thus: …give good news to the humble whose hearts are filled with awe at the mention of God; who endure adversity with fortitude, say their prayers regularly and spend out of what We have given

Creator. Present-day Muslims are no longer following the creation plan of God and are therefore paying the price.7.WHY DID GOD ALLOW SATAN TO TEMPT US WHEN HE KNEW SATAN COULD TEMPT US INTO HELL?his is

in the Quran thus: …give good news to the humble whose hearts are filled with awe at the mention of God; who endure adversity with fortitude, say their prayers regularly and spend out of what We have given

Creator. Present-day Muslims are no longer following the creation plan of God and are therefore paying the price.7.WHY DID GOD ALLOW SATAN TO TEMPT US WHEN HE KNEW SATAN COULD TEMPT US INTO HELL?his is