we should adopt the policy of avoidance; remaining united in spite of differences. According to Islam, it is not only a point of social behaviour but an act meriting great reward. Living with people,

behaviour to a strict code of ethics. What should be the underlying principle of this code of ethics? According to a hadith it is simply this—you should like for others what you like for yourself, that is, you

problems for others. Everyone wants others to deal with him in a sympathetic and cooperative manner. So what everyone ought to do while dealing with others is to give them his full sympathy and cooperation.

traditionist, Al-Baihaqi, as recorded in a Hadith, Hazrat Jabir narrates that, the Prophet of Islam once observed, “What I fear most in my people (ummah) is their desires, ambitions and wishes, for desire comes

traditionist, Al-Baihaqi, as recorded in a Hadith, Hazrat Jabir narrates that, the Prophet of Islam once observed, “What I fear most in my people (ummah) is their desires, ambitions and wishes, for desire comes

close. 3. According to a tradition, the Prophet of Islam said that Doomsday would not take place until harj had exceeded its limit. People then asked what harj was. The Prophet replied, “Killing, killing

the Prophet advised his companions to emigrate to Abyssinia. This is called the first emigration of Islam; it preceded by some eighty years the mass emigration of Muslims to Medina. This was part of the advice

al-Halbiyyah by Ali ibn al-Burhan al-Din, Vol. 1, p. 456) How meaningful these words of the Prophet are! What they amount to is an exhortation by the Prophet to his followers that they should avoid confronting

teachings of Islam by the accepted academic or scientific standards of the time. Modern Science, in reality, is the theology of Islam. It has provided us with the data on which we can base Islamic teachings

discovered through scientific study. By these discoveries it will become possible to establish or prove Islamic realities at a high rational standard. In other words, this means that in future, such facts will

will be discovered on the basis of which it will become possible to compile the theology of Islam on the accepted basis of argument. The Need for Wisdom According to a tradition recorded in books of Hadith

fold of Islam. But Iman is not simply a recitation of kalima (creed of Islam). According to the Quran, it is ma‘arifah (5:83) that is, realization. Thus, realization of truth is the door to Islam. When one

one discovers that Islam is truly God’s religion and that it is the same truth one has been seeking all along, one undergoes a unique experience of realization which is known in Islamic terminology as ma‘arifah

is the book of God. It has been preserved in its entirety since its revelation to the Prophet of Islam between CE 610 and 632. It is a book that brings glad tidings to humankind, along with divine admonition

You have certainly known the first creation. Why, then, do you not take heed? Have you thought about what crops you plant? Is it you who cause them to grow or do We? If We so pleased, We could turn your harvest

Almunecar in Al-Andalus to the east of Malaga, in September 755. This statue was created in 1984. What is the cause of this revolution in Spain? The truth is that the 8th century AD was the age of political

again Muslims are settling in Spain. They are building mosques and Islamic centers. As a result of these changes, the message of Islam is being communicated to the inhabitants of Spain. Today, the Muslims

course. These instances illustrate what is meant in the above-quoted hadith by giving preference to easier options rather than to harder ones. The fact is that in Islam, peace is the rule while war is the

the exception. The entire range of Islamic teachings and the practical life of the Prophet testify to this. The Prophet’s Model The Prophet Muhammad received his first Divine revelation in Makkah in