stand before God one day. On that day, how fortunate will be those who are included among God’s faithful servants, for they will be honoured in heaven. How unfortunate will be those whom God rejects, for

grand central Islamic Mission here in Hyderabad and open branches in Europe, America and in Japan? God’s choicest blessings will descend on Hyderabad, and especially on the Head of its beloved and beneficent

deciding my choice of Islam? It is this: To consecrate for the remainder of my earthly days what gifts God has given me and what knowledge and capacity I have acquired, either in Europe or in Asia, from books

upright Abraham; for he was not one of those who join gods with God. Say: Verily, my prayers, and my worship, and my life and my death are unto God, Lord of the Worlds. He has no associate, and this I am

yourself for the Great Appearance on Doomsday. (Al-Tirmidhi) The consciousness of the presence of God activates all of the brain cells of the individual. A hunter once remarked: If you are walking through

a blood storm, how great a storm the thought of the presence of the Creator of the lion, that is, God Almighty, will be produced within a believer. Therefore, by his own inner compulsion, the believer

conduct to his fellow men. This concept of the presence of God is no negative matter. This is a wholly positive reality. This is because God is not simply a source of power. He is also a source of mercy

Heavenly Character God requires men of excellence to take up their abode in paradise. To this end, He has provided models throughout the cosmos to inspire human beings to attain that level of excellence

never be proud or domineering. Whoever wishes to share in God’s eternal blessings should be pleased only with that which pleases God; he should obey God, as the cosmos does. The iron of the cosmos should be

In this verse, seeking the Truth is referred to as jihad—that is to say, efforts to find God, to acquire intuitive knowledge of Him and to seek closeness to Him. Obviously, this jihad has nothing to do

believers…] strive hard with their wealth (49:15) According to this verse, to spend of one’s wealth in God’s path is also an act of Jihad. 3. The Quran says: […] strive with the utmost strenuousness by means

contained in the collection by atTirmidhi, the Prophet declared that a mujahid is one who, in obedience to God, engages in jihad against his nafs, or lower self. (Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 23967) From this we learn

discover himself to be in the position of a devotee and the other Being in the position of Almighty God. This discovery is the true secret of man’s success. That person who using his intellectual capabilities

Almighty God. This discovery is the true secret of man’s success. That person who discovers this reality will naturally respond in a manner stated in the Quran as, ‘All praise [and thanks] is to God, the

acknowledgement will revolutionize man so that he will develop an extreme form of devotion to God and fear of God. This is the man that is referred to in the Quran as a momin or a ‘believer’.

the Quran was revealed: Believers, do not push yourselves forward in the presence of God and His Messenger. Fear God. God hears all and knows all. Believers, do not raise your voices above the voice of the

had said. This is the way of the faithful. A believer may unknowingly raise his voice above that of God and His messenger, but as soon as he is made aware of it, he immediately lowers it. This is applicable

themselves by making reference to the Quran and the Hadith, Even today, when listening to the commands of God and His messenger, one must lower one’s voice like the early Islamic believers. What is the attitude

irremediable, because there are no alternative mitigating factors. The same is true also of realization of God. One who is the traveller on this journey of realization, will face such types of situations again

beings ought to think, first and foremost, of what is the way to lead a successful life according to God’s creation plan. There is no other way to make one’s life successful. In terms of the reality of life

first and foremost, of what is the way to lead a successful life according to God’s creation plan. According to God’s creation plan, a successful person is he who, after the completion of his time here

turned to God. And those who do not bear false witness, and when they pass by frivolity, they pass by with dignity; who do not turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to the signs of their Lord when they are reminded