9.WHAT ARE THE FIVE DAILY PRAYERS IN ISLAM?Prayer is form of worship of God. Prayer has been enjoined on believers five times a day at appointed hours: Believers are under the obligation to say their

Fasting (Sawm)Fasting (sawm) is the third pillar of Islam. Right from dawn till dusk, a man who is strictly on a fast will neither eat so much as one morsel of food nor drink so much as one drop of water

touch them. In this way, he prepares himself for a well-regulated and responsible life, doing only what is his duty and refraining from pernicious acts and habits. He is thus strengthened to continue with

believer or a sinner, and the people are the children of Adam, and Adam is from dust.”96 In this way, Islam ended discrimination between human beings based on race, colour, status, etc. People were then assigned

low level according to their moral worth. FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION The revolution set in motion by Islam based on monotheism brought into existence for the first time in human history a truly egalitarian

MESSAGE OF RAMAZANEmotions of Faith According to a Hadith, the Prophet of Islam said: God suggested to me, ‘We will change one of the valleys of Makkah into gold for you’. I said, ‘Oh my Lord, No! Instead

requirements of the test. In this world situations and conditions of comfort or want are both extraneous. What is of importance is the reaction to the situation and not the situation in itself. Given the situation

who was born in the city of Christchurch in New Zealand. After having studied Islam, he has changed his religion. His Islamic name is Khalilur Rahman. Passing through Muslim countries he is going to perform

and at other places among themselves. This had led him (like many others) to conclude that perhaps Islam was a religion of violence. Later, he studied the Quran with the help of translations, and when he

it was there in the Quran. This incident is broadly indicative of the thinking of non-Muslims on Islam. On seeing the actions of

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, along with divine admonition

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

ISLAMIC ETHICSThrough the Consciousness of Accountability Anger Management Of all the human emotions, the most destructive is anger. It tears apart human relationships, shatters the harmony of the environment

degrades, and destroys. An otherwise excellent character is seriously marred by fits of rage, for that is what causes a man to forget all his moral precepts and throw his principles to the winds. It was not without

for its growth are just right—season, soil, temperatures, sunshine, rainfall, all must be exactly what the plant needs, and only then will the seed sprout and produce the most wonderful of foliage, blossoms

correspond to historical records. This has created problems for believers in the Bible. Should they accept what is written in the Bible, or should they go by history? Since the two contradict one another, they

held in the Indian Institute of Islamic Studies at Tughlaqabad in New Delhi, which was addressed by Ezra Kolet, president of the Council of Indian Jewry. His topic was: ‘What is Judaism?’ Naturally, he dealt

effect, Mr. Kolet was calling the Hyksos Kings, Pharaohs. He had no choice but to do so, for that is what they are called in

new arguments in support of Islamic beliefs. Prior to this revolution the dayees of Islam could resort only to traditional arguments in support of the truth of Islam. But today it has become possible

possible to measure up Islamic realities by the highest standards of human knowledge and to establish their authenticity by purely logical arguments. In ancient times religion could be studied only as something