that the hour of Doomsday has come very close. 4. According to another tradition, the Prophet of Islam said, ‘Qiyamat will take place only when there is no one left to remember God.’ (Sahih Muslim, Hadith

Hadith No. 148) This hadith does not mean that the people will stop taking God’s name. Rather what is meant here is the remembrance of God, at the level of realization, as we find from the Quran. (5:83)

on earth, and showing them clearly what path they must tread in order to avert God’s displeasure and make themselves worthy of His blessings. Man has been placed on this earth by God in order that his

desired for him by God, man is in need of guiding principles. The true source of guidance, according to Islam, is to be found in prophethood. Throughout human history, God in His infinite mercy selected certain

And had God so willed He would have made you all a single community, but He wanted to try you by what He had given you. Vie with each other then in good works, for to God you shall all return and he will

will resolve for you your differences. (5:48) The Shariah, or external structure of the commands of Islam, and the minhaj, or method varied from prophet to prophet, but only in a partial, not a total sense

parties involved. In modern English language, qaza is equivalent to legislation.49.WHAT IS THE VALUE OF A MOTHER IN ISLAM?A mother solely bears the burden of her child for at least two years, hence there

parties involved. In modern English language, qaza is equivalent to legislation.49.WHAT IS THE VALUE OF A MOTHER IN ISLAM?A mother solely bears the burden of her child for at least two years, hence there

Hereafter, only those will be rewarded who are held to be deserving because of their inner qualities. In Islam human equality is regarded as of utmost important. At prayers, all believers stand in rows with one

countries wear the same attire to perform the pilgrimage. In Islam everyone has the same position as all others, neither less nor more. By Islamic light, all kinds of greatness are reserved for God alone.

should live in unity and amity in society, just as they live in their own families. According to Islam, all human beings have been created by the one God. As such, all human beings are of one brotherhood

lifestyle which is called Islam. “Islam” is an Arabic word which means “submission, surrender and obedience to God.” In religious terms, this means that the individual who embraces Islam as his religion must

nature laid down for them by their Maker. The universe, therefore, literally follows the religion of Islam in that it has surrendered to God, the Lord of the Universe. But there is a difference between the

equals one’s Islam, and the level of one’s conscious discovery equals the level of one’s external action. God-realization is the spirit of Islam, it is the life of Islam. It makes one’s Islam a living thing

Wahiduddin Khan, born in 1925, in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, is an Islamic spiritual scholar who is well-versed in both classical Islamic learning and modern disciplines. The mission of his life has been

Sayyidina Imam Al Hassan Peace award for promoting peace in Muslim societies. He has been called ’Islam’s spiritual ambassador to the world’ and is recognized as one of its most influential Muslims . His

adopted to implement that command. Ignoring the circumstances is not the Islamic way and is not the Sunnah of the Prophet of Islam. This way of proceeding may be called the natural method. In this world

circumstances is to clash with nature, and Islam does not teach us to clash with nature. Throughout all of his twenty-year prophetic career, the Prophet of Islam made full concession to circumstances. For