reforms and all kinds of perversions can be summed up in just two short sentences: 1. God is great, so I am not great. 2. God is great, so you are not great. The first sentence takes the meaning of Allah-u-Akbar

But not the second, which is a misrepresentation of Islamic thinking. If you repeat the sentence, ‘God is great, therefore I am not great,’ this will engender a feeling of responsibility within you, and

will then override all other feelings. On the contrary, if you repeat the second sentence, i.e. ‘God is great, therefore, you are not great’; this will beget a psychology of pride which will lead to violent

has to do is reflect upon God’s creation and achieve this realization of God in this world itself. It is this realization which is the price of eternal Paradise. This process of realization is not limited

all-powerful sovereign.’ (54:55) The present global warming and coronavirus pandemic is a signal from God alerting man to the fact that the first stage of creation is about to come to an end, that is, the

The vocal affirmation of man’s desire to bow to God’s will is the repetition of the words, ‘Labbaik allahumma labbaik’ (Here I am, O Lord, Here I am.) The assembling of the pilgrims on the vast plains

an impressive visual reminder of the day when according to Islam, all men will be assembled before God. On the score of wanting man to be intolerant of the devil, Islam is quite positive, and the casting

evil. Perhaps the greatest Islamic imperative is that man should be steadfast in his covenant with God, even at the cost of life and property. The material expression of his adherence to this covenant is

We remained in this state until God sent us a prophet from our own people: one whose lineage, truthfulness, integrity and chastity were known to us. He called us to One God, urging us to worship Him alone

of the property of orphans and the defamation of honourable women. He called on us to worship one God, and no other besides Him. He commanded us to pray, pay the poor-due and fast. (Ja‘far then listed

Islam). So we believe in him, and follow him in the religion that has come to him from God. We started worshipping One God alone, refraining from that which he forbade us, and considering lawful only that which

the wisdom behind considering simplicity as a part of faith itself; that is a part of the belief in God. Let us first consider, what is the absence of simplicity? Absence of simplicity is the complex methods

considered the ‘crown of creation’ by virtue of being endowed with the power of thinking. This blessing of God can be used either for the most mundane things or for the higher things of life. It does not befit

web of frivolous goals that will ensnare us in the bonds of materialism. Our focus will shift from a God-oriented life to a materialistic existence. The Prophet had predicted that material wealth will be

religious name. For instance, consider the practice of worshipping nature instead of the worship of God. To be influenced by this practice and adopt it by labelling it as following the traditions of one’s

phase of degeneration, their way of thinking is no longer based on God’s deen or way of life. Their minds are dispossessed of a live God-consciousness. As a result, they get influenced by irreligious thoughts

was practiced by earlier peoples who were provided divine scriptures but still strayed away from God’s path in their later periods. This ‘Islamic politics’ will bring no benefit to Muslims, either in this

religious book in the limited sense of the term. It is a Book that tells people about the creation plan of God, and the scheme of things of the One who has created the entire Universe. This is not a matter of religion

rituals. The Quran informs people about the laws of nature. It is not a book of Muslims, it is a Book of God. So, it becomes imperative that it be taken to all mankind.

it above all religions. God is the All-sufficient witness (48:28). This has found expression in a Hadith recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari: He will not depart from this world as God has decreed, unless and

determination and energy. According to the creation plan of God, this world is a world of possibilities and not a world of frustration. God has created this world full of wonderful opportunities. Here