of Jesus Christ, the will of the Lord may be done on earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10). When God created heaven and the earth, He so ordered things that each part might perform its function peacefully

the entire universe has been fulfilling its function in total harmony with His divine plan. While God has imposed upon the universe the law of nature, in submission to which all of the things making up

universe follow the path of peace, there remains just one exception—that of man. Man has been endowed by God with the free will to make moral choices. He may, or may not follow the path of peace which is so uniformly

were earlier only acceptable when put forward by prophets of God. It is a great truth that the universe is a superb miracle wrought by God. In its entirety, it presents an indisputable argument in support

times, the nature of this miracle remained unapprehended or was little understood, and that is why God gave His prophets the power to perform miracles. (It is worth noting that the Quran uses the common

is turned upside down; then people will realize how utterly helpless they are before the might of God. All man can do at such a time is helplessly gaze on his own destruction. The earthquake of the Last

rely on worldly supports. The successful one on that day will be those who attached themselves to God, while others had taken refuge under other banners.

compulsion. Hence the reference to this in the Quran is in these words: ‘When God’s help and victory come, and you see people entering God’s religion in multitudes.’ (110: 1-2) It is true that the conquest of Makkah

Both were cases of acceptance of Islam by choice. o Learning from Cow The cow indeed shows us what God requires of us in this world. We may take in ‘grass’; but we must give out ‘milk.’ Even when people

In other words, this is how God’s faithful servant passes the day. Sometimes the yearning of his soul brings him so close to God that he finds something in communion with the Lord. Sometimes fear of the

the Lord for reckoning makes him reckon with himself. Sometimes he is so overawed by the marvels of God’s creation that he starts seeing the splendours of the Creator reflected therein. Thus he spends his

communicated to others. Before he received the word of God, this world—with all its shortcomings and limitations—appeared meaningless to the Prophet. But now that God had revealed to him that besides this world there

In other words, this is how God’s faithful servant passes the day. Sometimes the yearning of his soul brings him so close to God that he finds something in communion with the Lord. Sometimes fear of the

the Lord for reckoning makes him reckon with himself. Sometimes he is so overawed by the marvels of God’s creation that he starts seeing the splendours of the Creator reflected therein. Thus he spends his

communicated to others. Before he received the word of God, this world—with all its shortcomings and limitations—appeared meaningless to the Prophet. But now that God had revealed to him that besides this world there

accordance with external realities. According to traditions, the Prophet of Islam used to pray:  “O God, show us the truth in the form of truth and grant us the wisdom to follow it, and show us falsehood

ways in the Quran. The Quran enjoins believers to ‘fear God and speak the truth. He will bless your works and forgive you your sins’. He who obeys God and His apostle shall win a greater victory. (33: 70-71)

affairs into account and are based on suppositions, conjectures, or mere opinion, rather than on fact. God approves of only the former types of utterances. There are a number of verses in the Quran that aim

due… (17: 26) God commands justice, kindness and giving to near relatives…. (16: 90) …And show kindness to your parents and to near relatives…(4: 36) The essence of Islam is thus to serve God and do good

good to our fellow men. The worship of God is linked with kindness to parents, kindred, and those in want. It is not a matter of verbal kindness. They have certain rights which must be fulfilled. From the

well-wishing and kindness. So the Islamic laws of morality and decency must be observed. If we want to earn God’s pleasure and blessings we must abide by the Quranic injunctions, and extend our full support to our

often stood as a mediator between his people and their god, or as the god’s representative.”80 Some kings pretended to be incarnations of God, or even gods themselves, without feeling the need to rationalize

gain. There are moments in every person’s life when he feels helpless. At such moments, prayer to God brings a person comfort and peace. For any individual, prayer is the best source of crisis management

“power” has been mentioned along with kabad (suffering). This tells us about the reason for suffering. God created man with extraordinary capacity. But along with that he was placed in such circumstances as

being seems to have power, he still has his share of suffering. Suffering is a timely reminder of God’s absolute power.