frivolous disregard of the social obligation to respect the rights and feelings of others. That is why Islam spares no effort in inculcating a serious attitude to social dues. When one becomes a Muslim, one

should be so presumptuous as to display superiority over others” (Sunan, Abu Dawud). According to Islam, greatness belongs to God alone, and all human beings are equally servants of God. When this concept

status of pillars of Islam - fasting, prayers, zakat (alms-giving) and hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah). In essence, these are the four parts which make up the whole that is called Islam. Fasting means not

where I have to go, why should I have a bigger and a luxurious car". His scholarship not only in Islam but also other religious and spiritual traditions is an exemplary. In my humble efforts of promoting

members of CPS International for the huge loss. -Lama Doboom Tuku The nation has lost a genuine Islamic scholar in the passing away of Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, who always promoted goodwill and harmony

to the Muslims forcing them to resort to confrontation. This afforded Muslims a large sphere of Islamic action spreading over Asia, Africa and Europe, as these two empires, the Roman and the Persian, dominated

any political gain or territorial expansion: its sole purpose was the propagation of the message of Islam. Muslims, imbued with a divine instinct, had left their homes to convince people to give up the worship

desisted from wielding arms against the Muslims, thus allowing Islam to flourish in these countries. The process of the popularization of Islam among

Islam. The target of Muslims’ reform and the inculcation in them of the exalted qualities of a noble Islamic character from which they had earlier been diverted by factional feuds, is automatically achieved

non-Muslims for which the prophets were sent by God to the world. ‘Dawah’, or the propagation of Islam among nonMuslims, gives the proponent the opportunity to devote himself to outside activities. For

community all those exalted qualities that are considered to be the key to unity. The history of Islam presents ample proof of the

include certain parts of his life, such as hijrah, war, victory, the implementation of commands, etc. What is the reason for this? Why are these elements not included in the verses quoted above? The reason

shaped despite all of them having had one and the same mission. The actual status of the Prophet of Islam was that of a dayee. The Quran repeatedly presents him in this capacity: ‘O Prophet, We have sent

relevant headings. No interpretation or commentary has been added. It provides an introduction to Islam which is derived directly from the original revealed source. The name of this book is taken from

from a verse of the Quran, the full text of which is: Be they men or women those, who believe and do what is right We shall surely endow with a good life: We shall reward them according to their noblest actions

What is spiritual progress? Spiritual progress is another name for a spiritual awakening in one’s internal personality. Material food makes one’s physical body healthy. Similarly, the spiritual existence

end and comfort had been restored. At that time, I was reminded of two traditions of the Prophet of Islam in which it is spelled out that the world for a believer is a place of great difficulty or distress

attempts to end polytheism and superstition through a missionary struggle. Now the question arose as to what strategy should be employed to break down the barriers raised by vested interests. This was when the

darkness to light had been entrusted to all the prophets. The sense, however, in which the Prophet of Islam was distinct from the others was that, in his case, God had decreed—since no Prophet was to come after

impermissibility of something that has already been decided long ago! It must be borne in mind that Islam had taken a revolutionary step in the seventh century AD. During the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad

saw the local men of Madinah using techniques such as pollination, he became curious and enquired, “What

savour faith is not an unconditional bestowal. It comes with the condition that one fully understands what is meant by living faith. Just as it is only one with fully sensitive taste buds who will be able

never know the divine aroma of faith. Man: An Exceptional Creature A tradition of the Prophet of Islam reported in books of Hadith reads: “God created Adam in His own image.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith