shows how this act must be illumined by spirit: “One who did not forsake telling lies while on a fast, God has no need of such a person forsaking food and water.” Numerous statements in the Quran and hadith

invalid. The mere observance of the form of worship does not make worship acceptable in the eyes of God. The word 'ritual', in fact, has the same connotation as 'form'. The only diff erence is that 'form'

the Hijrah. This emigration was for the sake of Islam, wherein people abandoned hearth and home for God. It was an act of great religious signifi cance. One of the emigrants, however was not pure in intent

Asma-e-Husna (God’s Best Names)If a book were to be written giving the history of communication, it would include the role of the pigeon who took messages to people, the telegraph, the telephone and the

who is poorly informed, this book will be little short of a mystery. The same is true of God’s beautiful names. God’s good names have been mentioned in the Quran and the Hadith, but just a reading of these

discovery, these names will be mere formalities, rather than a treasure house of the realization of God.

as vast as the heavens and the earth, which has been prepared for the God-fearing.’ (3: 133) According to the creation plan of God, Paradise will be man’s future abode. It is a fact that this world is

transform his thinking and work towards attaining Paradise, which according to the creation plan of God will be man’s future abod e. Ungratefulness A great disadvantage of an ungrateful attitude is that

basic source books of Islam are the Quran and the Hadith. The Quran is believed to be the word of God, and the Hadith is the compilation of the sayings of the Prophet of Islam. The Quran contains about

adopt a conciliatory rather than confrontational course of action. Peace The Prophet of Islam said, “God grants to non-violence what He does not grant to violence.” In other words, peaceful methods are always

positively to negative situations. Always adopt positive thinking. Modesty The Prophet of Islam said, “God elevates the modest.” In other words, modesty is the way to high success. Result-oriented Action The

concerned with the most fundamental task of all—of making people, irrespective of religion, aware of God’s Creation Plan. Applied Islamic spirituality in an idiom suited to the modern age is the focus of

that it focuses on, such as the purpose of life, life after death, religion and science, evidence for God in nature and in our selves, personal transformation, handling negative emotions, the need for positive

compassion among themselves and with others. Muslims are constantly reminded of their duty to convey God’s message to others, for which they are told that they must build bridges with them and live together

time and place. Everyone, at all times and in all places is confronted by these questions. Just as God is one and everlasting, so the truth is also one and will always remain so.A Danger WarningWhat is

is poorly informed, this book will be little short of a mystery. The same is true of God’s beautiful names. God’s good names have been mentioned in the Quran and the Hadith, but just a reading of these

discovery, these names will be mere formalities, rather than a treasure house of the realization of God.

disagreement would escalate to the point of violence. There is a relevant saying of the Prophet— “God grants to non-violence what he does not grant to violence.” HADITH from SAHIH MUSLIM This saying of

Prophet is indicative of the true system of nature. In this world, the system of nature established by God is based on the principle that peaceful methods are far more useful and result-oriented Muslims must

conveying the word of God to others. All obstacles in the path would be overcome with God’s help. Here is an incident which shows how convinced his followers were of the help of God. Once a Mewati, asked

in times of any difficulty we would go away from human settlement to some lonely place and turn to God in solitude. So, we stayed that night in the mosque, and as soon as the day broke, all three of us

single soul stood up to leave. My friends, this is the way our work shall continue, with the help of God.” Here was the evidence that prayer was the power that could shake the world and move mountains. It

publish this letter without his reply. SUMMARY God “created man’s mate from the same soul” means simply that women are of the same species as men. God created them that way so that there should be harmony