through human beings, but conducive conditions for its performance are provided by God Himself—just as the rains are sent by God, but the work of cultivation is to be performed by the farmers. Now it is the

102.BELIEF IN ANGELS IS A PART OF THE ISLAMIC RELIGION. MAN CAN DISCOVER GOD BY OBSERVING CREATIONS, BUT HOW CAN HE DISCOVER ANGELS?The quantum theory made inferential argument as valid as direct argument

effects would lead to an inference that there is someone who is controlling all these natural processes. God has His angles positioned to take care of these processes. One may say that these processes are ‘automatic

102.BELIEF IN ANGELS IS A PART OF THE ISLAMIC RELIGION. MAN CAN DISCOVER GOD BY OBSERVING CREATIONS, BUT HOW CAN HE DISCOVER ANGELS?The quantum theory made inferential argument as valid as direct argument

effects would lead to an inference that there is someone who is controlling all these natural processes. God has His angles positioned to take care of these processes. One may say that these processes are ‘automatic

this key gains all; he who loses it, loses all. The Quran, first and foremost, is the Proclamation of God. Just as every enlightened sovereign has a Constitution, so is the Quran the ‘Constitution’ of the

right path to tread. It is a Light which guides his faltering steps, giving him timely reminders of God’s will, awakening his sleeping nature and conveying the Lord’s admonition. It is a book that, in giving

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is far from over, we do find ourselves in a better position now to deal with Covid-19, thanks be to God for the human intelligence to find solutions to the problems. This was also the occasion when the existential

We wish you well-being in the year 2022 and hope and pray that we will acknowledge the blessings of God and utilize the resources to develop ourselves intellectually as well as to be physically healthy.

the Prophet) tells us that Islam is a religion which teaches nonviolence. According to the Quran, God does not approve violence (fasad). We learn from the Quran that fasad is that action which results

of the social system, causing losses in terms of lives and property. This shows that God espouses non-violence. God abhors violent activity which results in people having to pay the price with their possessions

numerous statements in the Quran, for instance, that ‘Peace’ is one of God’s names (THE QURAN 59: 23). Those who seek to please God are assured that they will be guided by Him to ’the paths of peace’. (THE

of Uhud, the Quran pointed out the lack of unity in their fold. This is what the Quran said: “And God made good His promise to you when by His leave you were about to destroy your foes, but then your courage

pointed out the sense of pride among the Muslims. Referring to this battle, the Quran says: “Indeed, God has helped you on many occasions. On the day of Hunayn, when you took pride in your great numbers,

in Hejaz, where he founded a centre for Islam, the House of God, in Makkah. Abraham, after settling his son in that barren land, prayed to God to send to the descendants of his son Ishmael a prophet who

Hajj. Arriving at the centre of Islam after undertaking a journey, circumambulation of the House of God, running between Safa and Marwah, setting out for Mina, staying at the plain of ‘Arafat, passing the

historic stages in the preaching life of Abraham, which we all repeat as a matter of religious training. God has made it obligatory upon Muslims of all ages to renew their pledge to propagate the Truth by re-living

of this peaceful struggle is dawah, inviting people to tread the path of God. Dawah is communicating to others the word of God (25:52). The jihad that this Quranic verse refers to is not military warfare