It could be best described as learning the art of desire management. In fact, not understanding Islamic teachings in an intellectual way and only using the traditional explanations have led to practicing

absence of spirit. This spiritless worship is the cause of the rise of a culture which is not the Islam as preached by the Prophet and as followed by him and his Companions.How does fasting help us to connect

lest you unwittingly harm others, and then regret what you have done. (49:6) There is a background to this Quranic verse. When the Prophet of Islam established a state in Arabia making Madinah its capital

Chapter Seven Islam and Peace

illustrates a principle of religious tolerance which has been observed by Muslims throughout the history of Islam. We do find instances of certain Muslim kings having broken idols. But these instances are exceptions

acts on the part of rulers were governed by their political interests and not by the teachings of Islam. The statues of Gautam Buddha carved in the mountains may have been objects of worship in the past

mankind. The principle of Islam, applicable to this state of affairs, is to remove the issue from the private or the national sphere to the universal sphere. One of the teachings of Islam is that Muslims ought

SPEAKS OF A BELIEF THE phrase Allahu Akbar (or God is Great) is the most important part of the Islamic form of ritual prayer. If you add up the number of times this phrase is used in the azan, the call

phrase that is heard and uttered the most number of times in a Muslim’s life. This shows that in Islam the most important thing is that a person should discover the greatness of God. The glory and greatness

GOD IS THE GREATEST THE phrase Allahu Akbar (‘God is Great’) is the most important part of the Islamic form of ritual prayer. If you add up the number of times this phrase is used in the azan (the call

phrase that is heard and uttered the most number of times in a Muslim’s life. This shows that in Islam the most important thing is that a person should discover the greatness of God. The glory and greatness

INTERFAITH DIALOGUE IN ISLAM

INTERFAITH DIALOGUE IN ISLAM

this, the people of Madinah accepted Islam in large numbers. They became known as the Ansar, or helpers, of Islam. It was the selfless support they offered to Islam that enabled the Prophet’s religion to

his message, and had rejected it out of hand. Yet just five years later these same people accepted Islam. The reason for this was that when they first met the Prophet they were preoccupied by military considerations;

That is, if a group of Muslims find themselves in a position to establish the political system of Islam by peaceful methods, and without any violence, then the Shariah will require them to do exactly that

those who do not find themselves in such a position, it is not their bounden duty to establish an Islamic political system, nor are they required to set in motion political initiatives calculated to create

the political system of Islam.” On the contrary, the Quran makes such clear statements about government and politics as prove that they are relative and not the real parts of Islam. For instance, addressing