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their ignorance they should spitefully revile God.’ (The Quran, 6:108) This principle formulated by Islam is best described not as religious harmony, but as harmony among religious people. This is a principle

soon joined by the Jews, thus resulting in a tripartite dialogue between Judaism, Christianity and Islam. This was a truly great congress which the city of Yathrib had witnessed. In it, the three religions

determine its destiny had met, and they did so for the greatest idea and the noblest purpose. Although Islam believes, in the oneness of reality it lays equal stress on the practice of tolerance in everyday

engage in it of their own free will. From the Islamic viewpoint, the organization of society is symbolic of man’s submission to the word of God. Adherence to Islamic social order demonstrates not only man’s

organization of Islamic society. During the respective Caliphates of Uthman and Ali, the Muslims wielded political power, yet their organization had become disoriented. Latter-day Islamic history abounds

abounds in comparable examples. A social order, to be truly Islamic, must evince itself in a spontaneous system or organization. Such as we see in a mosque, with an Imam leading the faithful in the offering

Indeed, an individual who subjects himself to an Islamic social order will be deemed worthy of divine reward only if he does so of his own free will. Organization which has been imposed upon people may

established in a truly Islamic spirit. A good example of such organization is to be found in the time of the Prophet, prior to the Muslims’ emigration to Medina, and of course, before an Islamic government had

were eventually subjugated by other nations. Those who enter this Islamic form of organization quite voluntarily—as required by Islam—give definite proof in doing so of their total selflessness. In this

in life have failed him; a God who can reverse every setback and ease every hardship. The God of Islam provides for all these needs of man. His presence can always be felt. He is All-Powerful and All-Knowing

provides man with some God, but with the exception of Islam, every religion has been spoiled by interpolation and alteration. No religion, except Islam, has preserved a true image of God. They all present

in life have failed him; a God who can reverse every setback and ease every hardship. The God of Islam provides for all these needs of man. His presence can always be felt. He is All-Powerful and All-Knowing

provides man with some God, but with the exception of Islam, every religion has been spoiled by interpolation and alteration. No religion, except Islam, has preserved a true image of God. They all present

is that of reaction, that is, of returning tit for tat. But this is not the teaching of Islam. The teaching of Islam is that when someone says something to anger you, even then you do not become angry. Even

EIDULFITRTHE word Eid in Arabic means 'returning at regular intervals' and refers to the two annual Islamic religious celebrations. The fact that they occur in a regular cycle is important, for it gives a

contact people one has not seen for a long time. Although there are several special times in the Islamic calendar, there are really only two religious festivals. These are Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ulAdha. Eid-ul-Fitr

Eid-ul-Fitr concludes Sawm, the ritual fasting period of Ramazan, the fourth great pillar of Islam. Eid-ul-Fitr which marks the end of Ramazan is a day of thanksgiving and jubilation, as it signifies the

Muslim should lead his life in this world in a state of purification of the feelings and the soul. What is recited during prayer consists either of verses from the Quran or dhikr, remembrance of God, and

the worshipper to renounce his life of ignorance and heedlessness in favour of a life inspired by Islamic moral values. Throughout the prayer (salat) the phrase, ‘Allahu-

Ibn-Kathir) In this way, in that hostile, aloof environment, a new generation began to be formed. What were the characteristics of this race? The two most prominent characteristics were their being in

surroundings nurtured a generation which, in the words of Abraham, had the real capacity to become an Islamic community, that is, one which could surrender itself completely to the Will of God. The nature of