concept. The Quran attaches great importance to patience. In fact, patience is set above all other Islamic virtues with the exceptional promise of reward beyond measure: Truly, those who persevere patiently

Patience implies a peaceful response or reaction, whereas impatience implies a violent response.22.WHAT ARE YOUR SPIRITUAL VALUES?Each individual has different spiritual values because the meaning of spirituality

this concept, has a real and eternal existence based on tawheed or monotheism. According to the Islamic concept of spirituality or Rabbaniyat, the target of the spiritual quest of man is that the creature

place is lit up. In this way, light is the result of the wire’s connection to the powerhouse of God. What is spirituality? God has demonstrated it eternally in the form of the rose bush. The rose bush has

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-

concept. The Quran attaches great importance to patience. In fact, patience is set above all other Islamic virtues with the exceptional promise of reward beyond measure: Truly, those who persevere patiently

Patience implies a peaceful response or reaction, whereas impatience implies a violent response.22.WHAT ARE YOUR SPIRITUAL VALUES?Each individual has different spiritual values because the meaning of spirituality

important to the development of society as water is to the fertility of the land.PACIFISMThe Prophet of Islam, in one of his admonitions, said, “Do not desire confrontation with the enemy but seek forgiveness

RABBANIYAT Islamic Spiritualityand on the other hand, all those disadvantages which caused him all sorts of restlessness and discomfort will be absent, for example, old age, disease, accidents, death,

place which gives all kinds of comforts, Hell is a place which gives all kinds of pain. RABBANIYAT Islamic Spirituality Spirituality is described as leading a God-oriented life (rabbaniyat), a life based

based on higher principles, remaining unaffected by the negative actions of others. The true Islamic concept of spiritualism is based on the concept of dualism or the duality of reality —

the world, Islam annexed the territory extending from Iran and Iraq to Bukhara in the east, while in the west, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, and then the whole of North Africa also fell to Islam. And the torrent

halt there. In A.D. 711 Islam surged forward across the Straits of Gibraltar into the Iberian Peninsula. In 732 a Frankish prince, Charles Martel, arrested the advance of Islam at Tours. Then followed

the formation of the Muslim state of Pakistan. The number of people who have given their lives for Islam in Syria, Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Palestine and various other countries, runs into millions. And for all

only 1000 lives. Islamic movements of modern times, on the other hand, have involved millions of human lives, yet, despite this, one cannot point to even a small area in which Islamic revolution has been

has been the story of modern Muslim history. With great gusto we conducted the Caliphate and pan-Islamic movements, and made untold sacrifices for these causes, only

have burnt our intestines.”5 The emigration to Madinah was a watershed in Islamic history. From a practical point of view, Islam emerged from a purely missionary episode and entered a period of active confrontation

would avoid any discussion of political, economic and tribal affairs. When he preached the message of Islam to the Banu ‘Amir ibn Sa’sa’ah tribe in the fair of ‘Ukaz, he assured them at the same time that all

still remained the basic purpose of the Prophet’s mission. But the spectrum had broadened, and now Islam had to take account of social issues as well. The policy adopted by the Prophet at this juncture was

in the books of hadith, which enshrine certain observations made on this subject by the Prophet of Islam. Here are three of them: “God will be merciful to those who are merciful (to His creatures).” “You

“You should be merciful to people on earth, God on high will be merciful to you.” This teaching of Islam spread so widely that it came to be included in Muslim literature all over the world. Every language

great personal importance, the virtue of mercy is ranked as the foremost. That is why the Prophet of Islam observes: God will not show mercy to one who does not show mercy to others. (Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab