of affairs is not going to last. Death must come, reminding man that he is totally in the grip of God. Death, in actual fact, is an entrance to the next world of reckoning. There man has to appear before

virtues are bound to fade. All mundane things have a dark side to them. How, one may ask, could a God who is Himself perfect, be satisfied with the creation of an intrinsically imperfect world? The absolute

must have existed eternally, for only an infinite Creator could have fashioned a finite world. If God had not always existed, then this transitory world could never have come into being. The very existence

WorldShaikh Saadi (1195-1226), the famous Persian poet, once remarked, ‘I fear God, and, after God I fear the one who does not fear God.’ Shakespeare said somewhat the same thing, but in a different way. He is

liable to err. But the man who has attained real state of obedience to God, will turn with a redoubled intensity of feeling towards God if he ever commits a mistake. Thus his misdemeanour becomes the means

providing them with fresh food for faith. “When any evil suggestion from Satan touches those who fear God, they are instantly alerted and become watchful; but the followers of devils are led relentlessly into

declared for the benefit of humanity that all greatness was the exclusive prerogative of God and that, in the eyes of God, all human beings were equal.

such difficulty in making contact with someone who was far away, then with deep emotion, you thank God. At that point, your mind will be jogged. Then the file in the mind will be opened up in which all

thankfulness overflows in a person’s heart. This feeling of gratitude increases our attachment with God and ultimately causes us to reach the highest levels of realization. A Life of Security Abdullah

Quran that there is a path for man determined by God. So, all men should follow the same divine path. The same rule is applied in the Quran to the honeybee. God commanded the honeybee to follow the divine path

reaching completion in Madinah. The guidance given in the Quran is the best blessing to mankind from God as it shows man the path to ultimate success. It tells man how to live in this world so as to gain

stepbrothers became jealous of him. They contrived to throw him into a dry well situated in a forest. But God came to his rescue—a caravan spotted him in the well and pulled him out. Later, he was sold as a slave

polytheist, while Joseph, who belonged to the family of Abraham, was a believer in the oneness of God. After some years, when Joseph reached the age of maturity, he came in contact with the King. The King

became so happy that they accepted him as their hero. After narrating this story, the Quran says: “God does not waste the reward of those who do good, who are righteous and steadfast.” (12: 90) What qualities

Hadith No. 3444) I was reminded of this hadith and while thinking about this hadith I was moved that God was giving great rewards to people today, but these rewards were for those who had done some good deed

of home education: ‘Bear in mind all that is recited in your homes of the revelations of God and of wisdom. God is all pervading and all aware.’ (33: 34) Just as formal education aims to impart quality

Such discussion will not have any particular pre-designed agenda, but revolve around the words of God, the wisdom of life, and evaluate everything on merit. Members must evolve into good advisers as well