of most Muslims obscuring the Prophetic model. A movement can be successful only with God’s help. And God’s help is only for efforts that are based on the Prophetic model. Because of this, today

unsuccessful. There is only one cause for this failure. And that is, these movements did not receive God’s help. The cause of this was that all these movements emerged on the basis of the Muslim historical

former is based on inviting people to God. In contrast, the latter is based on politics, culture and communalism. A movement can be successful only with God’s help. And God’s help is only for efforts that are

felt that just as he was a human being, so also was the Jew a human being. Just as God had created him, so also had God created the Jew. People may have their differences in belief, religion, culture, etc

declared for the benefit of mankind that all greatness was the exclusive prerogative of God, and that in the eyes of God, all human beings were equal. The Prophet Muhammad declared not once, but on many occasions

the original Arabic. A study of both shows that there are two basic Islamic principles: worship of God and compassion to others. The Prophet said, “A true Muslim is one from whose hands and tongue people

is a peaceful, harmless member of society. This oft-recited invocation reflects his sentiments: “O God, let us enter into the Home of Peace”. Living in peace himself, he longed for a society where the culture

engaged in war of his own volition. He would say: “Don’t wage war against your opponents; always ask God for peace”. His concept of peace and war was based on sulh khair, that is compromise and adjustment

Oneness of Truth If truth is more than one, it cannot give us any conviction. If we all believe in one God, then it is not possible that the guidance He sent to people at different times was inherently different

true seeker shows humility in the face of truth. Truth is always presented by man and not directly by God. • A true seeker looks not at the person who presents the truth but at the truth itself. • A true seeker

twentieth century several books and articles were penned on this subject. An example is The Evidence of God in an Expanding Universe: Forty American Scientists Declare their Affirmative Views on Religion (John

translated into Arabic with the title Allahu Yatajalla fi Asr il-Ilm (1968). I can say that I have made God the subject of study my entire life. After deep study, I have published several books and articles

(1966). This book has been translated into Arabic as Al-Islam Yatahadda (1976) and into English as God Arises (1987). By differentiating between the unobservable and observable aspect of things, new scientific

humanity, in order to sustain unity and cohesiveness. Real happiness lies in sharing the bounties that God has given us with others. One of the main reasons for celebrating Eid is that happiness can be spread

misunderstanding—which clearly stems from a narrow perception—is effectively brought to an end. Eid provides a God-given opportunity for interaction between different communities. By sharing our happiness with them

It should also not be forgotten that real happiness lies in sharing with others the bounties that God has given us. We

Darwinism to argue that life evolved through evolution and therefore, there is no need to believe in God. But this is a gross mistake. First of all, the theory of evolution is still not a proven fact. And

There are some other essential qualities to be a peace activist. Someone who is not at peace with God, with himself, with his family and with his neighbours but yet claims that he is working for inter-community

is also a Hadith in this regard. The Prophet of Islam has said: “Evil is lying asleep. The curse of God is on one who awakens it” (Kanzul Ummal). This saying of the Prophet means that evil is always there

this fact. This is a law of nature referred to in a saying of the Prophet of Islam in these words: God provides support for His religion even through nonbelievers. (Bukhari) The first outcome of this ‘supporting

supporter is that you discover the Creator as a great benefactor for yourself. You come to believe that God is so merciful that He created a world which is entirely friendly towards you. Even those people who