conviction in the veracity of the Quran thus increases to a great extent. The Age of Higher Discovery of God Prophet’s Companion Abu Dhar Ghifari once narrated: “Even when a bird would flutter its wings in the

alKubra, v. 2, p. 354) Without doubt, the flight of the bird in the air is a great sign of the power of God. In ancient times, this sign of divine power could be understood only by way of mysterious belief,

keeping the neighbours happy and establishing good relations with them are important aspects of a God-oriented life. Whether a neighbour belongs to one’s own religion or some other religion, whether he

formidable obstacle to the emergence of an ideal society is human freedom, but thanks to the exigencies of God’s trial of humanity, human freedom is not going to be taken away. The ideal society will thus remain

man to put his faith in it or to deny it (18:29). At another point the Qur’an says: It rests with God to show the right path. Some turn aside from it, but had He pleased, He would gave given right guidance

Rising above love and hate When the Prophet emigrated from Makkah to Madinah, the keys of the House of God in Makkah were in the custody of one Uthman ibn Abu Talhah, they having remained in the keeping of

of the Ka’bah are in the hands of one such as you” replied Uthman. After the conquest of Makkah, God’s Messenger reigned supreme there, and asked for the keys of the Ka’bah to be handed over to him. When

in oneness of God and the prophethood of Muhammad. But its spirit lies in its acceptance. Through this article of faith a man accepts God and all His attributes. He also accepts that God has sent Muhammad

devoid of the spirit of these pillars. For example they will repeat the words accepting the oneness of God and the prophethood of Muhammad, but beyond these words

goodness. The Prophet of Islam believed in cultivating a peaceful character. The Prophet conveyed God’s guidance to humankind in a peaceful manner. The Prophet changed the direction of Zaid’s character

and attained prophethood at the age of forty in the year 610 AD. He began his mission of conveying God’s guidance to humankind in a peaceful manner. There was never any act of violence by the Prophet against

nothing; messengers before us have suffered much more for having upheld the message of tawhid (oneness of God).” (Sahih al-Bukhari) The Prophet and his followers had to face the hardships of a three-year social

way of averting the hurts and losses of our competitive existence, for that is simply the way that God has made the world. This, it should be noted, is not a feature peculiar to parts of the world where

opponents: If you are patient and guard yourselves against evil, their machinations will never harm you. God has knowledge of all their actions (The Quran, 3:120). This means that believers should be more concerned

they find themselves, and that, above all, they should adhere to the guidance they have received from God, for this will lead them along the paths of patience and piety. The nurturing

intellect is a precious gift from the Creator. It has been narrated in a Hadith that the best thing God has created is the intellect. The fact is that all human progress and accomplishments depend on the

by which conclusions are drawn from premises. Revelation is guidance or communication directly from God. It is incorrect to hold reason and revelation as rivals. The fact is that revelation is a permanent

itself is not a source of knowledge. When a person believes in revelation, he does so by using his God-given intellect to contemplate on it, and after reaching the level of conviction, he discovers the

required to realize here that, though we seem to have power, we are in fact helpless before the will of God; though we seem to have possessions and attachments, everything belongs to Him. It is only those who

feel they own something who fear its loss. If one believes that everything and everybody is owned by God, then what is there to lose and lament?