They asked, “What kind of messenger is this? He eats and drinks and moves about in the markets. If God had to send a prophet, why didn’t He send an angel?” In reply the Quran had this to say: ‘If the earth

since it is human beings who live on earth, a man has been selected as God’s Messenger.’ The Prophet then, as the bearer of God’s message, had to project himself as a model for other human beings. The

life without understanding the creation plan of God. And so, they hanker after such things—such as unsullied, permanent joy—that are, according to God’s creation plan, simply unattainable in this present

attain in this world, they could save themselves from this misery. If we want to live in line with God’s creation plan and be happy, we need to be content with only so much of the things of the world as

is a manifestation of the attributes of God. Here man finds his Creator in the mirror of His creation. By making a profound study of creation, he witnesses God’s power and greatness. The ancient idolatrous

being carried out on the multitude of objects in this world. When the entire world came to be held as God’s creation in the wake of the monotheistic revolution, this mentality of holding everything sacred vanished

They asked, “What kind of messenger is this? He eats and drinks and moves about in the markets. If God had to send a prophet, why didn’t He send an angel?” In reply the Quran had this to say: ‘If the earth

since it is human beings who live on earth, a man has been selected as God’s Messenger.’ The Prophet then, as the bearer of God’s message, had to project himself as a model for other human beings. The

verse three of the 84th chapter speaks of the earth expanding, while another verse says; “Praise be to God who has fulfilled His promise to us and made us the inheritors of this land, letting us settle in the

Paradise as being “as vast as heaven and earth, which has been made ready for those who believe in God and His messengers.” Today our world is potentially a Paradise. Tomorrow this potential will become

of his dreams? To find an answer to this question one must become aware of the Creation Plan of God. God—the Creator of man, has created man according to His Plan. To become acquainted with this Plan it

has happened is already there on God’s cosmic tape recorder. Search as one may, one will never find any instrument which will erase what is indelibly recorded on God’s tape. Because, in many cases, our

scriptures were spared, the rest were killed. Reports state that the six militants chanted Allahu Akbar (God is great) as they stormed into the cafe and began wildly spraying bullets. This kind of killing, a

itself. The true mission of Islam is that of peaceful dawah, namely, conveying to people the message of God by peaceful means. A violent act against innocent people is bound to distort the image of Islam to

The true mission of Islam is that of peaceful dawah, namely, conveying to people the message of God by peaceful means. Historical accounts show that Islam spread in Bangladesh through the peaceful

the wrath of God. This is prophetic wisdom. The essence of this wisdom can be worded as: Those who become your enemies, become their wellwishers. Those who wrong you, seek good reward from God for them. For

who deny the truth made it a prestige issue [in their hearts]—the bigotry of the days of ignorance— God sent His tranquillity down onto His Messenger and believers and firmly established in them the principle

principle of righteousness, for they were indeed better entitled to it and more worthy of it. God has full knowledge of all things. (48: 26) When two groups enter a discussion on a matter on which they disagree

teaching’s of Islam before him at all times. Instead of being led by his desires, he should follow God’s commands.Assalamu AlaikumIslam teaches Muslims to greet their brothers when they meet them, by saying

begin all work in the name of God, the most merciful, the most beneficent. According to the Prophet of Islam, any task which has not been started by taking the name of God is not well founded. This phrase

phrase reminds man that the world which is his centre of activity, was created by a God who is helpful to man by being all-

country had never known. Motivated by an overpowering urge to salvation in the next life; a longing that God should forgive them when they came before Him, they set out to conquer the hearts of the people. When

penetrates into the depth of one’s consciousness, one becomes concerned with one thing alone: how to earn God’s favour and forgiveness. One im-mediately seeks to mould one’s faith, ideas, character and actions

this and all one does in life is in accordance with one’s overriding concern to avoid displeasing God. It is on the hereafter that one focusses all one’s attention. One calls others to Islam, making sure