influential people in Makkah—’Umar ibn al-Khattab and Abu Jahl ibn Hisham. The Prophet offered a prayer to God: “Lord, strengthen Islam by means of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab or Abu Jahl ibn Hisham.” This prayer was

thought came to be based, and these were the precepts, which later led to the separation of man from God in the western world.

thought came to be based, and these were the precepts, which later led to the separation of man from God in the western world.

to acknowledge God will become totally valueless in the world of the Hereafter, because in that world, only those people will be deemed successful who lived in the acknowledgement of God and His greatness

ages, God has conveyed His will to mankind through men of superior virtue, whom He has singled out from amongst all other human beings to be His prophets. Since there is no visible link between God and His

level of intellectual activity. This superior society is referred to thus in the Quran: “Whoever obeys God and the Messenger will be among those He has blessed: the Messenger, the truthful, the witnesses and

companions these are!” (4:69) That is, these people of Paradise will be in the company of those whom God has rewarded, that is, the prophets, the truthful, the witnesses, and the righteous. In the Quran,

Islamic SocietyThe God sought out by one believer is that very same God sought out by other believers. Just as one believer’s life is governed by what he imagines his fate will be in the Hereafter, so

domination of idol-worshippers, who had placed 360 idols in the Kaaba—a place of worship of the one God, built by the Prophet Abraham. The Prophet found this situation highly objectionable, but the first

clear: remain patient regarding the idols in the Kaaba, ignore this problem and spread the message of God by unilaterally keeping the peace. This piece of wisdom can be summed up thus: Avail of the opportunities

are two ways of countering adversity: one by the peaceful method, the other by the violent method. God enjoins renouncing the violent method in favour of the peaceful method. Violence is basically an ego-related

Conversely, it is the modest who, in the face of adversity, tread the path of peace. In this world of God, destruction awaits those who indulge in egoism, while success awaits those who conduct

father’s intuition proved right. When the son grew up, he set up a business, which, thanks to his God-given capabilities, made extraordinary progress. He even went on to create a business empire. But this

been called a divine person in religious terms. The divine or heavenly person is one who discovers God and who by using his cerebral ability, is able to understand the