himself in just such a situation, took no action, because he held that a mosque being a holy place, God would Himself defend it as He pleases; or they may rise in its defense. If Muslims follow the latter

certain limit beyond which they will not be able to proceed. With great foresight the Quran says: ‘God does not charge a soul with more than it can bear’ (The Quran, 2:286). That is, a believer, or believer-groups

continuity of life. None of us knows when death will come to us. The time of our death is known only to God. It is because of this that rarely, if ever, do we think about our death. We remain unaware of this

been made as an eternal being. No one can destroy this eternalness of a human being. However, when God sees that the period of someone’s test in this world is over, He decides to put a stop to his stay

We find from the Quran that God had entrusted the Prophet of Islam with the mission to tell human beings of the reality of life and warn them of the horrors of Doomsday. The world could not be a place

We find from the Quran that God had entrusted the Prophet of Islam with the mission to tell human beings of the reality of life and warn them of the horrors of Doomsday. The world could not be a place

thus strengthened to continue with his mission in life, no matter how he may be beset by adversity. God has endowed man with innumerable gifts, but, all too often, he takes them for granted without any feelings

God. One of them is a man who takes into slavery a free person.’ (Sunan ibn Majah, hadith no. 970) There was great wisdom in not instantaneously abolishing slavery. Islam made the removal of slavery from

God. One of them is a man who takes into slavery a free person.’ (Sunan ibn Majah, hadith no. 970) There was great wisdom in not instantaneously abolishing slavery. Islam made the removal of slavery from

living act. The real means of attaining the ends of tazkiya is for a person to reflect on the signs of God, activate his thinking, and through continuous reflection or pondering, discover the deeper realities

realization (ma‘arifa) is required. When one finds religion at the level of realization, one is endowed by God with the wisdom (hikmat) to be able to understand the deeper meaning of the words of the scriptures