merit. He should not, therefore, consider those things as his own, but rather as their belonging to God. At all events, they remain in a person’s possession only till his trial period is over. As soon as

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

prescribing death punishments has been enjoined on the believers. As a part of His creation plan, God has granted freedom to people and no one can take away this freedom. While exercising one’s freedom

prescribing death punishments has been enjoined on the believers. As a part of His creation plan, God has granted freedom to people and no one can take away this freedom. While exercising one’s freedom

jihad with himself in the path of obedience to God. That is, at moments when the self (nafs), lured by some temptation, desires to deviate from the path of God, he keeps control over it and remains unswervingly

conditions, remain always firm in the way of life that is pleasing to God. 2. Jihad-e Dawah: This is the struggle to convey the message of God to all of humankind, and for this purpose to make every effort,

must inform people of the issue of facing the Hereafter in terms of warning and giving good tidings. God’s greatness and glory should become our subjects of discussion. We must develop a high moral character

should be shunned. Our behaviour with others should be good, not for the return it will bring, but for God’s pleasure. This is as it were a five point programme which was given at that time, although there

that your souls desire and all that you can ask for: a rich provision from a benevolent and merciful God.” THE QURAN, 41: 31 From the scientific and academic standpoint, the above-mentioned facts make the

are a number of verses in the Quran giving clear indications of this. For instance, “Praise be to God, who has fulfilled His promise to us and bestowed upon us the earth to inherit, so that we may dwell

Paradise is described as being ‘as vast as the heavens and the earth, prepared for those who believe in God and his Messengers’. THE QURAN, 57: 21 “The earth will shine with the light of its Lord.” THE QURAN

women’s liberationists to be able to perform what she regarded as her bounden duty in the eyes of God. Whereas my brothers and I set about our tasks in life in a reasoned, conscious manner, for her it

the grace of God which has saved me from an ill-fated existence and caused me to become a medium of expression of the truth. But in this world of cause and effect, the human purveyor of God’s will was a

God is to fulfill his or her real urge to find God. And the failure to discover God means failing to find that which is man’s greatest need. One who fails to find God is compelled by his natural urge

urge to give the place of God to something other than God. This place is sometimes accorded to a certain human being, sometimes to a certain animal, sometimes to a phenomenon of nature, sometimes to a certain

discovery of God is to fulfill his or her real urge to find God. And the failure to discover God means failing to find that which is man’s greatest need. Even if one fails to discover God, or he becomes