who spends his wealth in the way of God is like a grain of corn that sprouts seven ears, every ear bearing a hundred grains. God gives abundance to whom He wills; God is munificent and all-knowing. Those

Those who spend their wealth in the way of God then do not follow up what they spend with reproaches and insults shall be rewarded by their Lord; they shall have nothing to fear or regret. A kind word with

with forgiveness is better than almsgiving followed by insults. God is self-sufficient and clement. Believers, do not mar your alms-giving with taunts and mischief-making, like those who spend their wealth

themselves. Belief in God roots out this evil from man. Belief in God tells man that the actual issue is not between man and man, but between God and man. Here, on the one hand is God, the all-powerful, and

has no power as compared to God. It is as if the division here is not between the less powerful and the more powerful, but between power and powerlessness. (35:15) Belief in God transforms man’s thinking

thinking. He begins to look at things not in relation to human beings but in relation to God. This is because, ultimately he knows he has to face his Maker. This is an attitude, which cause the disappearance of

to discover himself and then plan his life accordingly. Violence, or terrorism, is a negation of God’s creation plan for human beings. Indulging in violence means that, instead of properly utilizing one’s

therefore, said to be involved in ‘anti-self activism’. Violence, or terrorism, is a negation of Gods’ creation plan for human beings. Indulging in violence means that, instead of properly utilizing ones’

representative of God. In contrast, in the Hereafter, God will appear with His complete Being in front of people to enable them to accept Him. From this we learn who those people are who really believe in God and who

who do not. Someone who believes in God is one who accepts the weight of evidence, who bows before the Truth when it comes along, with nothing but verbal evidence. In contrast, someone who is not affected

accept it, will not believe in God. God wants us to believe in Him while He is invisible to us, while people want to believe in Him only if they can visibly see Him. God wants people to bow down before

the divine book for the sake of God and not for the sake of anything else. This kind of involvement with the Book of God is a mission. It will bring you great reward from God Almighty. But if your main concern

following what is in your mind and doing so in the name of the Book of God, then it is a profession. It is like commercializing the Book of God. It is like making the divine book a trading commodity rather than

as a source of true guidance. The Book of God is a book of guidance. It gives people the kind of guidelines that make them able to receive the blessings of God when they follow them in letter and spirit

is being tested in this world, God does not make himself manifest in visible form; He appears in the form of truth. Man must endeavour to recognize truth as enshrining God and bow down before it. Whenever

if God has appeared in all His majesty. If one rejects it on the grounds of prejudice, pride or expediency, then one has rejected God Himself. This action shows that one has failed to recognize God in

One has put oneself above God and given precedence to one’s own requirements. God will have scant regard for such people on the Day of Judgement and, on that day, whomsoever God scorns will find no refuge

creation of God. They all acknowledge God, but this is compulsory acknowledgement; it is not by choice. Exceptionally, God has created man as a free creature. Man is required to acknowledge his God by his

stand on the planet earth and say: “O God! I believe in Your existence without seeing You, and O God! I surrender myself before You without any compulsion. O God! I admit my helplessness in the face of

those who failed to acknowledge these blessings, will be deprived of them forever. The Existence of God Scientific studies of the universe have been regularly undertaken for almost five hundred years. Great

interconnected with the eternity of God. Therefore, one who adheres to such a code of ethics is held deserving of being granted a place in the eternal Paradise of God. Divine ethics is in fact, a phenomenon

comes into being after the realization of God. God being the Creator, loves His servants. Therefore, man also begins to love other human beings. The belief that God is the judge on the Day of Judgement, produces

such words and doing such deeds as will cause God to hold him to task, and award him a severe punishment. The thinking of such a person is that the giver is God as well as the Taker—one who can take away

who have passed their test, whereas those who make anything other than God the centre of their worship are false worshippers, and have failed in their test. Those people who make the forces of nature,

polytheism. And God will never accept this from anyone. Similarly, there is another class which starts loving his Mr. Bigs, like leaders or saints, with the devotion that they ought to show to God. They start

start attaching such importance to the words of their Mr. Bigs as they should attach to the words of God. Such people are not ready to listen to any kind of criticism about their leaders or saints. This reverence

interconnected with the eternity of God. Therefore, one who adheres to such a code of ethics is held deserving of being granted a place in the eternal Paradise of God. Divine ethics is in fact, a phenomenon

comes into being after the realization of God. God being the Creator, loves His servants. Therefore, man also begins to love other human beings.The belief that God is the judge on the Day of Judgement, produces

such words and doing such deeds as will cause God to hold him to task, and award him a severe punishment. The thinking of such a person is that the giver is God as well as the Taker—one who can take away