PICTURElife. When he discovers God and worships Him, when he remembers Him, when his mind is turned towards Him with full concentration, when he makes a request or a plea, he establishes a contact with

out to God and that God in turn is answering his call. This is the beginning of living a God-Oriented Life and the development of a positive personality. It is, therefore, in submission to God that man

also I knew nothing about the God-oriented life he had been living. It was yet to dawn on me that Maulana was a different person and that he had dedicated his life to God. I always felt this special attachment

that the travails of life forced me towards his mission. I consider this shift a great blessing of God. Here, I found my soul at rest and peace of mind. Who played a bigger role in your upbringing, your

to become the person the Quran wants us to become. It means to live one’s life in accordance with God’s plan. It means to realize the true aim of life. It means to accord supreme importance to the Hereafter

you were going to be plunged into some great trouble but you were saved by the special succour of God. Such tragic incidents take place in the lives of all, but are subsequently forgotten. It is a must

destruction, he was saved by the special intervention of God. He should keep remembering every graphic detail of these incidents and beseech God thus: “O God, You have repeatedly saved me from the horrible consequences

were 100% wrong. This will awaken the feeling of repentance in you. You will shudder in the fear of God and will turn to Him in prayer and seek His forgiveness. There is nothing mysterious about tazkiyah

PARADISE AND ITS INHABITANTSQualification Required WHAT is Paradise? Paradise is the supreme reward which God gives to His special servants for their deserving actions. Paradise is a world of unique blessings

blessings, admission to which is reserved for the chosen few in the second stage of life, the Hereafter. God’s special servants are those who have demonstrated in ample measure their ability to live on the plane

are the ones who have discovered God’s existence from His signs; who have found that the messenger of God is a human being just like themselves; who, without having seen God, have prostrated themselves before

when he goes on the Haj, offers extra prayers at every step, who has memorized some words to remember God, repeating them several thousand times every day etc. On the other hand, what is the ‘Islam’ that is

take the name of Islam but to actually follow one’s own whims and fancies. It is to prostrate before God and show arrogance and pride in front of others. It is to recite the Quran ritualistically, whilst

is to follow the cultural version of the religion and at the same time label it as the religion of God. Islam is a simple and natural religion. It has an endless appeal for human nature. Due to this natural

this world of God. By grasping fresh opportunities and utilizing them, one can arise again. All one has to do is go about one’s task in an intelligent manner without ever giving up trying. God has created

From every failure emerges the chance of new success. No one need lose heart in this world of God. However uncompromising circumstances may seem, they contain somewhere, the possibility of triumph

and will test your record. MUHAMMAD, 47:31 If you conceal the truth or evade it, then remember that God is well aware of all that you do. AL-NISA’, 4.135 But as for those who follow guidance, He adds to

TYPES OF THE PEOPLE OF PARADISEImportance of God-realization THESE words are mentioned in chapter Iron (Al-Hadid) of the Quran while describing Paradise: Vie with one another for your Lord’s forgiveness

these words are mentioned in the language of the people of Paradise: And they will say, ‘Praise be to God who has fulfilled His promise to us and made us the inheritors of this land.’ (39: 74) This statement

terms of choosing their residence or habitat. A person who has reached a particular level of Godrealization in the life of this world will be able to enjoy the blessings of Paradise to the corresponding

you were going to be plunged into some great trouble but you were saved by the special succour of God. Such tragic incidents take place in the lives of all, but are subsequently forgotten. It is a must

destruction, he was saved by the special intervention of God. He should keep remembering every graphic detail of these incidents and beseech God thus: “O God, You have repeatedly saved me from the horrible consequences