one’s lawful dues amounts to belittling oneself; sometimes God selects an individual to proclaim a truth on behalf of God, whereupon he appears to be superior to those who failed to find the truth. On

of ‘I am better than he is’ does not allow one man to give recognition to another. In the eyes of God, one who falls a prey to jealousy and arrogance on such occasions follows the path of Satan. One who

instance in the following excerpt from the chapter titled Jihad fi Sabilillah (‘Jihad in the Path of God’) of his book Tafhimat: Those people who embrace Islam become members of the Islamic party, and in

the international revolutionary party comes into being which the Quran terms as hizbullah (‘party of God’). As soon as this party comes into being, it launches jihad in order to attain its goal. Its existence

civilization and social life which the Quran terms by the comprehensive name kalimatullah (‘word of God’). This ‘Islamic party’, Maulana Maududi contended, is not a party simply of ‘religious preachers’

that had there been no God, we would have had to invent one. Fortunately, God exists in reality. We can believe in God with conviction, not as a supposition, but as a fact. And we can accord Him the place

lives. It is essential that man should have within his reach, a super formula for life’s management. God provides just such a formula—a complete principle for life’s management. Human beings are not like

guidance. He knows that if he can bring God’s servants close to God, God will be pleased with him. These factors spur him on in his task. They ensure that his words, far from being repetitive and monotonous

monotonous, have a spiritual content about them. The preacher of God’s word thinks first and foremost of his congregation. More than anything, he wants them to find right guidance. This means that he gives

perfect form in the life of the Prophet of Islam. Night and day, he was busy preaching the word of God. But his preaching was far from a bland repetition of certain set speeches. He used to take into consideration

difficulties, he becomes happy and deserving of God’s succour. According to one tradition, the Prophet of Islam once observed: “That person is enviable whom God has given wealth and then he spends from it

has two responsibilities: one in relation to God and the other in relation to others. In relation to God, a person’s responsibility is to accept His godhead and become His worshipper.

frustrated in his understanding of the Quran, for the Quranic concept of man as the natural recipient of God’s word has become a reality in modern times. The science of the genetic code and the findings of anthropology

objective and the objective of the Quran is to make man aware of the Creation plan of God. That is, to tell man why God created this world; what the purpose is of settling man on earth; what is required from

life span, and what he is going to confront after death. Man is born as an eternal creature. When God created man as such, He divided his life span into two periods, the pre-death period, which is a time

symbols alone, will have nothing to his credit when he comes before God. Fasting of the second type is of no value in the eyes of God, since the true value of something which is symbolic in its nature is

of fasting is to abstain from food and water. This abstinence symbolizes the fact that man is at God’s disposal. He should, therefore, be willing, at all times, to sacrifice anything for His sake, even

taking food and water on specific days but does not do likewise regarding other things forbidden by God, like telling lies, persecuting his fellowmen, perpetrating injustice and so on, mistakes the symbols

Jafer bin Abi Talib, laid emphasis on the payment of Zakat: “He (the Prophet) ordered us to worship God, establish Salat as a rite and pay Zakat.” Chapter 23 of the Quran, entitled ‘The Believers’ begins:

expended on Zakat in order to please God. According to Fatima bint Qays, the Prophet once answered a question about how much should be given as Zakat by saying, “Truly, God’s share in men’s possessions is more

Giving a ‘goodly loan’ means spending for the cause of God as a measure of support to the faith. The spreading of faith is greatly desired by God. Dedicating one’s life and property to this end is considered

thankful to God. Food and drink is man’s most basic necessity. When he is consumed by hunger and thirst, he sees how weak he really is; he realizes how much he is in need of the succour of God. This experience

experience makes him aware of his duties as God’s humble servant. This feeling leads to caution in life. Then in the evening, when he eats and drinks, he sees how God has made complete provision for his needs

needs. His heart is filled with gratitude. He praises God and offers thanks to Him. The Prophet of Islam is reported as saying that God rewards good deeds from tenfold to seven hundred-fold. His reward

meanwhile reduced to ignominy and disgrace. Every prophet who comes from God provides a criterion of divine justice. Through him God announces to humanity the decisions that He Himself will announce in the

became a world experience; it became an accepted historical reality. We could see with our own eyes how God honoured His faithful servants and degraded those who rebelled against Him. Heaven and hell were realities

with the prophet hood of Muhammad was the divinity of God Himself. That is why the New Testament foretells of his prophet hood as the “Kingdom of God.” There is no doubting the fact that the revolution of