know, Islam enjoins us not only to be good to those who are good to us, but also to be good to those who are not good to us. This shows exemplary moral character according to the standard of Islam. Here

relatives…. (16: 90) …And show kindness to your parents and to near relatives…(4: 36) The essence of Islam is thus to serve God and do good to our fellow men. The worship of God is linked with kindness to

institution of the family can only be maintained by feelings of well-wishing and kindness. So the Islamic laws of morality and decency must be observed. If we want to earn God’s pleasure and blessings we

SOCIAL WELFARE IN ISLAMALL human beings, according to Islam, have been created by one and the same God; and for this reason, they belong to one great brotherhood. All being descendants of the same progenitors

society, has been preached by every religion of the world. And justice being the essence of religion, Islam has made charity obligatory and binding upon all those who embrace the faith, laying the greatest

assist other people in need of his help. Charity, in its broadest sense, has been called Sadaqa in Islam. Such great importance is attached to charity that the month of Ramazan has been fixed for individuals

The books of Hadith give commands and teachings relating to all the aspects of life, for instance, what a Muslim should be like in his intention and thinking. They specify the details of worship, set an

address them. They define the limitations in food and drinks and explain what the family structure should be. They explain what the basis of social relations should be and how to settle life’s issues in

we cannot complete the study of Islam and neither can we know the Islamic teachings for leading life in this world. The corpus of Hadith is the greatest source of Islamic teaching after the Quran. Once

is the book of God. It has been preserved in its entirety since its revelation to the Prophet of Islam between 610 and 632 A.D. It is a book that brings glad tidings to mankind, along with divine admonition

riverbeds to overflowing, each according to its measure. The torrent carries along swelling foam, akin to what rises from smelted ore from which man makes ornaments and tools. God thus depicts truth and falsehood

useful for man remain intact. These are the events of nature through which God shows symbolically what principles He has laid down for the success or failure of life. One principle is that, in this world

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meaning of the dream at all. Soon the king grew desperate. There had to be somebody who could tell him what his dream had meant. One day, a thought struck a servant in the court. He was the king’s cupbearer

walls. Soon the king invited the Prophet Yusuf to his royal palace. Eagerly, the ruler asked him about what his dream could mean. The Prophet Yusuf truly was a wise man. He was wiser than those in the king’s

terrorism engaged in by self-styled Islamic groups seems to be becoming even more serious. Almost every day now there is a terrorist attack by such groups somewhere. Given this: What makes you continue to be hopeful—about

consider their violent acts as Islam. This thinking of theirs is based on a ‘jihadi’ interpretation of Islam. In comparison to this, I present an interpretation of Islam based on dawah. Thousands of Muslims

they abandon violence in favour of peace. You continue to write on these issues with great passion. What drives you? In 1967, I had started my mission of peace in New Delhi. At that time, a Delhi-based Muslim

ASK MAULANAIs Islam intolerant of other Religions? Contrary to common belief, Islam is not intolerant to other religions. It teaches its adherents to give mutual respect to, to be tolerant of and to have

hostility of any sort, in the future between them and the Muslims. To solve this problem the Prophet of Islam issued a charter, commonly known as the Covenant of Medina. Since the Muslims were in the majority

decided according to their belief. Here I would like to quote an event in the life of the Prophet of Islam, which illustrates the true spirit of religious tolerance. One day a funeral procession was passing

PEACE IN ISLAMTHE very word Islam (from the Arabic silm) implies peace, and all the teachings of Islam are based directly or indirectly on this principle. There are traditions of the Prophet that say that

that ‘Peace is Islam’, and that, ‘God is peace’ (Al-Bukhari). Similarly, there is another hadith that says that a Muslim is one from whose tongue and hands, people are safe. One of the attributes of God

embodiment of peace. In the Quran, divine guidance is likened to the ‘path of peace’ (THE QURAN 5: 16) In Islam, Paradise, the eternal ideal and the ultimate objective of every man, is called the ‘Home of Peace’

SELFISHNESS IS AN INSULT TO HUMANITYThe teaching of Islam is that everyone should follow the same course of action for others as he does for himself. The same attitude he should adopt towards others as

towards him. According to one tradition the Prophet of Islam once observed: “None of you can be a true believer until he likes for his brother what he likes for himself.” (Sahih al-Bukhari 13) According

criterion could be simpler. Everyone knows without being told what he approves of and what he does not approve of. The teaching of Islam is that everyone should follow the same course of action for others

ISLAM IN THE PRESENT AGE In its issue of June 15, 1992, Time magazine has made Islam its cover story with this title on the front page: ‘Islam: Should the World Be Afraid?’ Another title inside the magazine

magazine reads: ‘The Sword of Islam.’ The aggressive picture of Islam as presented in the magazine articles is no exception. Such references to Islam are common occurrences in modern times. Once during

terrorist.’ This is a clear indication of what the image of Islam has become in modern times—that of a terrorist religion. For this reason, people have come to regard Islam as a constant threat to universal peace