doubling your wealth many times over. Have fear of God and you shall prosper. Guard yourselves against the fire of Hell prepared for unbelievers. Obey God and the Prophet, so that you may find mercy. Vie

anger and forgive their fellow men. God loves the charitable. And who, if they commit evil or wrong their souls, remember God and seek forgiveness for their sins—who but God forgives sins—and do not knowingly

awareness of the fact that we will have to die, one day or the other, and then will appear before God, where we will have to give a complete account of our brief sojourn in this world to Him. Heedlessness

about life to the utmost. Consciousness of the fact of death demolishes feelings of disobedience to God and rebelliousness. It reminds a person that he is just a helpless creature. It cuts people down to

the utmost. Awareness of the fact that one day we will have to die, after which we will have to face God and give an account of our life on Earth, is the most potent means for our reform. It makes us take

spirit of the Companions of Prophet who were so focused on God’s work that they wished to be forgotten and unknown in this world for the sake of God Will you please enlighten our readers with some details

printing technology, I will not come back as I wanted to pursue my career in professional tennis. But God had other plans. My father passed away in May 1982 just prior to my completing my graduation. In fact

graduation. When did your spiritual journey start? I was not a spiritual person but believed in One God from the very beginning. After joining the family business, I was completely involved in it. Such was

in his later years. Unfortunately, I was unable to make that journey. He spent a lifetime serving God and people. One small consolation for us is that when these great people die, they become more active

VIRTUESFOR centuries the lives of the Prophet and his Companions have served as models of a truly God-fearing existence for all humankind, and will continue to do so until the end times. Anyone who is

never used to speak ill of anybody, he once remarked upon people’s extraordinary habit of fearing God with regard to other people’s sins, but not with regard to their own. Reforming others and being ready

what he had in mind was love of God and kindness for His creatures. No desire for self-glory Hamdun Nishapuri, who lived in the third century Hijri, when asked who God’s true servant was, answered: “One

are not the same. God has set pouring water as the method for putting out a fire. You cannot extinguish a fire by pouring fuel on it. If you do that, it will only add to the fire. God has made patience

holds true for other challenges in life. If God has made patience the secret of success in this world of His, you cannot attain success through impatience. If God has made positive action the means to arrive

rhetoric and inflammatory statements. If God has established pragmatism as the solution to worldly problems, you cannot get what you want through emotionalism. If God has placed the secret of reform and progress

closer to God and his prophets. It reminds one of the lives of people who were reputed for their virtue, thus creating a living relationship with the history of Islam. Hajj, moreover unites God-worshippers

different, they all believe in the same God and in the same Prophet: this is a great source of unity. They might be living in different lands but being worshippers of God, they are all as one. Hajj is basically

basically a form of worship of God, but practically there are many other benefits associated with it. One of these is fostering of unity in all the believers.

saying the prayers. According to a hadith, the Prophet of Islam observed: “The masjid is a house of God-fearing people. This means, in effect, that it is a center for the inculcation of reverence, where

of devotion to the Almighty. The Masjid is built so that people may visit it to read the Book of God, to remember their Creator, silently in prayer, and to hear His commandments on how they should lead

saying the prayers. According to a hadith, the Prophet of Islam observed: “The masjid is a house of God-fearing people. This means, in effect, that it is a center for the inculcation of reverence, where

life of devotion to the Almighty. The Masjid is built so that people may visit it to read the Book of God, to remember their Creator, silently in prayer, and to hear His commandments on how they should lead

placed here only temporarily, so that his moral fibre may be tested in terms of his obedience to God’s will. He must always remember that there will be the life hereafter, or Akhirat as it is known in

here only temporarily, so that his moral fibre may be tested in terms of his obedience to God’s will. God created human beings and made them responsible for their actions by granting them freedom. If

it would appear meaningless to create people with a conscience and a sense of responsibility. But God is just and always acts justly. Hence it is the absolute demand of justice that there should be a Day