INTROSPECTION IN ISLAMI NTROSPECTION (or what is called muhasaba in Arabic and ehtisab in Urdu) has an important place in Islam. Without introspection, you cannot stand on true faith. Without engaging

of the Prophet of Islam to reflect and introspect daily. Regular reflection on your actions, speech, and intentions acts as selfpurification, helping you follow the principles of Islam in the right manner

categories. Regular introspection helps us to check if we are engaging in either category of evil. In Islam, consuming wine, dealing in usury, committing murder, engaging in adultery and eating pork, for instance

RESPONSIBILITY ACCORDING TO CAPACITYA Wise Policy ISLAM adheres to the principle of giving such responsibility as is commensurate with individual capacity. Giving anyone more responsibility than one is

of handling is not the way of God. This principle applies to society as well as to individuals. But what holds for the individual does not necessarily hold for society, as the basic assumptions are different

attaining what is desirable the result will only be confusion or even violence. The principle of aiming at the ideal should apply to individuals and the principle of the acceptance of what is practical

CHANGING DIRECTIONThe True Import “The foolish will ask, ‘What has made them turn away from their direction of prayer which they used to face?’ Say, ‘The East and the West belong to God. He guides whom

that God had changed the course of history towards peace and reconciliation. Before the advent of Islam, Jews offered their prayers facing towards Jerusalem. This old qiblah had come to be thought of as

word of God to their fellow human beings, just as the Prophet of God communicated it to them. This is what is meant by the word ‘middle nation’. In other words they were the connection between the Prophet

he should ask of them from God. (Sahih-Al-Bukhari 4: 800) It is a believer’s duty to give to others what is due from him and as far as his rights are concerned he should ask for them only from God. Instead

being Rights-Conscious, he should be Duty-Conscious. It is a believer’s duty to give to others what is due from him and as far as his rights are concerned he should ask for them only from God. One

person every atoms worth of what is due to him. Thus, we must continue to do our duty faithfully seeking God’s pleasure and should demand our rights in this world only from God. Islam wants us to build a Duty-conscious

better than what you have come for?” He then went on to explain to them the meaning of belief in one God. There was a youth among them called Ayaz ibn Mu’az, who told his people that what the Prophet had

had told them was much better than what they had come for. The delegation, however, did not agree. “Leave us alone,” they said, “we are here on other business.” They returned to Madinah. Soon afterwards

When they heard about the Prophet, they went to see him. The Prophet called on them both to accept Islam and recited to them a passage of the Quran. They accepted the Prophet’s invitation, and became Muslim

Wahiduddin Khan, born in 1925, in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, is an Islamic spiritual scholar who is well-versed in both classical Islamic learning and modern disciplines. The mission of his life has been

Sayyidina Imam Al Hassan Peace award for promoting peace in Muslim societies. He has been called ’Islam’s spiritual ambassador to the world’ and is recognized as one of its most influential Muslims . His

based in New Delhi. THE QUESTION OF INTELLECT WHAT is intellect? Intellect is the ability of the mind to reach correct conclusions about what is true and what is false. The intellect is a precious gift from

ISLAMIC VIRTUESTo Emulate FOR 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. Hence God’s preservation

Abu Darda. “The one that stopped was whipped, while the other was left alone.” MENTION WHAT IS GOOD: PASS OVER WHAT IS EVIL Abu Harun tells of how he once went to Abu Hazim, and after greeting asked him

back mended, along with another one made out of fine cloth. Umar looked at it and asked the person what this was that he had brought. “Your garments,” he replied. “I have washed and patched it. The other

prediction: “Islam began as a stranger. And, finally, it will again become a stranger. Let, then, the strangers be blessed” (Muslim). It would be no exaggeration to say that the original version of Islam has literally

both Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Islam, has thus, to be rediscovered. And to rediscover Islam, we have first of all to discover what the factors are that have made Islam a stranger in the world today. In

historical and political reasons for the tragic phenomenon of the alienation of Islam as predicted in the Hadith.Why Islam AloneWe seldom hear the adherents of other religions complaining about their faiths

ISLAM IN THE CHANGING WORLDReformation Through Re-application MODERN anthropologists generally look upon religion as a social phenomenon. This is not however, a correct view of Islam for Islam is not

the question of how Islam is to remain applicable to the altered scenario of the changing times. The answer is that Islam is not a set of innumerable details. On the contrary, Islam embodies a set of fundamental

forms—never with fundamental values. For instance, Islam preaches Monotheism, which is as a principle and by its very nature eternal. Similarly, Islam prescribes deterrent punishments for certain serious