speak of God managing history. You talk of God’s role in history. In which way do you think globalisation might reflect God’s working in human history? Or do you think globalisation goes against God’s plan

HAJJGod-oriented Life THE significance and message of the pilgrimage is for man to turn towards God, making God the central focus of his life. Although the Hajj lasts for just a few days, the lessons it provides

journeying towards God. It feels like we have left our world and are entering the world of God. We feel we are heading towards the House of God, to the abode and place of experience of God’s Prophet and his

their entire lives for the sake of God, and who gave their lives in God’s path. With this, the pilgrim also realizes the fact that he is setting off for that place which God specially chose to reveal his final

AND MEANING OF HAJTHE significance and message of the pilgrimage is for man to turn towards God, making God the central focus of his life. Although the Haj lasts for just a few days, the lessons it provides

journeying towards God. It is as if we have left our world and are entering the world of God. We feel we are heading towards the House of God, to the abode and place of experience of God’s Prophet and his

their entire lives for the sake of God, and who gave their lives in God’s path. With this, the pilgrim also realizes the fact that he is setting off for that place which God specially chose to reveal his fi

believer of his duty towards God, his fellow human beings and of his pledge to lead a pious life. This festival is a celebration of the Prophet Abraham’s sacrifices in the way of God. The festivities last for

unwavering faith in God. Abraham is the common patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Abraham and his son Ishmael were both Messengers of God. Together, they built

house of God. God tested Abraham by asking him, in a dream, to sacrifice his son, Ishmael. When Abraham told his son about his dream, the latter replied, “O my father, do as you are commanded; and God willing

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. If God has established

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

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 of this page of history with such exactitude that

for advice. I am going to give you three pieces of advice which are worth remembering: firstly, fear God, and never let it be said of you by Umar that you told a lie; secondly, keep his secrets well, and

a Companion of the Prophet said: “How fortunate are those two eyes that have seen the Prophet! By God, if only we could have seen what you saw and shared in your experiences!” Nufair said that he was impressed

thinkers rather than scientists who, by hijacking the concept of causation, equated it to the denial of God. After the emergence of modern science, however, it was learnt that apparently there existed a material

academic human activities. Prior to this, happenings had been explained with reference to God: now references to God were replaced with the reference to cause. This scientific discovery initially had a purely

cause instead of God, this did not amount to a denial of God. It was atheist thinkers rather than scientists who, by hijacking this concept of causation, equated this to the denial of God. From this point

They were all truth seekers. Confining themselves to solitary places, they would remember God and say: “O God if we had known how to worship You, we would have worshipped you accordingly.” This was due

They were all truth seekers. Confining themselves to solitary places, they would remember God and say: “O God, if we had known how to worship You, we would have worshipped you accordingly.” This was due

THE WORD OF GODFrom The Scriptures The Quran is the book of God. It has been preserved in its entirety since its revelation to the Prophet of Islam between AD 610 and 632. It is a book that brings glad

being a devout subject. God bestowed him with extraordinary strength, yet he remained ever grateful to Him. David used to sit in the foothills of the mountains and sing praises of God. He praised with such

such devotion that it would turn the entire environment spiritual. God also blessed David with a very strong empire. The secret of this strength was his wisdom (hikmah) and his decisiveness (fasl al-khitab)