matter. In all other walks of life man’s right to freedom was accepted: that he should be allowed to do what he liked and carry out research into whatever he deemed fit.Religion: An Appendix to the Rest of LifeThis
another; so there can only be one path leading a person to God. This is the true path. The question is: what does truth consist of and how can it be found?
Fortunately for us, there are not several truths to
this world, but follow the way of him who turns to me. To me you shall return and I shall tell you what you have done. “My dear son, God will bring all things to light, be they as small as a grain of mustard
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Abu Talib, an old man, felt that he would not be able to resist their wrath. So he told Muhammad what the Quraysh chiefs had said to him and then added, “My dearest nephew, look to your own safety, and
been found in one form
or the other since ancient times. Fourteen hundred years ago,
the Prophet of Islam held in Madinah a three-religion conference—
in modern terminology, a trialogue—to exchange views
This world is functioning in consonance with particular laws set forth by God Himself. That is what makes it possible for man to travel over the water, in the air and on the earth. This was so ordained
character and manly attributes. It was the people selected from this group who, after their acceptance of Islam, came to be known in history as the companions of the Prophet.
The other special divine succour is
This square Kaaba remains cuboid in shape till today.
According to the traditions, the Prophet of Islam told his wife, Aisha, that he wanted the Kaaba to be rebuilt on Abraham’s rectangular base. But the
drink. Had you offered him water, you would have found Me there with him.”
From this, we learn the Islamic principle that if someone wants to find God, he shall first have to make himself deserving of this