should ever be so placed above and beyond religion that the godhead becomes eclipsed. And no matter what kind of religion we choose for ourselves—God-centred, pantheistic or Godless—we should never lose

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

59.AS PER THE PHILOSOPHY OF ABSURDISM, THERE IS AN IDEA THAT ‘IF YOU HAVE TO DIE ONE DAY, THEN WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF PLANNING FOR LIFE?’A philosopher is one who is a realist. Philosophies such as these

– those who share knowledge, those who are the listeners and those who accept knowledge and add to what they already know. A person ought to be sincere in whatever category he finds himself. If he has

59.AS PER THE PHILOSOPHY OF ABSURDISM, THERE IS AN IDEA THAT ‘IF YOU HAVE TO DIE ONE DAY, THEN WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF PLANNING FOR LIFE?’A philosopher is one who is a realist. Philosophies such as these

arrogance in his heart will not enter Paradise.’ Hearing these words of the Prophet, a man asked, ‘What if a man likes to dress in good clothes and wear good shoes?’ The Prophet said, ‘God himself possesses

ISLAM’S ROLE IN BRINGING ABOUT THE MODERN CIVILIZATIONThe present-day civilization is a direct outcome of tapping into these secrets of nature. I had been reflecting on Dr Abdus Salam’s experience and

preference over her, he will be allowed to enter heaven by God, as a reward.25 Shall I not tell you what the best object of your charity is? It is your own daughter who has returned to you as a widow, or

good-will and regard for others are faced off by the urge to hate and avenge. These opposing reactions are what determines our fate in the Hereafter, the positive taking us to Heaven and the negative to Hell. We

form of worship. God is a living and eternal existence. He hears, He sees, He has the power to do what He wants and sets the course of events in whatever direction He wants. It is this conviction about