of the gathering and said, “O Chief of the Faithful, is the Book of God (Quran) to be followed or what you have to say?” ‘Umar replied that it was certainly the Book of God that was to be followed. The

whereas God says in His book: O believers, it is unlawful for you ... to force them to give up a part of what you have given them ...”49 The woman had misquoted the text, but ‘Umar did not choose to assert himself

where man attains his complete fulfilment, where he thinks the way he wants to think; where he sees what he desires to see; where he

EarthquakeWhen the earth is rocked in her last convulsion; when the earth shakes off its burdens and man asks ‘What may this mean?’ -on that day it will proclaim its tidings, for your Lord will have inspired it. On

something like a volcanic eruption within one’s soul. A preacher’s whole being must be deeply involved in what he says and writes. His song is not just words and music; it is an expression of a delicate spiritual

Acceptance of this trust amounts to becoming God’s representative. One has to impose upon oneself what the stars and planets do under compulsion. In other words, surrender voluntarily to God’s will. In

I have that you will be able to outdo me in recitation.” It is only such utter devotion—no matter what the field of activity—which can lead to success. There are few things in life which cannot be likened

wrongness is concealed. This is exactly what has happened with Muslims in present times. Present-day Muslim leaders have, consciously or otherwise, done exactly what this Quranic verse describes. The problems

Here religion (din) does not refer to Shariah, but to what in chapter 30, verse 30 of the Quran is called ‘upright nature.’ That is to say, what the believers were commanded to establish was religion

epistemology. This Quranic epistemology is based on one basic principle: Differentiate between what is comprehensible and what is not comprehensible. You have to apply your mind to those fields in which the required

The thinking of such a person is that the giver is God as well as the Taker—one who can take away what He has given. This feeling puts a complete end to human arrogance. Regarding someone as being less

realization of God is regarded as the price of Paradise that constitutes belittling of Paradise. What is realization? Realization is, in fact, another name for the discovery of God. It is to see God with