she received a letter from the powerful King Solomon in which he demanded that she surrender to him. What happened after she received the letter is thus recorded in the chapter Al- Naml (The Ants) of the

‘We are strong and our prowess in battle is great, but the decision is in your hands, so consider what you will command.’ She said, ‘Surely, when mighty kings invade a country, they despoil it and humiliate

the ability to analyze things on a logical basis. You must know the difference between what is relevant and what is irrelevant. The sign of a man of reason is that he has the ability to take the statement

man by God and is referred to thus in the Quran: “We have honoured the children of Adam.” (17:70) What people generally call suffering in human life is not so much suffering as being beset by some kind

turn his minus points into plus points; extract success from failure; and start a new beginning from what appears to be an end.

by which he may understand this kind of realization. Therefore, he could not even imagine it. And what is not imaginable is not discoverable. In present times the discovery of dark matter has for the first

he may have total power or freedom for a limited period of time in this world. After this discovery what he has to do is to consciously surrender himself to God fully in spite of having total freedom. This

blood runs. He wipes the blood from his face and says, “O God, forgive my people for they know not what they do.’” HADITH OF BUKHARI AND MUSLIM. 1. THE ALLUSION IS PROBABLY MADE TO THE PROPHET NUH (NOAH)

knowledge, will in the future have its authenticity proven by advances in human knowledge itself. What is merely a matter of assertion today will become a confirmed reality tomorrow. This prediction of

However, despite this, why is it that some people routinely resort to violence? it is because of what is called ‘Satanic beautification’. The Quran (15:39) tells us that Satan has a particular method—of

feelings of love for the Benefactor, and this love is expressed in words of acknowledgement. This is what is meant by gratitude. This reality has been expressed in a tradition of the Prophet: “That is, love

there is no God but He-the Living, the Eternal One. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. His is what the heavens and the earth contain. Who can intercede with Him, unless by His leave? He is cognizant