of thinking which creates the true spirit in which we spontaneously say Alhamdulillah (Praise be to God). Love for Humanity Everyone knows that the greatest credit goes to his parents in the building of

an eternal fear of God in one’s heart. The truly pious person ceases to live on purely human level; he ascends to a divine level where, above all else, he cherishes the will of God, and where all of his

he is living on an exalted plane where his inner senses are in tune with the everlasting world of God. ✳ ✳ ✳ On one occasion in Damascus, the first Umayyad caliph, Amir Muawiyah, distributed some sheets

Ansar. Dissatisfied with the particular sheet he had been given, he became angry and shouted, ‘By God, I will hit Muawiyah on the head with this sheet!’ Muawiyah at that time was Caliph of a colossal

taken his own desire as a deity, whom God allows to stray in the face of knowledge, sealing his ears and heart and covering his eyes—who can guide such a person after God [has abandoned him]? Will you not

There is no alternative but to take the word nafs, occurring in these verses, as meaning ‘kind.’ God has created for you spouses of your own kind, the Quran is telling us, in order that they may provide

Biologically speaking, women have not been extracted from the bodies of their male counterparts. God fashioned them according to His Will, just as He fashioned men in accordance with His Almighty Will

deserving of the next world. Life is a period of action and death is the time to appear in the court of God. This is a very serious matter for every human being, and it shows wisdom to grasp this fact and make

good fortune of participating in your mother’s last rites. But maybe this was not destined. May God bless your mother with a place in Jannat ulFirdaus [the highest level of Paradise], and along with this

great blessing for her children. In a mother’s love there is reason for hope for every servant of God—that God will shower him with His mercy, just as a mother showers her children with her mercy. When a

being that takes birth on this planet. Some people may think that death is the greatest tragedy. But God has made death a cause of mercy for us in a very surprising way. When someone dies, the bereaved should

For instance, prayer happens spontaneously when a person ponders upon or thinks about God’s blessings and that God in giving him the whole life support system, has acted unilaterally. On thinking of these

of God. On the one hand, he discovers his helplessness and on the other, he discovers God’s power. Then, thinking about all these things he becomes agitated and these words come to his lips, “O God, by

situations for himself, so that these might produce feelings of thanksgiving and a desire to praise God.Courage and FearlessnessThe battle of Hunain at which the Prophet of Islam was present, took place in 8

situations for himself, so that these might produce feelings of thanksgiving and a desire to praise God.Courage and FearlessnessThe battle of Hunain at which the Prophet of Islam was present, took place in 8

able to contain herself “Death to you instead,’ she said. “May God damn you.’ The Prophet told ‘A’ishah not to answer back in this manner. “God is gentle,’ he said, “and He likes gentleness in every matter