condition has not come about by accident. This is exactly in accordance with the divine scheme of things. God has created this world in order to select those individuals who are capable of inhabiting heaven. These

are believers,’ they will be left alone and not be tried? We tested those who have gone before them. God knows those who are truthful and those who are lying (29:1-3). In a similar vein the Quran says: Did

The man most desirable to God is one worthy of inhabiting the refined and ideal world of Paradise. Such a person, the rarest of rare phenomena, is greater than all that is great in the Universe. Such a

have invariably found themselves in unpropitious situations. There is a hadith to this effect: “When God loves a people, He puts them to the test.” Unfavourable circumstances are not peculiar to non-Muslim

believer), because he sees with the light of God.” How is it that a mu’min becomes a man of wisdom, in such a superior sense? It is because his faith makes him pious and God-fearing. In his state of piety, he undergoes

its own claim, is a religion created by God, which is completely in consonance with nature. (30:30) The Quran tells us that one proof of its being a book of God is that there is not the slightest inconsistency

exercise patience, saying: “I have been commanded only to perform da’wah, communication of the message of God. I have not been given permission to do battle.” If the complete Quran in bound form had existed at

might have stood up and said: “See, Muhammad is asking us to exercise patience, while in the Quran God asks us to do battle with our opponents.” But no such thing took place in Makkah, for the simple reason

us that during the life of Christ, God decreed that the followers of Christ should prevail over their enemies. In the third chapter of the Quran, addressing Christ, God said: “I shall.... Exalt your followers

religion in the U.S.A. has seen a revival. The same has been found to be true of the western countries. God wants the message of His religion to be communicated to all human beings; Islam being the final religion

return to Islam. Who will rise to convert this potential to reality? Who will join us in this Plan of God?

For the sake of argument, he would have us concede his point, but this would in no way imply that God did not exist. The absurdity of arguments against the existence of commonly accepted things is so patent

existence of the universe is accepted as a reality: the moment we admit its existence, we find belief in God inescapable, because the notion of creation having arisen spontaneously out of nothing is quite inconceivable

in your personality and this process will continue to evolve. Islamic spirituality is, in essence, God-centred and not self- centred. When you discover your Creator, you instantly establish communication

does the divine connection illuminate your whole personality. Then you become rabanni, or a man of God. The formula for Quranic spirituality is very simple—simple living and high thinking. Simple living

the all-knowing God, everyone must conduct himself with a deep sense of responsibility. Everyone will face an unavoidable judgement issued by God Almighty. This Quranic teaching is very important, for