‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way!’ And she did not lose heart. The strong and unshaken belief that God helps those who help themselves did not fail her. In the course of her struggles, she chanced upon

to the next world where he will reap the reward for his actions. The moment man’s trial is over, God’s angel comes and announces in a silent language: ‘Your time of action has come to an end. Now you have

big hall taking their respective exams. Everyone has a fixed time. The moment this time is over, God’s angel comes and announces in a silent language: ‘Your time of action has come to an end. Now you have

Lord and dedicate yourself to Him utterly.” (The Quran, 73:1-8) From these verses it is clear that God requires His servants to be so devoted to divine service that they rise at night in order to perform

weep and pray to God to save her from ruin.71 It was on this occasion that the surah 58 of the Quran entitled, al-Mujadilah (She Who Pleaded), was revealed. It begins with these words: God has indeed heard

with thee concerning her husband, and carries her complaint to God. And God always hears the argument between both sides among you, for God hears and sees all things.72 On the basis of this revelation

called ‘Umar. Later you became the Chief of the Faithful. Be God-fearing in dealing with your subjects and remember, that for one who fears God’s chastisement, a distantly related man is like a close relative;

success.FEBRUARY 20 Paradise and Its InhabitantsWhat is Paradise? Paradise is the supreme reward which God gives to His special servants for their deserving actions. Paradise is a world of unique blessings

blessings, admission to which is reserved for the chosen few in the second stage of life, the Hereafter. God’s special servants are those who have demonstrated in ample measure their ability to live on the plane

are the ones who have discovered God’s existence from His signs; who have found that the messenger of God is a human being just like themselves; who, without having seen God, have prostrated themselves before

of greatness had occupied his mind, but he is forced to enter the grave, and from there proceed to God’s court of justice. This world is quite different from the one he had sought to construct for himself

God, and submission to the Master of the House. “The Prophets gave up everything and followed the Lord,” is the message that rings out from the Lord’s House; leave all and follow Him. They were obedient

journey to Hajj is a journey to God. It represents the ultimate closeness one can achieve to God while living in this world. Other acts of worship are ways of remembering God; Hajj is a way of reaching Him

Him as if we saw Him face to face. When a pilgrim stands before the House of God it seems to him that he is standing before God Himself. He is then moved to revolve around the Lord’s House, like a butterfly

INTRODUCTION TO THE QURANEVEN before the Prophet Muhammad was chosen by God as His messenger, he used to want to be all alone, so that he could think deeply about life. To do this, he used to retreat to

passages from the Quran. The following was included in the letter to the Negus of Abyssinia: He is God besides whom there is no other deity. He is the sovereign Lord, the Most Pure, the Source of Peace

Peace, the Granter of Security, the Protector, the Mighty, the Subduer, the Supreme. Glory be to God, who is far above what they associate with Him. THE QURAN, 59: 23 These letters were translated either by