as had the steadfast Messengers before you; and be in no haste about them. On the Day when they see what they are threatened with, it will appear to them as though they had not tarried longer than an

of the engineer who made it. Besides the engineer’s mind, there is no other thing that can clarify what the machine is meant for. The case of man is the same. The existence of man is such a unique phenomenon

to prostrate themselves before Adam, they did so immediately. But Satan did not prostrate himself. What was the reason behind this difference in behaviour? The reason was that the angels took this matter

Guidance by the ProphetsHas he not heard of what is preached in the books of Moses and Abraham, who fulfilled his duty: that no soul shall bear another’s burden and that each man shall be judged by his

closer together, but the task of bringing unity into the internal world has yet to be accomplished. What is spiritual unity? Let us take a very simple example. When you live in a crowded settlement, the

reflection and contemplation rather than by doing physical exercises in the name of spirituality. What is self-negation? Self-negation for man is to discover the Lord to the extent that his own existence

PRESENTING MIND-BASED SPIRITUALITYadopt a wise policy, what could be called a ‘win-win formula’—a formula through which all parties would win. For instance, in Jerusalem, the principle of one city and

It is shown that the sun moves in an orbit, but no indication is given as to what this orbit might be in relation to the Earth. At the time of the Quranic Revelation, it was thought that the Sun moved

practical politics. Leaving political disputes to politicians, they must devote themselves entirely to what they have been charged with— scholarly work, social reform, constructive efforts and dawah. With

and deed. From other verses in the Qur’an, we learn that, according to the Creation plan of God, what is of actual importance in this world is the building not of an ideal society but of ideal individuals