of an earthquake, we are completely helpless in the face of death. Death comes in accordance with God’s decision. We can do nothing but to compulsorily accept it, whether we like it or not.

shall serve no other gods besides Him; that you shall show kindness to your parents; that you shall not kill your children because you cannot support them; We provide for you and for them; that you shall

individual’s life. It can be summed up in these words: belief in the oneness of God, good behaviour towards others, reliance on God, avoidance of evil, respect for life, avoidance of oppression, honesty in social

circumstances, fulfilling as God’s creatures the pledge of obedience to Him, adopting the path of taqwa (fear of God) in all matters. Those on the straight path are the people blessed by God (Chapter 1) and brought

live in limitlessness.The Universe—a Source of Divine InspirationThe universe has been fashioned by God in a way that it may become a source of spiritual inspiration for man. According to the Quran, it is

in the succession of night and day, there are signs for men of understanding; those that remember God when standing, sitting, and lying down, and reflect on the creation of the

’ “Prosperity doth best discover vice, but Adversity doth best discover Virtue.” In the realm of God’s creation, there are no limits to the humanly possible. Having had an undistinguished start in life

every circumstance, God accorded to him a position that in His Omniscience He had pre-ordained: “When Abraham was tried by His Lord with certain commands, which he fulfilled, He said: ‘I will make thee

but rather to place him in a position which would enable him to continue to pass on the message of God to the people. At one place, referring to Abraham, Lot, Isaac, and Jacob (peace be upon them), the

descendants. In the beginning, the prophets came from among the offspring of Isaac to inform people of God’s will. The last prophet of this line was Jesus. After that Muhammad (570-632), from the family of Ismael

(713-801). She was born in 713 C.E. into a poor family in Basra, Iraq. She devoted her life to worshipping God and serving others. She lived a life of extreme asceticism, and a large number of disciples gathered

definitely be a better place for all to live in. Perseverance This world has been devised by God so that man may succeed — but with a struggle. One who is too faint-hearted, too lacking in determination