the laws. On the contrary, knowledge of the commands does not lead one automatically to maarifah. What is maarifah? Maarifah, in fact, is man coming to discover the reality of life, finding the answer

they are on the true path and so are others.6.WHY ARE NON-MUSLIMS NOT ALLOWED IN MAKKAH AND MADINAH? WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THEY ENTER THESE PLACES?This is an administrative decision. This practice arose to

participate in the armed forces when needed by the nation. This, according to me, aptly summarizes what allegiance and patriotism towards a nation should be. For instance, if your country recognizes Israel

the thinking process, but rather enhances intellectual activity in the complete sense of the word.23.WHAT SHOULD WE PRAY FOR?We need to be aware that the Creator has the entire universe and we are only asking

traditions of the causes of revelation does not imply that the Quran was a book of an ephemeral nature. What is meant is that the initial nature of a command should be properly understood in order to discover

understanding of the first application paves the way for total correctness in the second application. Now what we have to do is, whenever we find ourselves in any set of circumstances calling for Quranic solutions

common code; the problem is that such enforcement is not producing any positive results. In that case, what we ought to do is pursue another course of action, instead of fruitlessly wasting our time on a strategy

it is the greatest form of worship. It is an act for which man has to make the greatest sacrifice. What makes it such a great sacrifice is that it involves the setting aside of one’s prestige. It amounts

our planet has been seriously disturbed and that the earth is fast heading towards its end. This is what the Quran means by a “barren waste”. We learn from the Quran and Hadith that the present world is

and set the fan in motion again. Human affairs too are often of this nature. But it is a pity that what one remembers in terms of material matters, often forgets while solving social problems. The normal