and jinns, whom God commanded to surrender before Adam. The angels obeyed the command but Iblis (the leader of jinns) refused to obey the command and he turned into a rebel against God. In human history

one. Why? Did a creator arbitrarily choose these numbers?29 When the Quran specifically states that God is the absolute Sovereign Lord of this universe, that He “accomplishes what He pleases” (14:27) and

even ask ourselves the kind of question Ian Roxburgh put. For thousands of years, this concept of God was an established one, quite beyond dispute. Now, from the point of extreme materialism the pendulum

the sea in the form of gods. They held them to be objects of reverence rather than conquest. The Arabs, with their changed mind, saw these phenomena of nature in the form of God’s creations. They saw them

discovery, for example, in modern science of the laws of the universe is a pointer to the existence of God. Similarly, scientists’ findings that, parallel to the existing, visible world, there exists an invisible

the supernatural brilliance of Moses’ hand, which was a signal to the Egyptians that he was truly God’s emissary? The sailing of huge ships over fathomless seas and the flight of aeroplanes with their passengers

equal. If there is any basis for discrimination between them, it can only be in terms of how pious and god fearing they are. Difference between one person and another has to be based on real attributes and

behind this world. Otherwise, it would have collapsed long ago. (For more details, see Evidence of God in an Expanding Universe, compiled by John Clover Mansoma) Harmony Studies show that there is complete

tradition shows the importance of knowledge in Islam. Knowledge is necessary for the realization of God. That is why its acquisition has been made obligatory. Learning increases man’s awareness; it opens

GREATER POWERThe Prophet of Islam said that God grants to gentleness what He does not grant to harshness. (Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 2593) A law of nature is stated in these words. That is, the Creator

account. Although, it is man who performs the task of interpreting human history, the creator of man is God rather than man. Therefore, the only guiding principle for the interpretation of history for a historian

reconciliation is best. But people are prone to selfish greed. If you do good and fear Him, surely God is aware of what you do. (4:128) Here the Quran enjoins us to adopt the policy of reconciliation in