is in this world as well as in the Hereafter?” The companion present there replied, “O Prophet of God, yes!” Then the Prophet said, “If someone separates from you, join with him; if someone deprives you

MATTERSThe criterion to judge matters is not whether one is stern or gentle, but to see if one is God-fearing, well-intentioned and has the ability to discriminate between truth and untruth. Most intellectual

the form of the universe which is spread out in front of us. Each part of it has a hidden source of God-consciousness in it. This means that one who is a seeker of knowledge will be able to find it at any

objectionable. The Prophet of Islam has said: “Do you know what backbiting is?” The Companions said: “God and His messenger know the best.” Thereupon the Prophet replied, “Backbiting implies your talking about

was superior to a non-Arab and that no white was superior to a black. All were equally servants of God. In Islamic society, everyone is accorded the same status, his or her being, ideally, no higher or

years were the peaceful teachings of Islam as are conveyed in the verses regarding the realization of God, worship, morality, justice, etc. This division of commands into different categories is a natural

Bahirah advised him to return with his nephew immediately and to protect him from enemies. He said, “By God, if he is recognised, he will surely be harmed.” By the time Muhammad reached adulthood, he was well-known

tradition, the Prophet Muhammad said: Of all things permitted, divorce is the most hateful in the sight of God. (Sunan Abu Dawud, Kitab at-Talaq, vol. 2, p. 255) According to Quranic teaching, marriage is the rule

and engage themselves in da’wah work. Whereas in the Quran, in sharp contrast to this point of view, God Almighty says: And fight them until there is no more fitnah, and religion becomes Allah’s, in its entirety

THE AGGRESSORUnder the scheme of the divine trial of human beings, man has been granted freedom by God. Due to this freedom, enmities may develop between people (20:123), which sometimes lead them to