accordance with what is fair and kind; if you dislike them, it may be that you dislike something in which God has placed much good.” (Ch 4:19) This principle applies to both the husband and the wife. It means

this perspective, a tree is an embodiment of a spiritual personality. — Maulana Wahiduddin Khan GOD’S TREE ATREE is but a manifestation of a seed’s potential to derive sustenance from earth and water

contentment.   A heavenly soul is like a fine tree which grows in this world and is then transplanted in God's evergreen garden in the after-life. For those who do not partake of this divine sustenance are like

desert. A heavenly soul is like a fine tree which grows in this world and is then transplanted in God’s evergreen garden in the after-life. o     BOOKS Read online or download literature by Maulana

programme a practical shape and they should not be negligent of God.’ One could cite several more such passages from Maulana Maududi’s writings to indicate his distinctly political interpretation of Islam

is projected as essentially political. The deen of Islam comes to be seen as shaped by politics. God’s sending of prophets to humankind also comes to be seen as impelled by political goals. The highest

them with kindness; for even if you do dislike them it may well be that you may dislike a thing which God has meant for your own good.”22 The same point has been made in a hadith: “No believing man should

this teaching means that even if outwardly unpleasant, a wife should not cause aversion, because God has not made anyone imperfect in all respects. All men and women, if deficient in some respects are

followers to leave for Abyssinia (now known as Ethiopia), a justly ruled Christian kingdom, “until God leads us to a way out of our difficulty.” About eighty Muslims then emigrated to Abyssinia, where they

are many appreciative references to Christ and Christianity. The Quran calls Christ the ‘Spirit of God’ (4:171) and of Mary says: ‘We breathed into her of Our spirit, and made her and her son a Sign to

him and said, “O Prophet of God, we want to accompany you on this journey, so that we may tend the injured and help Muslims in every possible way.” The Prophet replied, “May God bless you. You are welcome

the achievement of such a goal. God does not demand of you a livelihood, the verse states, rather He himself is responsible of your livelihood. This means that worship of God is a purpose which is motivated

reform society in ancient Iraq, but met the same fate as that of the prophets preceding him. Then God devised a new plan for the guidance of man. It meant preparing a human race by exclusive divine arrangement

in an environment free from polytheistic influences, who would become true worshippers of the one God. The effect of such detachment from a cultural continuity is illustrated by an example from the life