that time. Seeing the funeral, he stood up in deference. One of his companions asked, “O Messenger of God, this was the funeral of a Jew.” The Prophet replied: “Was he not a human being?” (Sahih al-Bukhari
In this, the mainspring is the concept of accountability. Islam brings man to the realization that God Almighty is omnipresent and omniscient so that he has the feeling that for all his words and deeds—even
means is to be employed on which occasion.
Islam teaches us non-violence. The Quran tells us that God does not love disorder (The Quran, 2:205). This verse also clearly states what is meant by disorder
collective level. It has actually been created for the purpose of testing human beings. That is why God has given man complete freedom to everyone, to make proper use of his freedom or misuse it, to lead
until the Day of Judgement.
A part of a long tradition about the Quran is: “The Quran is the book of God, containing the news of those before you and the news of those after you” (Tirmidhi, Hadith 2906).
collective level. It has actually been created for the purpose of testing human beings. That is why, God has given man complete freedom to everyone. Man has the choice to make proper use of his freedom or
the ummah of the Prophet Muhammad is expressed in a hadith as follows:
Muslims are the witnesses of God on earth. (Sahih al-Bukhari, 2642)
The ummah of the Prophet Muhammad must engage in this task of bearing
and go about claiming that they are engaging in the task of dawah and shahadah in the manner that God wants them to.
People’s actions reflect the underlying psychological impulses or factors that lead
some are wealthier than others. What is the reason? The reason lies in the system of nature which God has established to meet His exigencies. This world has been made for the purpose of putting a person
anything is to be accomplished. These two things are health and time—undoubtedly great blessings of God. It generally happens that a person is so engaged in economic activities that he is not able to devote