objective in his pursuit of knowledge and the prerequisite for a Muslim would be to be completely God-fearing and unbiased as he treads the path of knowledge. These are conditions for both kinds of Islamic

reward for giving is for that giving that is done only for God’s pleasure. Divine reward is for that giving that is done for the sake of God, in a low-profile way and away from limelight. It is for that

that giving that is informed by no factor other than earning God’s pleasure. If you have already obtained the reward for giving in this

According to a hadith, a mujahid, one who engages in jihad, is one who, for the sake of obedience to God, combats his own lower self, or nafs. (Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 23967) According to another hadith

the life of God’s choice in all circumstances. Jihad, if understood correctly, is an entirely peaceful action. At the individual level, to engage in jihad is to refuse to deviate from God’s path in the

scrupulously avoided them. The success of his mission depended upon his conforming to the scheme of God, which had been evolving over the last two and a half thousand years. If he had become involved in

invaders, and drive them out of Arabian territory. But to have done so would have been contrary to God’s scheme. It was His will that the Prophet should not clash with others over peripheral issues, but

such as these had no trouble in understanding the truth of the Prophet’s message. The preacher of God’s word is like a planter who goes out to sow seeds. If sometimes his seeds fall on barren round, there

lived a life of the highest moral calibre. Moreover, he spent his whole time preaching the word of God. Even the opposition to the Prophet proved to be a factor in his favour: it meant that his personality

scrupulously avoided them. The success of his mission depended upon his conforming to the scheme of God, which had been evolving over the last two and a half thousand years. If he had become involved in

invaders, and drive them out of Arabian territory. But to have done so would have been contrary to God’s scheme. It was His will that the Prophet should not clash with others over peripheral issues, but

such as these had no trouble in understanding the truth of the Prophet’s message. The preacher of God’s word is like a planter who goes out to sow seeds. If sometimes his seeds fall on barren round, there

lived a life of the highest moral calibre. Moreover, he spent his whole time preaching the word of God. Even the opposition to the Prophet proved to be a factor in his favour: it meant that his personality

to take away my destiny.”CONTENTMENTThe Prophet of Islam once observed, “Successful is the one whom God has provided sustenance according to his needs, and he is satisfied with that provision.” (Sunan ibn

one will be alone in the grave; one will have to contend with the angels alone; one will come before God with no one to support one. Man thinks that he has everything in this world, but in fact he has nothing