would be true to say that, under the present circumstances, war and violence are no longer an option. What one failed to achieve in the past through confrontation can be successfully achieved in the present

instantly put a stop to its present fighting and to discover, by studying the Quran and the Hadith, to what work it should devote itself. These days various groups among Muslims are fighting for the fulfilment

In 1187, in Toledo, Gerard fell ill, and felt himself that his end was near. He wondered to himself what would happen when he was gone. “These books in Arabic are so precious,” he thought, “And who is going

uncompromising circumstances may seem, they contain, somewhere or another, the possibility of triumph for man. What one should do is seek out this possibility and use it to turn one’s defeat into victory. Just remember

setback. Spurred on with new resolve and determination, he devotes himself to the task of regaining what has been

himself in purposeful activities, with his eyes on the future. He should be content for the moment with what he receives at the moment and patiently wait for future blessings. He should keep his desires subservient

perhaps even forfeits previous gains. Any victory earned by means of violence is actually a defeat. What is violence? It is a wrong choice made by one suffering from the feeling of deprivation. Any group

holy mountain,” says the Lord. (Isaiah, 65:25) In this quotation we are told in symbolic language what the desirable society of God should be like. It is a society where the weak and the powerful exist

putting an end to the unpleasantness itself, but rather in refraining from aggravating matters, which is what inevitably happens if one kind of unpleasantness is met with another. Again, I would reiterate that

Quran ‘loving God most’. Loving God, in reality, is to discover God as the greatest of Givers. This is what engenders intense love for Him.