‘Utbah ibn Rabi’ah came to him on behalf of the Quraysh. When he returned to his people, this is what he had to say to them: Leave this fellow to carry on with his work for, God knows, he is never going

at the time. Abu Dahdah came and told her to leave it, for he had donated it to the Lord on High. “What a good deal you have made!” Umm Dahdah exclaimed, and immediately took her children and belongings

is the reward of those who do good.” (The Quran, 5:83-85) By studying both these verses, we learn what constitutes faith. Those fortunate souls who are recognized and accepted in the Hereafter by God will

ought to have good expectations about Me.” (Dakhirah al-Huffaz, Ibn al-Qaisarani, Hadith No. 6541) What is this hope or expectation? It relates in actual fact to one’s discovering certain attribute of God

believers: “They forsake their beds, calling upon their Lord in fear and in hope, and spend out of what We have provided them with.” (32:16) That is, they call upon their Lord in fear and hope. Calling

this world that has been made as a testing-ground, no one at all is exempt from problems. Given this, what you should do is to face the problems that you are confronted with and carry on with your onward journey

selfless servant, man lives in such a way as if there is no other purpose to his life than promoting what he regards as his own personal interests. In a world where one tree never troubles another, one man

historical event. This body of Pharaoh, which remains preserved in the Cairo Museum, mutely conveys what is going to happen with man—that is, according to the divine plan, the righteous will be separated

earth (The Quran, 21:105): the rest will be ejected from it as aliens. THE QURAN AND THE UNIVERSE What are the virtues one needs to have in order to become a citizen of the next world—of heaven? There

he could become happy. The psychiatrist advised him to see Charlie Chaplin’s shows. And do you know what? The man told the doctor that he was Charlie Chaplin himself! He explained that while he made people