wield their swords alongside the Muslims. They provided psychological rather than military support. What they did, as on several other occasions, was “give courage to the believers, and cast terror into

and you intend to grant him protection. What do you want to do? Wage war upon the whole of the Arab nation?”45 He knew that to offer refuge to a person who had been disowned by his own tribe was to declare

40. The Prophet observed: “None of you can be a believer unless he should desire for his fellow-man what he desires for himself.” (Bukhari) 41. “He who defends the honour of his fellow-man, God will shield

give his son a bicycle, his fatherhood would be in question. This incident leads us to understand what kind of prayer (dua) it is which attracts God’s mercy to the caller. These are not words learned by

will break their silence and will address mankind. If You command, the earth and the heavens will say what man should have spoken. But, O God, because of the law of test You will never do this. Therefore,

that here, no ‘I’ has any real existence and that no person is the centre of the universe, no matter what they would like to think. Death tells us that real existence is God’s alone. Wise is the person who

will break their silence and will address mankind. If You command, the earth and the heavens will say what man should have spoken. But, O God, because of the law of test You will never do this. Therefore,

and set the fan in motion again. Human affairs too are often of this nature. But it is a pity that what one remembers in terms of material matters is often forgotten in solving social problems. The normal

press said quite sincerely: “Why are you so upset? It’s my loss and I should be the one to be upset.” “What do you mean? How is it your loss?” “It is obvious that I cannot give you the book in this condition

Creator and Sustainer. Those who learn such lessons from nature as make them thoroughly aware of what is due to their parents and to God and act accordingly, are the people who will be deserving of God’s