disfigure me for this on the Day of Judgement, even though I am His messenger,” he said to ‘Umar. This is what is meant by the world being a planting- ground for the hereafter. One who realizes this fact lives

prejudice, anger, greed, hate, the lust for power, vanity, self-interest or any such base urge. This is what makes for strength of character. It is an irresistable force in life, one which enables a person to

contemporary Prophet visits them. The installation of the Prophet Muhammad on the pinnacle of history, on what the Quran calls “a position of praise and glory,”2 is one factor contributing to his being “a mercy

that we only possess a translated account of what the Prophet Jesus said and did; and that too, in ancient Greek, which is considerably different from the modern language. By the end of the 19th century

After the match was over, he began complaining that he had been cheated. Now, even if he was right, what he should have done was to simply accept the situation that he was faced with. Then, after preparing

communal riots in the university area. It so happened, however, that some Muslim students spotted what these men were up to. They at once informed the university authorities, who, in turn, called the police

who controls his material life and devotes himself for a higher cause, also inculcates in himself what is called spirituality. In terms of external form, he refrains himself from material things, but in

either of them forgets the other will remember” makes it quite clear that in such credit dealings, what has to be considered next in importance to justice is memory. When biological studies have shown a

greatness can be judged from the fact that anyone who came in contact with him accepted him as his master. What kind of bravery is this which makes one so powerful? In the words of Pooran Singh: To strive every

44 The Prophet would then go into people’s tents and, presenting himself before them, would enquire what protection they could afford him. He would tell them that his people had rejected him and expelled