language. Similarly, the generation gap and the ‘Father complex’ in a family gave rise to the concept of God and slave. Thus what was simply a social malaise was carried to the cosmic scale in order to forge

patriarchal authoritarian qualities abstracted and exaggerated. Such a judicial concept which believes in God being a political authority has occupied a

of which were Jewish or Christian. They used to follow their own laws and customs, and worshipped God according to the tenets of their respective religions. There was no pressure on the part of the Prophet

convert them to Islam. Rather, he recognised them as People of the Book, that is, people to whom God’s messages were sent in earlier times and were enshrined in their scriptures. The Prophet let them lead

behaviour of the tribe and not their religion, which dictated the decision of the Prophet, in which God guided him through a revelation. (59: 15) After that, the Prophet entered into many treaties with the

their actions in a far better and result-oriented way. Chapter 2 of the Quran tells us of the way of God for man. It reads: “ We shall certainly test you with fear and hunger, and loss of property, lives

good news to those who endure with fortitude, who say, when afflicted with a calamity, ‘We belong to God and to Him we shall return,’ They are the ones who will have blessings and mercy from their Lord: it

their hatred. This hatred sometimes escalates into violence. But such thinking is against the way of God, that is why violence born of hatred does not yield any positive result to the perpetrator. The right

CREATION OF MANAs Described in the Quran MAN is God’s servant. Man has been created by God with a plan, that is, to place him temporarily on earth in order to test him. Then those who pass this test will

here is a test, and in all situations, man must give a proper performance as is required of him by God. The proper attitude for man is not to take to the paths of his desires, but to try to understand the

his life accordingly. Man may deviate from the divine plan by misusing the freedom given to him by God, but he cannot save himself from the consequences of this deviation. In such a state of affairs, it

thoughts and ideas and continues on its journey Should we follow humanity or God? These are both different issues. We believe in God because He is the Creator. Humanity is not a creator; it is a social phenomenon

one attain wisdom? There are numerous grave situations in life that require wisdom and guidance from God the Creator of the universe to find solutions. The Quran says: He grants wisdom to whom He will; and

for problems by God Almighty. So, belief in God is essential because there are many occasions in life when we require wisdom to deal with the situations in our life. Quran the book of God and the life of

’ “Prosperity doth best discover vice, but Adversity doth best discover Virtue.” In the realm of God’s creation, there are no limits to the humanly possible. Having had an undistinguished start in life