you have come for?” He then went on to explain to them the meaning of belief in One God. There was a youth among them called Ayas ibn Mu’adh, who told his people that what the Prophet had told them was

does not refer to the particular physical structure of the mosque that presently exists in Jerusalem. God has bestowed no duty to Muslims towards the present Masjid Al-Aqsa.

tempest was stirred up in my mind. I came home silently and began to pray day and night saying, “O God grant me the ability to present to the world Your religion in the modern idiom. Help me to prepare

will close this chapter by relating a story which clearly portrays the difference between the work of God and that of man. It is taken from Sheikh Tantawi’s commentary of the Quran, AlJawahir fi Tafsir Al-Quran

Ark, has made a prediction. This prediction is that Noah’s Ark, having been specially preserved by God, will appear in later times to serve as a lesson to the people. We quote here the relevant verses of

necessary for the survival of human life, far from being boundless, are limited. (The Quran, 15:21) ‘God desires that prior to the blowing of the trumpet man may reform himself and be found eligible to enter

drawing to an end. Now he will compulsorily have to enter the next period of his life and stand before God Almighty on the Day of Judgment. The most unwise person is he who experiences old age but still refuses

of death can arrive at any time and suddenly end his life and that then he would be brought before God to be accountable for his deeds, his life may be totally transformed. He may begin to live as if he

addressed in the Quran in these words: “Why do you say one thing and do another? It is most hateful to God that you say what you do not do.” (61:2-3) Speaking about something which one does not intend to perform

tempest was stirred up in my mind. I came home silently and began to pray day and night saying, “O God grant me the ability to present to the world Your religion in the modern idiom. Help me to prepare