Fareb-e-jalwa aur kitna mukammal aye maaz Allah Badi mushkil se dil ko bazm-e-alam se utha paya (O God the mirage of splendour is so perfect, with great difficulty I have managed to detach myself from its

one sees endless sands and fathomless sky. Here, there is nothing to stop one from consorting with God and His angels.1 It was no small matter that a young man should be taking up this course in the prime

became the ruler of the whole of Arabia right up to Palestine. Whatever he said, as the messenger of God, was accepted as law. He was revered by his people as no other man has ever been revered. When ‘Urwah

personally. Only if divine commandments had been broken would he mete out retribution for the sake of God. It was this conduct on the part of the Prophet, which made him respected even in the eyes of his enemies

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.

both in prosperity and adversity, who restrain their anger and are forgiving towards their fellow men—God loves those who do good works. (Quran 3:135) Even I used to get angry in my early days, but my anger

SUMMARYGod “created man’s mate from the same soul” means simply that women are of the same species as men. God created them that way so that there should be harmony between the two sexes. If men and women had been

HONORABLEAccording to Abu Hurayrah, a man once came to the Prophet and asked him: “O Messenger of God, who rightfully deserves the best treatment from me?” “Your mother,” replied the Prophet. “Who is next

as meaning women who are obedient to their husbands.115 That is, the righteous women in the eyes of God are those who are obedient to their husbands. It is natural for a man who has been entrusted with the