much emphasis laid upon it in all Islamic teachings. In chapter 31 of the Quran we are addressed by God in these words: “Do not turn away from men with scorn, or walk proudly on the earth. Allah does not

in goods. If you are going to desert him then you had better now say so and leave him, alone. As by God, if you acted like this, it would amount to humiliation both in this world and the next. But if you

that ‘truth’ is a relative term, which we must be prepared to re-discover. Reality in the eyes of God is absolute, but reality in society is a relative term. This is so because man has freedom and he is

well-equipped person. These two qualities make one a super-achiever in this world. There is a saying: ‘God helps those who help themselves.’ What is self-help? Self-help means to prove that you have these two

make claims on society. The whole of the Quran is based on this norm. One such Quranic verse says: God commands justice, kindness and giving their [due to] near relatives, and He forbids all shameful deeds

mind is free of decrepitude. If saved in time, the mind can be alive forever. The Quran is a book of God, enshrining the wisdom of nature. A source of divine secrets, it has to be rediscovered every day.

world. He realizes that this ephemeral world is for the trial of man; in the next eternal world of God, he will be rewarded for his efforts. As Helen Hooven Santmyer laboured for over half a century in

described thus: ‘successful life, unsuccessful end.’ This is because man has unlimited desires, but God has placed their fulfilment in eternal Paradise. Successful is one who devotes his present temporary

serves as a role model for other women. Everyone is born with two great assets. Internally, it is his God-given nature and externally, it is that precious thing called time. One who recognizes these two divine

to wait for the eternal laws of nature devised by God to start working against our adversaries. When we combat our enemy with impatience, we are spurred on by superficial motives and base emotions. We