Monotheism is more than just a doctrine. It is the secret of all forms of human success. To believe in one God is to give true expression to human nature. That is why this faith lodges itself in the depths of the

offer, I will fight with them in support of my cause, even at the risk of losing my life. And what God wishes will come to pass.”I3 The theme of this message shows that the Prophet was appealing to a soft

been taken from the Sabaean and Hamiri languages. The Christians of Yemen and Abyssinia used to call God rahamnan. The Makkans considered the word foreign when it appeared in the Quran in an arabicized form

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

Such verses provide a clear elucidation of the verse quoted above. A selection of them is given here: God has created for you spouses, of your own kind.34 And of His signs is that He has created for you—of

under him in the world, while those who were kind to people under them will be given kind treatment by God. Here is a hadith to this effect, related by ‘Aishah: The Prophet said, “The best of you is one who

Maurice Bucaille, The Bible, The Quran and Science, p.241. 16. Ibid, p. 241. 17. The Evidence of God, pp. 137-38. 18. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol.15, p. 1172. 19. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol.14, p