In many cases, we find that people develop a wrong perception of God and the guidance provided to us by His messengers. A prominent reason for this is the attitude of religious presenters. When a huma...
Human beings at times do not realize that they are stepping into God’s domain. In their fervour and zeal to produce results in their own favour, they become anxious and even manipulative at times. We...
Whether it was a big bang that brought our world into existence or something else, the bitter truth is that we are living in a place full of misery and suffering. The torment that men inflict on each...
Our Perception of God For most of us, our perception of God is based on the concept provided to us as children by our parents, grandparents, the local mawlvi sahib or the teacher of Islamic studies at...
The dealings of God with His servants and the manner in which He deals with them are called sunnatullāh by the Qur’ān. The Almighty says that these practices are permanent and unalterable. Consequentl...
If, after the truth is conclusively conveyed by messengers of God, they and their companions are able to acquire political authority in some place, it is the verdict of God that there are only two sit...
Whether it was a big bang that brought our world into existence or something else, the bitter truth is that we are living in a place full of misery and suffering. The torment that men inflict on each...
To walk the path of righteousness is not an easy business. There are numerous thorns and thistles lying on the way to Paradise – the ultimate reward for piety and righteousness. In a society that is f...
Is the Muslim God a god outside of the world? Is He the Rock that we need most in dire circumstances to take refuge under yet despair to see Him nowhere in this world? Did He create us and then walked...
‘Qada wa Qadar!’ Those were the times of the Umayyad caliphs. Anarchy prevailed. The anarchists were the rulers, their banner being: ‘Our actions are part of God’s decree’. The state-appointed scholar...
The unanimous verdict of mankind is that justice is a virtue. To uphold it is praiseworthy and to contravene it is sinful in the eyes of men as well as the Almighty. As such, it can well be construed...
Tears are trickling down the cheeks of the hero while he is sitting on his bended knees with his hands stretched out. In the dead silence of the dark night, one can easily hear his heart pounding agai...
According to the Qur’ān, a Muslim should always try to remain thankful to the circumstances the Almighty has ordained for him. Our objective as a Muslim is to surrender to His will since we know that...
Dhikr, in religious parlance, means remembering the Almighty. A believer’s day should be spent as much as is possible in his Creator’s remembrance. This remembrance not only reinforces his relationshi...
Pity. It is a pity – with a new evil being inculcated in our society at every blink of the eye. And yet, we claim to be proponents of a faith bejeweled with doctrines of peace, love, harmony and virtu...
Muslims across the globe are cursing America and its allied Western powers for the humiliation the Taliban and al-Qaeda men went through in Afghanistan recently. According to another popular Muslim ex...
When man has a plan to make a car or any other machine, he breaks it down into numerous parts, first making each one of them separately. Thereafter, he puts them together to create the final object. O...
We certainly do not perceive God, but we do observe this world. History has recorded the story of the fashion in which we have beheld it for the last five thousand years. We have observed it from wide...
Before we venture into exploring the rationale offered by Qur’ān to support belief in God, a basic question that needs to be answered is this: ‘Are we Muslims allowed to raise questions on religious m...
This article is actually a translation by Mr Saeed Ahmad of a transcription of few lectures delivered by Imam Amin Ahsan Islahi on this topic. (Editor) `What is good and what is evil?'; Philosophers o...
