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ISLAM: Prayer that brings you close to God

India, April 19 -- Dua is not something technical. It is an external expression of an internal tempest. When a person discovers God in all His glory and greatness, then, while thinking of God, his fee... Read More


ISLAM: Connecting with God

India, April 12 -- All the divine names mentioned in the Quran, give us points of reference for reflection and pondering. With these names we find definite guidance with which we may arrive at a conce... Read More


ISLAM: Prayer in one's mother tongue

India, April 5 -- The previous hadith mentions the prayer of a Companion. The Prophet of Islam said that this prayer was a prayer with ism-e-aazam. Since this prayer was said by the Companion in the A... Read More


ISLAM: An admonition

The Quran states, Feb. 22 -- Have you not seen that God sends down water from the sky, guides it to form springs in the earth, and then, with it, brings forth vegetation of various colours, which late... Read More


ISLAM: Human will

The Quran says, Feb. 15 -- We have enjoined man to show kindness to his parents-for his mother bears him, in hardship upon hardship, and his weaning takes two years. [We said] Give thanks to Me and to... Read More


ISLAM: The standard of leadership

The Quran states, Feb. 8 -- "Do not fear them. Fear Me." (5:3) This verse of the Quran tells us expressly that the actual problem Muslims face in this world is not one of fear of human beings rather i... Read More


ISLAM: The great tidings

India, Feb. 1 -- The chapter 78 of the Quran starts with these words: What are they asking each other about? About the awesome tidings [of resurrection], concerning which they are in disagreement! But... Read More