Adam was the first man and also the first Prophet. God created Adam and his spouse Eve, and inhabited them in Paradise. God told them to enjoy freely all the bounties of Paradise except for one…
One of the most important qualities that exalts a human personality is sincerity. The virtue of a person lies in the presence of sincerity in his personality. The defining role of this quality is…
It has been narrated in the Quran that when Satan was asked to bow down before Adam he was outraged. He declared to God that, given the opportunity he will lead all the children of Adam astray. At…
A dua or supplication appears in a Hadith of the Prophet as follows: “O God, give me guidance and show me the right way.” (Sahih Muslim)
In this dua, the phrase ‘give me guidance’ means a request to…
The Quran mentions four responsibilities of the Prophet, one being the purification of the self (2:129). The fact that this is set forth in the Scriptures underlines the importance of purification.…
The world is full of friends. Someone is your actual friend; another is your potential friend. You are living in a world in which there are friends all around. This is one of the universal concepts…
Islam attaches great importance to the concept of pardoning of sins by Allah so that one may be saved from Hellfire. On several occasions, the Qur’an gives such prayers as ‘Pardon us, forgive us our…
The well-known American evangelist Billy Graham (born 1918) narrates one of his life’s experiences. Once, he received an urgent message from an American statesman who wanted to meet him at the…
With regard to the creation plan of God, the Quran says:
When your Lord said to the angels: ‘I am placing a caliph on earth,’ they replied: ‘Will You put there one that will do evil and shed blood,…
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