A tradition recorded in the books of Hadith is set forth here in the words of Musnad Ahmad: “On the Day of Judgement, when all the people...

Scholars have defined maarifah as being man’s first obligation. It would be more precise to say that maarifah is the purpose of life. The...

The real source of self-purification is introspection, that is, thinking about oneself, analyzing one’s words and deeds, or in other...

When we find ourselves in difficult situations, we should study them carefully, in the way that the jeweler studies his diamond. We...

There are two parts of the divine religion. One part of it may be called realization, and the other part obedience to commands....

I once penned an article entitled ‘Realization—The Purpose of Humanity’. Almost immediately after it appeared in print, (Al-Risala,...

The journey of realization of God begins with ‘la ilaha’ (there is no god) and then it finishes with ‘illallah’ (but God). The individual...

The third kind of realization is at the voluntary or optional level. That is, man possessing total power, discovers the Majesty of God...

Learn the art of conversion and the whole world will become a means of spiritual food for you Everyone likes a house surrounded by green...

In education, there is a recently developed method of imparting skills and knowledge, based on research carried out by Jean Piaget and...

AN EARTHQUAKE When the earth is rocked in her last convulsion; when the earth shakes off its burdens and man asks ‘What may this mean?’...

What is ma‘arifah? Literally, ma‘arifah means realization. In religious terms, ma‘arifah means man’s realization of God, his Creator. He...

Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) was a well known democratic thinker of France. He was the upholder of the rule of the people rather...

The problems that confront man in the present age can all be traced, directly or indirectly, to one underlying cause: the separation of...

Dawah work has been termed in the Quran ‘the call to God.’ In other words, dawah work aims at bringing people closer to their Creator and...

People see the signs, but pass them by without detecting them. One who has a prepared mind, however, is able to recognize them and then...

Prophet’s Companion Abu Dhar Ghifari once narrated: “Even when a bird would flutter its wings in the air, the Prophet of Islam would...

Heaven And Hell They underrate the might of God. But on the Day of Resurrection He will hold the entire earth in His grasp and fold up...

What are the signs of having found this spiritual wealth? One of the signs is that man begins to receive divine provision (20:131). In...

Worship, in terms of external expression, means bowing before the Sustainer, while in its inner sense it stands for that deep realization...