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In verses too numerous to mention, the Qur'an invites one to reflect upon the signs Of creation: the heavens, the shining stars and their astonishing celestial movements, and the cosmic order which rules over them all. Similarly, the Qur'an urges one...

In verses too numerous to mention, the Qur'an invi...

The reality of revelation is hidden from us. What is clear is that the aim of the programme of life, outlined for man by the Creator, cannot possibly have been put together by the intellect; there must be another way of understanding, of perceiving, ...

The reality of revelation is hidden from us. What ...

The path of revelation is part of the Creator's programme. He never makes mistakes, neither in His Creation nor in the system of belief and the laws of the shari'ah, which are delineated for man through revelation. God says in LXXII:26-28, (He is) th...

The path of revelation is part of the Creator's pr...

In chapter II:213, God says, "Mankind was one community and God sent (to them) prophets as bearers of good news and as warners and revealed to them the book with the truth that it may judge between mankind concerning that in which they differed." Her...

In chapter II:213, God says, "Mankind was one comm...

Man, like the rest of creation, naturally seeks his own well-being and happiness as he lives out his life. Since, by his very make-up, he has a variety of natural needs, he has no alternative but to live in society in order to fulfill these needs; hi...

Man, like the rest of creation, naturally seeks hi...

The guidance we are considering here is that which emanates from the wisdom of the Creator; this wisdom has created man and alloted him his goal of well-being just as it has assigned a path and goal to all creation. This goal of happiness and well-be...

The guidance we are considering here is that which...

No one would deny that men are social beings who co-operate with each other to better meet their daily needs. We may wonder, however, whether men desire this co-operation from their natural feelings; are they naturally inclined to undertake an action...

No one would deny that men are social beings who c...

The difference between the animal and plant kingdoms and man is that the former react according to their inherent knowledge or instinct, while man, also possessing an inherent knowledge, is equipped with an intellect and the capacity to use or recogn...

The difference between the animal and plant kingdo...

In the beginning of this book we explained that each created entity, whether mineral, plant or animal, is endowed with an inherent force which enables it to develop in accordance with its own innate design and nature. Thus we read in chapter XX:50, "...

In the beginning of this book we explained that ea...

We should repeat at this point that we do not intend to prove or disprove here the truth of Islam or the validity of the Prophet's invitation of the people to Islam. Rather, we simply want to state that the second of the modern non-Islamic explanatio...

We should repeat at this point that we do not inte...

According to the explanation of certain modern writers, prophethood is the rising up of a man from amongst his people in order to undertake social reform in accordance with the call of his conscience. The Qur'an, however, gives a different meaning to...

According to the explanation of certain modern wri...

According to the explanation of contemporary non-Muslim writers, angel is the name given to forces in nature which represent goodness, and happiness and devils are forces in nature representing evil and unhappiness. What we under- stand from the Qur'...

According to the explanation of contemporary non-M...

Scholars who explain the power of revelation and prophecy using the above explanation, attach great importance to the Science of nature and the visible world, and claim that everything in the world works according to the laws of nature. They view his...

Scholars who explain the power of revelation and p...

From an indication in the Qur'an itself, the commentary of the Prophet and the Imams, (as discussed in the previous sections), is established as being absolutely true. Authentication of the sayings of the Prophet and the Imams is clearly established ...

From an indication in the Qur'an itself, the comme...

There is considerable disgreement as to the meaning of exegesis, ta'wil, and it is possible to count more than ten different views. There are, however, two views which have gained general acceptance. The first is that of the early generation of schol...

There is considerable disgreement as to the meanin...

In chapter XI:I God says of the Qur'an, "This is a book whose meanings are secure. " From this we may draw the meaning to read "whose meanings are perfected, expanded, firm and strong. " In chapter XXXIX:23, it reads, God has revealed the fairest of ...

In chapter XI:I God says of the Qur'an, "This is a...

in the Eyes of the Muslims The religion of Islam is superior to any other in that it guarantees happiness in man's life. For Muslims, Islam is a belief system with moral and practical laws that have their source in the Qur'an. God, may He be exalted,...

in the Eyes of the Muslims The religion of Islam i...

171. It has been related that Zurarah said: I heard Abu 'Abd Allah [a.s] saying: The closest stage to infidelity that one attains is that a person takes one to be his brother-in-faith then the latter keeps track of his mistakes and slips that he may ...

171. It has been related that Zurarah said: I hear...

159. It has been narrated that Abu Ja'far [a.s] said: Feeding four Muslims is equal to freeing a slave from the descendants of Prophet Ishmael. 178 160. It has been narrated that Abu 'Abd Allah [a.s] said: If two believers were to enter the house of ...

159. It has been narrated that Abu Ja'far [a.s] sa...

146. It has been reported that the Prophet [a.s] said: Whenever a believer visits one who is sick for the sake of Allah, he will be immersed in mercy totally. When he sits and spends some time with him, he will be soaked in mercy completely. If he vi...

146. It has been reported that the Prophet [a.s] s...

107. It has been reported that Abu 'Abd Allah [a.s] said: One who goes along with a Muslim to help him and counsels him accordingly, Allah will write for him, for every step (he takes), a good deed and erases from him a misdeed regardless of whether ...

107. It has been reported that Abu 'Abd Allah [a.s...