Day: December 2, 2022

The Sermon of Mount

Prophet Jesus (علیہ الصلوۃ والسلام) delivered an extremely inspirational sermon on a mountain near the Sea of Galilee in Palestine. The authors of the Holy Bible have included this sermon in it. Quran has described this sermon as “Al-Hikmah” which means the Divine Wisdom. If we compare this sermon with the teachings of Quran, we do not find […]

Character builds the Nation

oyota, a Japanese motor company, has been functioning for the last thirty years [now 60 years] without a single day ever having been wasted, and without its production ever once having slackened. This is only one of the many examples which explain the fast development of industry in Japan. General Motors and the Ford Motor Company […]

How to get rid of Poverty

Raza was a poor young boy. His father died while he was a child. His mother was forced to earn her living by working as a domestic servant. Raza was a good student and a good player of cricket. He joined the cricket team of his city and was expecting to become a member of […]

The Quranic Strategy for Personality Development

llah, the Almighty says in Quran: كَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا فِيكُمْ رَسُولاً مِنْكُمْ يَتْلُو عَلَيْكُمْ آيَاتِنَا وَيُزَكِّيكُمْ وَيُعَلِّمُكُمْ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَيُعَلِّمُكُمْ مَا لَمْ تَكُونُوا تَعْلَمُونَ۔ As We bestowed Our favor upon you when We sent among you a Messenger of your own who recites to you Our revelations, sanctifies you, teaches you the Law and the Wisdom, […]

Two Girls

This is a tale of two girls who were born in different families and led different lives but it carries a great lesson for all of us. One of these girls was born in the home of an excessively rich business man. She had been living high off the hog since her birth. The world […]

Positive Thinkers

It was a beautiful valley full of flowers surrounded by mountains. There was a tiny village at the base of a big mountain. The village looked like a tiny speck on the splendid canvas of natural landscape. Mighty snow-capped peaks ad encircled the village like a fort. High atop the mountain, there was a monastery […]

Assess Yourself

A Self-Assessment Questionnaire The objective of the religion is “Soul Purification” or “Personality Development”. This questionnaire will help you in assessing yourself in the light of the teachings of the Quran and Sunnah. It is developed by one of my friends Professor Muhammad Aqil and translated into English by Professor Zawwar Hussain. WHAT IS THE […]

The Order of Nature

Try closing your room, going away, and returning after a few weeks. What do you find on your return? A thick layer of dust all over the room. This is so unpleasant that you don’t feel like sitting in the room until it has been dusted. Equally unpleasant is the dust blown in your face […]

Having the courage to err!

Two friends, Ahmed and Iqbal, both lived in the same city. Ahmed was a graduate, while Iqbal’s education had not gone beyond the eight standard. It happened once that Iqbal had to go to an office on business and was accompanied by his friend, Ahmed. When the business had been transacted, and they were both coming out of office, Ahmed said […]

Blue or Green

A person was walking on a street; he came across a hoarding whose color was blue. He stopped and starting reading the hoarding. Another person came from the opposite direction and started reading the billboard too. The first one asked the second, “What’s written on the other side of this blue hoarding?” The second one […]

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