Image of God? The image presents different religions’ ideas of God brought together in a single grand scene. At the left corner stands a glowing, many-armed Hindu goddess with a calm face, adorned with jewellery and holding various weapons. Next to her is Jesus Christ, shown with a gentle expression, long hair, a beard and a shining halo. Nearby stands an elderly, powerful bearded man—resembling traditional artistic portrayals of the Jewish understanding of God—appearing wise and strong. Beneath them are figures inspired by Greek and Roman gods: muscular men and women wearing crowns, holding lightning bolts and other symbols, posed in heroic stances. Below them shines a brilliant, dazzling light representing ''noor'', a common concept associated with God in Islam—pure light without any human form. Muslims believe that God is formless, shapeless and imageless. Next to the light are Gautama Buddha and a Native Amer ican deity.

Chase an interesting life, not just a wealthy life. Earning money is important — but it should not be the only aim in a man’s life. Money helps a man to live comfortably. It gives him food, shelter, security and respect in society. But money alone cannot give him peace of mind, strong relationships, good character or true happiness. Earning money is necessary, but making it the only aim of life can leave a man restless and dissatisfied. True success also includes character, health, faith, family and inner peace. As Epictetus said, “Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” Likewise, Henry David Thoreau wrote, “A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.” And Mahatma Gandhi reminded us, “Live simply so that others may simply live.” Money should serve life, not rule it.  Money is a tool, not the purpose. A balanced man earns money to support his life, not to replace his life.  Therefore, there are hundreds of t...

  The 25 Most Influential Ideas in Human History Ancient World (Before 500 CE) 1. The universe was created by a divine power. 2. Rulers govern by divine authority. 3. Moral law is rooted in religion. 4. Empires expand through military power. 5. Trade and wealth determine influence. Medieval Period (500–1500) 6. Greed corrupts the human soul. 7. Law and justice preserve civilisation. 8. Religious institutions shape knowledge and society. Early Modern Period (1500–1700) 9. The state must be feared to remain stable — associated with Niccolò Machiavelli. 10. Knowledge is power — expressed by Francis Bacon. 11. The universe follows scientific laws — strengthened by Isaac Newton. 12. Religious authority can be questioned — strengthened during the Reformation. Enlightenment and 19th Century 13. All men are created equal. 14. Government exists by consent of the governed — argued by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 15. Free markets create prosperity — argued by Adam Smith. 16. History is a struggle b...

   Ad-dajjal Will Be Mostly Followed By Women  Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The False Messiah (Ad-dajjal) will come upon this marsh of Marriqanat. Most of those who go out to him will be women, to the extent that a man goes back to his wife, his mother, his daughter, his sister and his aunt to shackle them tightly, fearing they would go out to him. The Prophet of Islam, peace be upon him, made many predictions about Ad-dajjal. One of the predictions says that Dajjal will be a young man with curly hair and women will follow him the most. A true believer in God will tie his women in his house so that they will not go after Ad-dajjal/ Dajjal. It implies that Dajjal may be offering things loved by women. I see this prediction almost fulfilled. I do not see a house where educated women are obedient to men and who (women) do not go to markets, parties, parks, weddings, etc., on one excuse or another. In another Hadith, it is...

شبِ برات کی فضیلت اور اہمیت؟ کیا #شبِ_برات ایک  اسلامی تہوار ہے؟ شبِ برات میں مسلمان لوگ کون سے جائز کام کر سکتے ہیں؟  (تم اذان دیتے رہو، کوئی نماز پڑھنے آئے یا نہ آئے وہ تمہاری ذمّہ داری نہیں ہے۔) ابوموسیٰ اشعری رضی اللہ عنہ نے رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے روایت بیان کی کہ آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: ”اللہ تعالیٰ نصف #شعبان کی رات (اپنے بندوں پر) نظر فرماتا ہے، پھر #مشرک اور (مسلمان بھائی سے) دشمنی رکھنے والے کے سوا ساری مخلوق کی مغفرت فرما دیتا ہے۔‏‏‏‏“  [سنن ابن ماجه/كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنة/حدیث: 1390] کسی صحیح #حدیث سے یہ ثابت نہیں کہ نبی ﷺ نے : -اس رات کوئی خاص نماز پڑھی -پوری رات جاگ کر اجتماعی عبادت کی ـچراغ جلائے ـخصوصی وعظ یا اجتماع کروایا البتہ ایک روایت میں آتا ہے کہ: نبی ﷺ قبرستان (جنت البقیع) تشریف لے گئے اور دعا فرمائی (یہ عمل انفرادی تھا، عوامی یا اجتماعی نہیں)  خلاصہ : پھر بھی اگر آج کوئی مسلمان اس رات کو کچھ خاص کام کرنا چاہتا ہے تو اس سے کون روکے گا۔ کل قیامت کے دن ہم سب کو پوچھا جائے گا کہ ہم نے کون سے کام کیے، کس نیّت سے کیے یا کس فائد...

  Non-Muslims by #Accidents Mufti Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi was the great-great-grandfather of #Javed_Akhtar, who is known today for his atheistic views. Barack #Obama’s paternal grandfather, Hussein Onyango Obama, was a Muslim. Boris #Johnson’s great-great-grandfather, Ali Kemal, was a Turkish Muslim intellectual and statesman. The present #King of Jordan, Abdullah II ibn Al-Hussein, traces his lineage to the Hashemite family and is regarded as a great-great-great-great-grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Muslim Rulers Were Enemies of True Islam. Introduction: We should read history because it helps us understand how people lived before us and why the world is the way it is today. History teaches us lessons from past mistakes so we do not repeat them. It shows how nations rise and fall, how wars begin and how peace is made. By reading history, we learn to think deeply, respect different cultures and make wiser decisions for the future. Content: Islam is peace, but Muslim rulers were violent. The history of Islam is beautiful, but the history of Muslim rulers is horrible. Banu Umayyah martyred Muslims mercilessly to consolidate their rule—they even martyred members of the family of the Holy Prophet ﷺ, Hasan and Hussain. However, in 750 CE, Banu Abbas hunted down members of Banu Umayyah and put them to death. They destroyed the Umayyad dynasty completely. They even opened the graves of Umayyad caliphs, exhumed their bodies and burnt them. They also opened the grave of the founder of the U...

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  Top Ten Biographies of The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)  1) Sirat Rasūl Allāh (The Life of the Prophet) – Ibn Isḥāq (d. 767 CE; edited by Ibn Hišām, d. 833) 2) Ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm ( The Sealed Nectar ) – Ṣafīur Raḥmān al-Mubārakfūrī (1976) 3) Al-Sīrah al-Nabawīyyah – Ibn Kathīr (14th c.)  4) Kitāb aṭ- Ṭabaqāt al-Kabīr – Muḥammad ibn Saʿd (d. 845 CE)  5) The History of al-Ṭabarī , Vol. 6–7: Muḥammad at Mecca and Muḥammad at Medina – Muḥammad ibn Jarīr al-Ṭabarī (839–923 CE)  6) Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources – Martin Lings (Abu Bakr Sirāj ad-Dīn) (1983, rev. 2006) 7) Muhammad: Man and Prophet – Adil Salāḥī (2010)  8) Hayāt Muḥammad (The Life of Muhammad) – Muḥammad Ḥusayn Ḥaykal (1935/English 1976) 9) In the Footsteps of the Prophet: Lessons from the Life of Muhammad – Tariq Ramaḍān (2007)  10) Zād al-Maʿād by Ibn al-Qayyim