The biography of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) of Islam has always been a fascinating topic for writers across the globe,” said Dr. Ibrahim Mohd. Al-Batshan, Cultural Attache of the Saudi Arabia Embassy while delivering his inaugural speech in a two-day national seminar on “Biography of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) in modern Arabic Literature”, on February 17, 2011 at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.

Dr. Al-Batsh...

Islam provides humanity with the right guidance for its journey and right answers to its persistent questions. Thus assured, man is enabled to set out to achieve his objectives with complete harmony of thought and feeling. Man in Islam is simply man. He is neither God nor animal. These words of N.K. Singh in Social Justice and Human Rights in Islam denote a correct opinion regarding Islam. He makes it more clear when he writes: ‘Islam provides us with guidance throughout life f...

What was the Prophetic mission of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be to him)? In one word it was Dawah. But when we ponder over this one word and delve deep into the aspects of Dawah, we have a firmament full of galaxies with countless stars within.

Generally it is mistaken that the Prophet’s mission was only to establish a religion named Islam. No doubt he perfected Islam, a system of faith and worship. But he bestowed much more in his Prophetic Mission.

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When humanity was grappling in darkness, Muhammad bin Abdullah (Peace and blessings of Allah be to him) was born in 570 AC. He was appointed Prophet of Allah in 610 AC. Through the very second Wahi of Surah Al-Muddathir, Allah ordained him, “Arise and warn and glorify thy Lord.” His mission was determined as to establish the authority of Allah on this earth.

Da‘wah or Dawah usually denotes the preaching of Islam. Dawah is an Islamic terminology and its meaning is &l...

Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) was a Daee (one who invites) in at least two ways. He was a Daee as Rasul (Messenger) of God, where he conveyed the Message of God, primarily acting as Muballigh (one who propagates the message). Then he was a Daee (Inviter) as a person, as the Most Perfect Abd of God, where he invited mankind towards Islam through emulating his example. Both are important parts of the Islamic Revolution th...

My choice of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) to lead, the list of the world’s most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels.” This bold but meticulous observation of a renowned writer Michael H. Heart in his celebrated book, The 100: A Ranking of the most Influential Persons in History, (New York: Heart Publishing...

Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) was able to successfully accomplish his mission from words into deeds and from one person to a state within a short span of 23 years. In view of the limited space available to us, we shall deal briefly with Prophet Muhammad’s strategic thinking, planning and execution in all aspects and spheres of his Dawah: propagation, political, social, economic, finance, war and peace, and international affairs.

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Dawah is an invitation to someone to participate in some event or to do something. Islamic Dawah is the call to the Truth, to the way of God, the straight path, as well as to the virtuous, dignified and contended life. It invites humanity to comprehend and invoke the ‘Absolute Reality’, a living force behind all realities that derive their strength and vitality from it. It is the call to come closer to Allah the Exalted, the Lord and Master of the universe, the Most Glorious, Powe...

(O Prophet), call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation, and reason with them in the best manner possible. (Al-Nahl: 125)

In cricket primary objective of a bowler is to get the batsman out. Sometimes the secondary objective i.e. preventing him from scoring runs becomes equally important especially in ODIs. A fast-bowler uses Full toss, Yorker, Bouncer, Inswinger, Leg cutter, Off cutter, Outswinger, Reverse swinger, Slower-ball, etc. to deceive batsman int...

In the seventh century CE, the people of the book, Jews and Christians were following their respective religions in West Asia and Europe. The people of the book were following the path shown to them by Prophet Musa (Moses – Peace be to him) and Prophet Isa (Jesus – Peace be to him). These earlier prophets were sent down to their own communities.

On the other hand, in the seventh century, Prophet Muhammad (Peace be to him) was sent down to the entire humanity. Had Prophet ...

Since the beginning of human race, Allah the Exalted, in His Infinite Mercy, had been sending Messenger after Messenger in a continuous chain for the guidance of mankind as to how to act, live and behave on earth as His vicegerent. Each Messenger had the same mission for his people as under:

* Be obedient to your Creator and Sustainer in every walk of life;

* Be Trusties not masters – what He has created and harnessed within and around you, all are a trust [Amanah<...

Grow or die. That is God’s Law in his creation. For Muslims it means: Do Da’wah or die. And here is why.

Da’wah means inviting people to join you. And that means growth.

If any nation or society or culture wants to thrive in this world, it must not only continue to live out its life the way it is, it must actively seek ways to grow and become increasingly robust.

That is the nature of life on earth: You Grow or You Die.

That is why Jihaad is s...