عندما كنا عظماءروائعمنالتاريخ_العثماني أمر السلطان (محمد الفاتح) ببناء أحد الجوامع في مدينة (اسطنبول)، وكلف أحد المعمارين الروم واسمه (إبسلانتي) بالإشراف على بناء هذا الجامع، إذ كان هذا الرومي معمارياً بارعاً. وكان من بين أوامر السلطان: أن تكون أعمدة هذا الجامع من المرمر، وأن تكون هذه الأعمدة مرتفعة ليبدو الجامع فخماً، وحدد هذا الارتفاع لهذا المعماري.ولكن هذا...

This is embodied in the Islamic concept of God’s oneness, the essence and mostfundamental principle of Islam. Much care has been devoted to establishing andelucidating the affirmation that God is the One, absolute and transcendent Lord andMaster of all that exists. The other aspect of this concept to which Islam has given itsgreatest attention is the definition of...

The need for a rational, clear and consistent system of beliefs only becomesapparent when we study those dark periods of human history when there was nosuch system. We then realize how heavily such great myth and false beliefs weigh onman. There will be more on this when we come to study specific instances in theQur’ān.

At the advent of Islam, the world was full of erroneous beliefs and philosophies,and of false religions based on superstition, legend and mythology. Very little of itwas true or even rational. As far as the concept of God and His relationship with manand the world was concerned, there was plenty of miserable confusion. This in turnled to confusion in man’s...

The affirmation of the absolute sovereignty and active authority of the One God over all creation was necessary to ensure man’s rationality and peace of mind, and torelieve him from the cruel bewilderment of polytheism. Man must be reassured thata vigilant and caring God is in charge of this world and will never abandon orforsake it.

Narrated ‘Aisha: Whenever Allah’s Apostle ordered the Muslims to do something, he used to order them deeds which were easy for them to do, (according to their strength endurance). They said, “O Allah’s Apostle! We are not like you. Allah has forgiven your past and future sins.” So Allah’s Apostle became angry and it was apparent...

Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, “Love for the Ansar is a sign of faith and hatred for the Ansar is a sign of hypocrisy.”

Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, “Whoever possesses the following three qualities will have the sweetness (delight) of faith: 1. The one to whom Allah and His Apostle becomes dearer than anything else. 2. Who loves a person and he loves him only for Allah’s sake. 3. Who hates to revert to Atheism (disbelief) as he hates to be thrown into the...

Narrated Abu Huraira: “Allah’s Apostle said, “By Him in Whose Hands my life is, none of you will have faith till he loves me more than his father and his children.”

Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, “None of you will have faith till he wishes for his (Muslim) brother what he likes for himself.”