In a general comment on human beings, the Quran (76:27) says: Those people [who are unmindful of God] aspire for immediate gains, and put behind them a Heavy Day. By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Man has been created as an eternal being. But his life span consists of two parts: the pre-death period, and the post-death period. […]

The New Delhi-based Centre for Peace and Spirituality (CPS), headed by noted Islamic scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, has produced a vast amount of literature on Islam and issues of contemporary interest, geared to a multi-faith readership. It has also been deeply engaged in promoting peace and understanding between Muslims and others. One of the CPS’s […]

“And proclaim the Pilgrimage among men; they will come to you on foot and (mounted) on every kind of camel, lean on account of journeys through deep and distant mountain highways;That they may witness the benefits for them”. Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) Chapter 22: Verses 27-28 Almighty Allah had commanded Abraham to make a general proclamation […]

Al-Waqiah (The Inevitable Event) Surah: 56: Verses 58-59 “Have you seen the seed that you spill? Do you create it, or are We its creators?” In this noble verse of the eternal, the Presence of the Real makes manifest His power of creation over the world’s folk so that they will know that the artisan […]