The following are Tarbiyyat Points from Friday Sermon 9/11/15: Faith is to dedicate oneself solely to God and to act upon His commandments. Islam implies understanding all commandments and while saving oneself from every kind of evil, also be the source of spreading security for others. This is the essence of Faith and Islam. If the Islamic world understood these two principles, we would see such magnificent scenes of lasting peace and the spreading of security as could create Heaven on Earth. In Kababir we have a small mosque and our missionary from there writes that a little while back a Jewish teacher was visiting and was introducing the Jama'at to the children in front of our mosque. Very likely that the teacher also knew Arabic. It is written on the entrance of our mosque:  [3:96] whoso enters it, enters peace.  The teacher was reading and translating the Arabic and telling the children that this means that one who enters this abode...

Continuing our series of weekly extracts of writings from Hazrat Masih-e-Maud (as) from "Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam": It may be asked how can this purpose be achieved and through what means can a person find God?  The very first means of achieving this goal is to recognize God Almighty correctly and to believe in the True God....

Continuing our series of weekly extracts of writings from Hazrat Masih-e-Maud (as) from "Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam": The third insight concerning the hereafter is that there will be unlimited progress therein, as God Almighty has said regarding those who believe, "Their light will run before them and on their right hands. They will say, ‘Our Lord, perfect our light for us and forgive us; surely Thou hast power over all things.’" (66:9)  Their supplication that their light may be perfected is an indication of limitless progress. According to Islamic teachings, heaven and hell are the reflections of the actions that a person carries out in this world. The true purpose of man’s life is the worship of God, His understanding and complete devotion to Him. Islam is inherent in man’s nature and man has been created in accord with Islam. That is why, despite occupying himself with diverse projects in this life, man does not find his true welfare except in God. The highest reach of man’s...

Following Hadith taken from "Gardens of the Righteous" : The Holy Prophet (saws) said: A woman is like a rib; if you try to straighten it you will break it and if you wish to draw benefit from it you can do so despite its crookedness. (Bokhari and Muslim) The Holy Prophet (saws) said: Let no Muslim man entertain any rancor against a Muslim woman. Should he dislike one quality in her, he would find another which is pleasing (Muslim) A companion asked the Holy Prophet (saws): What is the right of a wife against her husband? He said: Feed her when you feed yourself; clothe her when you clothe yourself, do not strike her on her face, do not revile her, and do not separate yourself from her except inside the house (Abu Daud) The Holy Prophet (saws) said: The most perfect of believers in the matter of faith is he whose behavior is best; and the best of you are those who...

Continuing our series of weekly extracts of writings from Hazrat Masih-e-Maud (as) from "Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam": Reward and punishment start immediately and those condemned to hell go to hell, and those who are to be admitted to heaven go to heaven. But thereafter there is a day of grand manifestation which has been appointed out of the great wisdom of God. He created man so that He should be recognized through His power of creation. Then He will destroy everything so that He might be recognized through His Supremacy over everything, and then He will gather everyone after bestowing perfect life on them so that He might be recognized through His Power. ...

Following Hadith taken from "Gardens of the Righteous" : The Holy Prophet (saws) said: Look for me among the weak ones, for you are helped and provided for on account of the weak ones among you (Abu Daud)...

Following Hadith taken from "Gardens of the Righteous" : The Holy Prophet (saws) said: He who brings up 2 girls through their childhood will appear on the Day of Judgment attached to me like two fingers of a hand (Muslim)...

Continuing our series of weekly extracts of writings from Hazrat Masih-e-Maud (as) from "Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam": After Barzakh there is the 3rd state of resurrection.  In that every soul, good or bad, righteous or disobedient, will be bestowed a visible body.  That day has been appointed for the perfect manifestations of God, when every person will get to know the Being of his Lord fully, and everyone will arrive at the climax of his recompense...

Continuing our series of weekly extracts of writings from Hazrat Masih-e-Maud (as) from "Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam": In short, this body which is required according to the condition of one's actions, becomes a source of the recompense of good and evil in the intermediate state.  I have experience of this.  I have often had experience in a complete state of wakefulness of meeting some persons who had died, and I saw that the bodies of some evil-doers and misguided ones were so dark as if they had been made of smoke....