ISLAM IN BRIEF

~ 24 ~ ISLAM IN BRIEF What is Islam? This is a vast subject. In this chapter we shall give a brief account of some of its basic aspects in the light of the Qur’an and hadith. TRUE GUIDANCE The Qur’an leads us to the true guidance. In this connection, we quote a passage from the Qur’an: Allah is He besides Whom there is no god, the Ever-living, the Self-subsisting by Whom all subsist; slumber does not overtake Him nor sleep; whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth is His; who can intercede with Him but by His permission? He knows what is before men and what is behind them, and they cannot comprehend anything out of His knowledge except what He wills. His knowledge encompasses the heavens and the earth, and the preservation of them both does not tire Him, and He is the Most High, the Great. There is no compulsion in religion; truly the right way has become