Interfaith Dialogue in Islam

How can we understand the deeper meaning of the Quran? A ccording to the Quran, the deeper meaning of the Quran can be understood through contemplation (tadabbur) and such reading should be done with an open mind, not with a conditioned mind. Only if a person reflects objectively, he would be able to reach the deeper meaning of the verses of the Quran. What do you have to say about those who believe that offering prayer makes people virtuous and will take them to Paradise? Worship has a certain form and a spirit. If you carry out the form alone, then that will not be of any value. The real value is of the spirit of worship. Once a person performed salah (prayer) in the mosque. When on completion he came to the Prophet, he said to him: Go and read namaz again. (Sahih al-Bukhari, hadith no. 757) The reason was that the Prophet had observed that the person had prayed without any spirit and had simply repeated the form of prayer. Today the crowds we see in mosques is a fulfilment of a prediction made by the Prophet: A time will come when mosques will be full of people, but empty of guidance. (Shuab al-Iman, al-Bayhaqi, hadith no. 1763) Is it obligatory upon Muslims to establish an Islamic empire? N o, this is a totally false concept. There is no such teaching in Islam that Muslims are dutybound to establish an Islamic empire. I have suffered a huge loss in my business. I feel weighed down by my condition and pray to God. Please let me know how can I find a solution in my faith. I slamic way of finding a way out is to do introspection. I have guessed that your circumstances may have been good earlier, which made you an easy-goer, making you lose your seriousness and sincerity. This may have caused you to start wasting money. So you did not make better use of the time when you were prosperous. Now you need to re-plan and resolve not to repeat your mistake. You should take every penny you receive with gratitude and spend it with a lot of