Al-Risala (English), September-October 2002

Al-Risala Editor-in-Chief Maulana Wahiduddin Khan q Hon. Editor Farida Khanam q Publisher Saniyasnain Khan q Al-Risala (English) The Islamic Centre 1, Nizamuddin West Market New Delhi - 110 013 Tel. 4356666, 4355454, 4351128 Fax: 4357333, 4357980 e-mail: info@goodwordbooks.com Website:www.alrisala.org Distributed in UK by IPCI: Islamic Vision 481, Coventry Road, Birmingham B10 0JS Tel. 0121-773 0137 Fax: 0121-766 8577 e-mail: info@ipci-iv.co.uk Distributed in USA by Al-Risala Forum International 5801 SW 106th Ave, Cooper City, FL 33328, U.S.A. Tel. (954) 4348404 Fax (954) 4342551 e-mail: kaleem@alrisala.org Single Copy Rs. 12 Annual subscription Rs. 70 / $10 Printed at Nice Printing Press, Delhi. C O N T E N T S 2 God: The Light of the Universe 3 Mission of the Prophets 6 Progress in the Long Haul 7 In the Age of Science 11 The Greatest Asset 13 The Difference between Monotheism and Idolatry 16 Hard Working: The Only Option 21 Thoughts of an American Muslim September-October 2002 Issue No.164