THE DUTY OF MUSLIMS TO MANKIND A Neglected Responsibility

what they have not done should not suppose that they are secure from punishment; they shall suff er a grievous punishment. THE QURAN 3: 187-188 The mission of Muslims is dawah or the communication of the Word of God. A sect which is the bearer of the Divine Book becomes valueless in the eyes of God when it fails to convey the Divine revelation to the people. Engaging in other activities at the cost of preaching God’s word and wrongly designating other activities as dawah work is adding insult to injury. No such group can ever be held deserving of any credit for carrying out the Divine task. Dawah work — the solution to all problems. Muslims face many problems but they do not need to devote their energies to solving those problems (THE QURAN 5: 67). God has given them a master-key, and that is, dawah work, which can solve all their problems. For instance, man needs a number of things in his life, but, rather than pay attention to them separately, he sets about making money, because he knows that if he can make money all his needs will be fulfi lled on their own. The same is true of spreading God’s word. All the problems which Muslims face in this life have a common solution — in the form of calling people to God. This is what the message of Haj is. o Mind at Peace Spirituality is the result of a peaceful mind. And, living with a mind at peace lies within your own domain. No one can interfere with it. Your mind is your own exclusive property. Do not allow anyone to rule your mind – by remote control as it were. This is the only practical formula for the attainment of spirituality.