The Sunday Guardian

A Course in Self-Control

A Course in Self-Control The Sunday Guardian | February 13, 2011 | Page 15

In the chapter entitled Al-Baqarah (The Heifer) of the Quran, believers are enjoined to fast during the month of Ramadan, fasting being one of the five pillars of the religion of Islam. The translation of the relevant verse is as follows: Believers, fasting have been prescribed for you, just as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may guard yourselves against evil. (2:183)

Making The Right Choice

Making The Right Choice  The Sunday Guardian | January 30, 2011 | Page 15

The chapter entitled Al-Tin (The Fig) of the Quran is very short, but it has a great lesson, a universal message for all men. The translation of the relevant verses is as follows: "We have indeed created man in the best of moulds, and then We cast him down as the lowest of the low." (95:4-5)