The Sunday Guardian

Waste of Money | The Sunday Guardian | June 6, 2010 | Page 14

There is a general tendency for those who earn money to believe that it is their own property. They feel that they can spend their money as they please without any restrictions from outside. This tendency was also prevalent in Arab society. With this background, the Quran in chapter Al-A’raf (The Heights) gives this general guidance.

O Children of Adam, dress yourself properly whenever you are not worship: and eat and drink but do not be wasteful: God does not like wasteful people. (7:31)

How to Avoid Tension | The Sunday Guardian | May 30, 2010 | Page 14

How to attain a tension free life? It is a question asked by every person. The Quran gives us a simple solution, which is mentioned in the following verse: Those who believe and whose hearts find comfort in the remembrance of God -- surely in the remembrance of God hearts can find comfort. (13:28)

The formula given in this verse is: contentment in this world is only for those who willingly accept the Creation Plan of God.

No Discrimination | The Sunday Guardian | May 23, 2010 | Page 14

As in other societies of the world, the Arab people were also obsessed with colour and other differences among people. This was not an Arab phenomenon, it was universal in that age. With this background, God Almighty revealed this verse:

Mankind! We have created you from a male and female, and made you into peoples and tribes, so that you might come to know each other. The noblest of you in God’s sight is the one who fears God most. God is all-knowing and all-aware (49:13).

Do Not Provoke Others The Sunday Guardian | May 16, 2010 | Page 14