Matalibul Furqan 5

moral standard. It is in an ethical sense that the word 'good' bears its essential meaning, when applied to things human; and no ...

on the other hand, introducing a grave restlessness into his life, making him slave to his technological environment, and most c ...

This verse makes it clear that man's destiny lies in his own hands. What he needs is a change of heart. He has been following fa ...

punishment. However, in Hell the common people will hold their leaders responsible for the fate that has befallen them: Oh! if t ...

advanced nation. The relation of leader and follower is established between the great nation and other nations. The leader natio ...

courting disaster and cannot plead in their defence that they were merely following the lead of people more intelligent and know ...

(13:17). The inviolable and unchangeable criterion is that: Only that remains which is beneficial for the whole of mankind; ever ...

adopted was wrong. He abandons it and embarks upon another course. This he has to repeat time and again. Often he feels exhauste ...

Chapter 17 MAN AND HIS ENVIRONMENT I. Man and the Universe Only that endures which is beneficial for mankind (13:17). THIS verse ...

it. Man's first crude attempts to control physical nature took the form of magic and witchcraft. Later, more advanced pagans out ...

gain knowledge of himself too. Human organism and its potentialities cannot be understood when man is studied in isolation. To u ...

prove to be a brief episode in cosmic evolution. The earth may go on rolling round the sun for ages after man has disappeared fr ...

purpose. "Allah created the heavens and the earth with Haqq" (29:44). It is the duty of the faithful, Mumins, therefore, to obse ...

powers sink to the animal level. "Many of the people, both civilised and nomads, live a life which dooms them to hell" (7:179). ...

springs from the direct experience of order, harmony and beauty in nature. The Qur'an says that these are the visible signs of t ...

intellect produces out of itself nor to the sense-data collectively, but to the product of the interaction of the senses and int ...

progress towards its goal. The objection may be raised at this point that the view we have been expounding is nothing but a bran ...

world and will enjoy it in the next stage of life. Those who achieve the conquest of nature but use their power for purposes op ...

Chapter 18 WOMAN I. Man and Woman – A Comparative Study FOR ages, men did not treat the women-folk with justice and fairness. Th ...

The truth slowly dawned on man's mind that he had over- estimated the value of physical strength and military prowess. He realis ...