Assalam – o - Alaikum

Dear Readers,

The Ultimate Truth of the Universe is:
There is no god except Allah and Muhammad (salallahu alayhi wasalam) is his (Last) Messenger.

This simple yet powerful statement is the core of Islam. No one but Allah alone is the Creator and Master of this world and we deny all the false gods of wealth, materialism & power. Only He alone enjoys the Supreme Authority and as a Muslim we follow none but Allah. The main purpose of our creation and the final destiny of man is Allah – the Most Loving, the Most Merciful. And the only way we can reach our destiny is thorough obeying & following the Holy Qur’an & Sunnah of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (salallahu alayhi wasalam). Allah, the Most Kind, sent His beloved Muhammad (salallahu alayhi wasalam) to guide us in reaching our real purpose. But unfortunately we are drifting away from our core and the real aim of our creation. With this in mind we are here with another Issue of Enlightenment with the theme: FORGETTING THE CORE.

All praise be to Allah, we are back with another inspiring and thought provoking issue. In this issue, we have tried to highlight the concerns and possible explanations of why we are forgetting the real teachings of our beautiful religion. It is an irony that, although Islam is the best religion for humanity & the fastest growing faith in the world, Muslims all over the world are in misery. We hope that this issue will be of great inspiration and would help us in becoming better Muslims and spreading the message of Islam.

Several articles and poems, mostly contributed by IBAians, are included to enlighten the minds & souls of our readers and to give them a more realistic view of life. An exciting crossword puzzle and an opinion pool, conducted at IBA, are also part of this issue. There is also a section on calligraphy and artwork, highlighting the glory of Islamic architecture and design.

We would like to appreciate the hard work preformed by our Team members. We also thank the various people who have contributed their thoughts & ideas for this issue. We anticipate that our readers will thoroughly enjoy this issue and would benefit from it. AMEEN.

We look forward to your valuable comments and suggestions. Please write to us at: editor@goenlightenment.com