Late Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

ISLAM: Miracle of positive response

On May 22, 2013 a British soldier was beheaded by two Muslims in Woolwich, southeast London. In the aftermath of this incident there were...

ISLAM: God Almighty is with us

The Prophet of Islam started his mission in 610 AD in Makkah. After thirteen years he was forced to migrate from Makkah and settle...

Islam: In the nick of time

A medical college professor, putting a student through an oral examination, asked him, “How many of these pills would you give to a man...

Islam: Fasting and self-purification

Fasting is a kind of reminder to a sincere person. It reminds us that we are in the world of God, a world which...

ISLAM: Training in self-restraint

Fasting, a form of divine worship is observed for one month every year. During this period of fasting, man abstains from food and water...

ISLAM Ramadan and Self-Purification

Ramadan, the month of fasting and self-purification, is a blessed spiritual period for believers, for it is during this month that they do their...

ISLAM: International custom

During the final days of the Prophet Muhammad, two Arabs, Musaylema ibn Hubayb of Yamama and Aswad ibn Kaab Ansi of Sana’a claimed Prophethood....

Islam: Realism

If you happen to be in an open field when it starts to rain, you hasten to find shelter. This is not cowardice, this...

ISLAM: Just balance

Consider these verses of the Quran: “The Merciful who taught the Quran—He created man and He taught him speech. The sun and the moon...

Islam: Dream and success

Mr. Ram Ratan Kapila runs a refrigerator and air-conditioner business by the name of Kapsons, its offices being located in Asaf Ali Road in...

ISLAM: A better human being

According to Abu Hurayra the Prophet Muhammad made this observation before a gathering: ‘Should I not tell you who among you is good and...

ISLAM: The way of moderation

According to a hadith, the Prophet Muhammad observed: The moderate action is the best of all actions. Hazrat Ali advised the people: ‘Adopt the...

Losing one’s home

On the 28th of March 1995, Mrs. Indu Vahi committed suicide by jumping from the 8th floor of Asia House, a building situated on...

Unlimited reward

Say: “My servants who believe, fear your Lord. Those who do good works in this life shall receive a good reward. God’s earth is...

ISLAM: Gratitude and ingratitude

Right from a glass of water to political power, whatever we receive in this world is a gift from God. Everything is a direct...

An Islamic principle

Huzayfah relates a tradition that the Prophet once advised, “It is not proper for any Muslim to disgrace himself.” People enquired as to how...

The exploitation of Islam

A Time magazine report of February 15, 1993 carrying pictures of Indian Muslims, states that persecution of Indian Muslims by Hindus is due to...

Suffer in silence

“When one’s ego is hurt,” says a contemporary psychologist, “it turns into super-ego, and the result is breakdown.’ Umair ibn Hubaib ibn Hamsha, in...

Silence

Ernest Psiachari (1883-1914), a French writer, was in his youth a free-thinker and an atheist. But later he reverted to Christianity. Grandson of the...

The antidote

In a statement made to the Indian Parliament in July 1991, Mr. M.M. Jacob, Minister of State for Home Affairs, put the number of...

Paying the price

On the insertion of a one-rupee coin, an automatic weighing machine at the airport ejects a neatly printed card showing one’s weight. Fascinated by this...

The construction of life

Reviewing modern, scientific civilization, a commentator has made the very pertinent observation that it is not invested with ideological permanence. This seems quite true...

God-given hope

If a misfortune befalls you, it is the fruit of your own labours. He forgives much. (42:30) This verse of the Qur’an tells us that...

Sheer hard work

Ms Bapsi Sidhwa, a Parsi lady from Pakistan, is at present teaching at the University of Houston, Texas, in America. Her novels, written in...

After eating and drinking

One of the teachings of Islam is to praise God, after satisfying one’s hunger and thirst, in words such as these: All praise is...

Hypochondriasis

Hypochondria is a psychological disease. One who suffers from this disease imagines that he has one or more physical complaints, although he is not...

Levels of realisation

In ancient times, man could see only with the naked eye. At that time, man thought in a very limited way about the sky....

Inna Lillah

It often happens in this world that man loses something, or suffers some calamity. On such occasions, Islam teaches us to willingly resign ourselves...

Philosophical concept of God

According to the concept of monism found in Aryan religions, God has no form. He is a formless God. That is, He has no...

Philosophical concept of God

According to the concept of monism found in Aryan religions, God has no form. He is a formless God. That is, He has no...

Philosophical concept of God

According to the concept of monism found in Aryan religions, God has no form. He is a formless God. That is, He has no...

Discovery of the divine words

What is realization, or maarifah? Realization is to recognize God in the unseen. That is, one is able to see God without actually seeing...

Discovery of the divine words

What is realization, or maarifah? Realization is to recognize God in the unseen. That is, one is able to see God without actually seeing...

Discovery of the divine words

What is realization, or maarifah? Realization is to recognize God in the unseen. That is, one is able to see God without actually seeing...

What is Maarifah ?

What is maarifah? Literally, maarifah means realization. In religious terms, maarifah means man’s realization of God, his Creator. He awakens in him the profound...

What is Maarifah ?

What is maarifah? Literally, maarifah means realization. In religious terms, maarifah means man’s realization of God, his Creator. He awakens in him the profound...

What is Maarifah ?

What is maarifah? Literally, maarifah means realization. In religious terms, maarifah means man’s realization of God, his Creator. He awakens in him the profound...

The greatest news of today

The news vendor was calling out, “The greatest news of today!” “The greatest news of today!” I thought that the greatest news for the...

The greatest news of today

The news vendor was calling out, “The greatest news of today!” “The greatest news of today!” I thought that the greatest news for the...

The greatest news of today

The news vendor was calling out, “The greatest news of today!” “The greatest news of today!” I thought that the greatest news for the...

Zakat Al-Fitr for purification

Eid al-Fitr is celebrated by sharing happiness with the rest of mankind. It should also not be forgotten that real happiness lies in sharing...

Zakat Al-Fitr for purification

Eid al-Fitr is celebrated by sharing happiness with the rest of mankind. It should also not be forgotten that real happiness lies in sharing...

Zakat Al-Fitr for purification

Eid al-Fitr is celebrated by sharing happiness with the rest of mankind. It should also not be forgotten that real happiness lies in sharing...

Lailatal-Qadr: Night of Destiny

One of the special features of Ramadan is the ‘Lailatal-Qadr’ or the Night of Destiny. It is the night on which the Quran was...

Lailatal-Qadr: Night of Destiny

One of the special features of Ramadan is the ‘Lailatal-Qadr’ or the Night of Destiny. It is the night on which the Quran was...

Lailatal-Qadr: Night of Destiny

One of the special features of Ramadan is the ‘Lailatal-Qadr’ or the Night of Destiny. It is the night on which the Quran was...

Fasting and self-purification

Fasting is a kind of reminder to a sincere person. It reminds us that we are in the world of God, a world which...

Fasting and self-purification

Fasting is a kind of reminder to a sincere person. It reminds us that we are in the world of God, a world which...

Fasting and self-purification

Fasting is a kind of reminder to a sincere person. It reminds us that we are in the world of God, a world which...

Fasting: Training in self-restraint

Fasting, a form of divine worship is observed for one month every year. During this period of fasting, man abstains from food and water...

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