Late Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

ISLAM: God-realization A divine gift

Man is in need of countless things, but he cannot create a single one of them. All these things are unilateral gifts from God...

ISLAM: God-realization A creative subject

There is no set course for attaining realization of God. It is not that one who begs for it will automatically achieve realization. Such...

ISLAM: Tazkiya; Means of reaching God

Man is the creation and God is his Creator. As such, it is human nature that he should come close to God to the...

ISLAM: Tazkiya and knowledge

According to one point of view regarding the method of tazkiya, the company of a Sufi who has attained the state of realization is...

ISLAM: Tazkiya; Intellectual development

Tazkiya literally means purification. In the extended sense it means growth. In this respect, tazkiya means intellectual development. The mind is not something stagnant, it...

ISLAM: Intellectual awareness needed

One method of attaining tazkiya is to formulate certain principles in an abstract way, put them in writing and ask others to read them....

ISLAM: The concept of a better tomorrow

The concept of a better tomorrow is ingrained in human nature. Every day man witnesses the fact that day follows night. And will always...

ISLAM: Good in every situation

Regarding the maintenance of relationships between a husband and wife, the Quran says, “Live with them in accordance with what is fair and kind;...

ISLAM: Learning lessons from mundane occurrences

One quality of the godly person described in the Quran is the willingness to learn lessons (15:75). Learning lessons means recognizing some internal qualities...

ISLAM: Scientific discoveries, spiritual food

Mentioning the “Words of God” (31:27) the Quran tells us that these words of God are so numerous that their enumeration would never cease....

ISLAM: Universe, a source of God-realisation

The Quran describes the power of God, in these words: “When He decrees a thing, He need only say, ‘Be!’ and it is.” (36:82) According to...

ISLAM: God realization: A personal discovery

The Quran consists of more than six thousand verses, the longest of which is verse 282 in chapter 2. This verse concerns debt, and...

ISLAM: Intellectual Development

Intellectual development is undoubtedly the most important requirement of a human being. Through it, a man becomes perfect. Through it, a man succeeds in...

ISLAM: Facing the court

Mr Manohar J. Pherwani, a government officer, rose in service to become Chairman of the Unit Trust of India and of the National Housing...

ISLAM: The Purpose of Human Life

This verse of the Quran, “I created the jinn and mankind only so that they might worship Me” (51:56) has been explained by Abdullah...

ISLAM: The discovery of helplessness

What is maarifah or realization of God? It is, in fact, a discovery of one’s helplessness in relation to God. We must learn that...

ISLAM: The price of finding God

A high level of realization of God is actually the greatest asset a person can have. It is, in fact, high realization of faith...

ISLAM: Remembering God often

I once penned an article entitled ‘Realization—The Purpose of Humanity’. Almost immediately after it appeared in print, (Al-Risala, September 2010) a reader called to...

ISLAM: We are in God’s Country

An American lady went on a tour of Russia. There, she saw pictures of the Chairman of the Communist party hanging everywhere she went....

ISLAM: Paradise, an ideal world

The present universe has two parts to it, the human and the non-human. On reflection we realize that the non-human world is being externally...

ISLAM: Journey of discovering God

A person proceeds on the journey of truth very naturally. Every individual can begin his journey with his own self. For instance, once an...

ISLAM: Our real habitat

There is a verse in the Quran which states: “We created pairs of all things so that you might reflect.” (51:49) This verse of the...

ISLAM: Paradise: Complement to our world

We learn from the Quran that there is the reward of Paradise in the Hereafter for those who lead a life of faith. There...

The spirit of sacrifice in Islam

On the occasion of Hajj and Eid al-Adha, Muslims around the world perform the ritual sacrifice of an animal in the name of God....

ISLAM: God’s special blessings

God created men and women with special blessings. These blessings are basically of two kinds. One of these, pertaining to His creation, is a...

ISLAM: Positive thinking for God’s discovery

Perhaps, the greatest tragedy of human history is man’s failure to achieve a high level of God-realization, or deeper discovery of God. The way...

ISLAM: Elevated level of worship

There is a verse in the Quran: “He has subjected whatever is in heaven and on the earth to you; it is all from...

ISLAM: Age of higher discovery of God

Prophet’s Companion Abu Dhar Ghifari once narrated: “Even when a bird would flutter its wings in the air, the Prophet of Islam would remind...

ISLAM: Scientific exegesis of the Quran

There are certain people who think that all the subjects of science are discoverable in the Quran and that with reference to the relevant...

ISLAM: Real worship

According to the Quran, worship of God controls one’s character. In chapter al-Ankabut (The Spider), the Quran says: Surely prayer restrains one from indecency and...

ISLAM: Miraculous nine days

According to researchers at University of California, Berkeley, a rapid succession of coronal mass ejections—the most intense eruptions on the sun sent a pulse...

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...

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Late Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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