Late Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

ISLAM: Prayer in one’s mother tongue

The previous hadith mentions the prayer of a Companion. The Prophet of Islam said that this prayer was a prayer with ism-e-aazam. Since this...

ISLAM: Zakat al-Fitr

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...

Islam: 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...

People Of The Sacred Books : Islam -After death

The Quran says: "By the snorting war steeds which strike fire withdrew hoofs, as they gallop to the raise at dawn, and with a trait...

ISLAM: After death

The Quran says: “By the snorting war steeds, which strike fire with their hoofs, as they gallop to the raid at dawn, and with a...

ISLAM: Fasting for gratitude, penitence

The month of fasting is a period of spiritual purification. A time of proximity to the Lord, it is a special month of training...

ISLAM: Fasting, Training in humility

The Quran tells us that fasting is prescribed for you so that you may fear God. (The Quran, 2:183) What does it mean to...

ISLAM: An admonition

The Quran states: Have you not seen that God sends down water from the sky, guides it to form springs in the earth, and then,...

ISLAM: Human will

The Quran says: We have enjoined man to show kindness to his parents—for his mother bears him, in hardship upon hardship, and his weaning takes...

ISLAM: The standard of leadership

The Quran states: “Do not fear them. Fear Me.” (5:3) This verse of the Quran tells us expressly that the actual problem Muslims face in...

ISLAM: The great tidings

The chapter 78 of the Quran starts with these words: What are they asking each other about? About the awesome tidings , concerning which...

ISLAM: The beginning of realization

The Quran states: “We have created man into a life of toil and trial. Does he think then that no one has power over...

ISLAM: On spirituality

I was once asked to explain the concept of spirituality in Islam and what, from the Islamic viewpoint, the method was of attaining spirituality....

ISLAM: Tazkiya and remembering death

For the process of tazkiya to go forward, the remembrance of death acts as a very powerful spur. The remembrance of death produces a...

ISLAM: Experience fruits of patience

A western commentator, William Patron, has observed: “One of the fruits of Islam has been that stubborn durable patience which comes out of the...

ISLAM: Tazkiya and prayer

words of the feeling which is produced after a helpless person discovers Almighty God. The prayers of the Prophet are also an expression of...

ISLAM: Tazkiya and modesty

No crops can grow on barren land. Requiring favourable soil for their growth, they must grow on fertile land. So also does tazkiya require...

ISLAM: The Godly Personality

According to a hadith “Be alert through the wisdom of the believer, because a believer sees by the light of God.” (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith...

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

इस शब्द का अर्थ जानिये

its wings in the air, the Prophet of Islam would remind...

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Late Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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