Late Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

Accept death as a test

“Every human being is bound to taste death”, the Quran (3:185) reminds us. Our deaths have been decided by God. We are brought to...

Accept death as a test

“Every human being is bound to taste death”, the Quran (3:185) reminds us. Our deaths have been decided by God. We are brought to...

The character of a believer

According to the Quran, a believer possesses two attributes: strong affection for God (2:165), and fear of God (9:18). All the other attributes of...

The character of a believer

According to the Quran, a believer possesses two attributes: strong affection for God (2:165), and fear of God (9:18). All the other attributes of...

The character of a believer

According to the Quran, a believer possesses two attributes: strong affection for God (2:165), and fear of God (9:18). All the other attributes of...

Thought of death demolishes desires

There is a hadith of the Prophet about death, which reads as follows: “Remember death often because it demolishes all desires.” (SunanIbnMajah, hadith no....

Thought of death demolishes desires

There is a hadith of the Prophet about death, which reads as follows: “Remember death often because it demolishes all desires.” (SunanIbnMajah, hadith no....

Thought of death demolishes desires

There is a hadith of the Prophet about death, which reads as follows: “Remember death often because it demolishes all desires.” (SunanIbnMajah, hadith no....

Anger energy can be an asset

Once, somebody said to me: “I am basically a peace-loving person. But I get angry when people say something wrong. At such times, I...

Anger energy can be an asset

Once, somebody said to me: “I am basically a peace-loving person. But I get angry when people say something wrong. At such times, I...

Anger energy can be an asset

Once, somebody said to me: “I am basically a peace-loving person. But I get angry when people say something wrong. At such times, I...

Humans have unlimited capacities

According to recent research, one can absorb information better by closing one’s eyes. This and other such findings indicate that God has blessed human...

Humans have unlimited capacities

According to recent research, one can absorb information better by closing one’s eyes. This and other such findings indicate that God has blessed human...

Humans have unlimited capacities

According to recent research, one can absorb information better by closing one’s eyes. This and other such findings indicate that God has blessed human...

Differences of opinion are a must

Once, I met a Western scholar and asked him what he thought was the secret of the West’s progress in many fields. He replied...

Differences of opinion are a must

Once, I met a Western scholar and asked him what he thought was the secret of the West’s progress in many fields. He replied...

Differences of opinion are a must

Once, I met a Western scholar and asked him what he thought was the secret of the West’s progress in many fields. He replied...

When life ceases, what then?

When a murderer is sentenced to death, from the moment the sentence is pronounced, he is as good as dead. Whether his execution is...

When life ceases, what then?

When a murderer is sentenced to death, from the moment the sentence is pronounced, he is as good as dead. Whether his execution is...

When life ceases, what then?

When a murderer is sentenced to death, from the moment the sentence is pronounced, he is as good as dead. Whether his execution is...

Are there blind forces in nature?

“Do they not look at the camels, how they are made?” (The Quran 88.17)The camel is one of the unique creations of God. It...

Are there blind forces in nature?

“Do they not look at the camels, how they are made?” (The Quran 88.17)The camel is one of the unique creations of God. It...

Are there blind forces in nature?

“Do they not look at the camels, how they are made?” (The Quran 88.17)The camel is one of the unique creations of God. It...

Know your starting point

When the Prophet of Islam left his hometown of Mecca and emigrated to Medina, these words were on his lips: “Mecca, my dear and...

Know your starting point

When the Prophet of Islam left his hometown of Mecca and emigrated to Medina, these words were on his lips: “Mecca, my dear and...

Know your starting point

When the Prophet of Islam left his hometown of Mecca and emigrated to Medina, these words were on his lips: “Mecca, my dear and...

Patience is a source of certainty

Islam gives great importance to patience. It holds out the promise of immense reward for those who practise patience. Thus, the Quran (39:10) says:...

Patience is a source of certainty

Islam gives great importance to patience. It holds out the promise of immense reward for those who practise patience. Thus, the Quran (39:10) says:...

Patience is a source of certainty

Islam gives great importance to patience. It holds out the promise of immense reward for those who practise patience. Thus, the Quran (39:10) says:...

Recognise life’s opportunities

Someone has rightly said, “A day you have lived fully was your day. All other days are simply dates on your calendar.” There are...

Recognise life’s opportunities

Someone has rightly said, “A day you have lived fully was your day. All other days are simply dates on your calendar.” There are...

Recognise life’s opportunities

Someone has rightly said, “A day you have lived fully was your day. All other days are simply dates on your calendar.” There are...

Know the world and hereafter

We are born into this world. We spend our short lives here. The journey of our life in this world passes through different and...

Know the world and hereafter

We are born into this world. We spend our short lives here. The journey of our life in this world passes through different and...

Know the world and hereafter

We are born into this world. We spend our short lives here. The journey of our life in this world passes through different and...

The responsibility of parents

According to a hadith, which deals with parenting of children, the Prophet said: “There is no better and superior present that a father can...

The responsibility of parents

According to a hadith, which deals with parenting of children, the Prophet said: “There is no better and superior present that a father can...

The responsibility of parents

According to a hadith, which deals with parenting of children, the Prophet said: “There is no better and superior present that a father can...

Be grateful for your youth

There is a tradition of the Prophet that appears in several books of Hadith.According to the tradition, the Prophet said that on the Day...

Be grateful for your youth

There is a tradition of the Prophet that appears in several books of Hadith.According to the tradition, the Prophet said that on the Day...

Be grateful for your youth

There is a tradition of the Prophet that appears in several books of Hadith.According to the tradition, the Prophet said that on the Day...

Complaints take you away from God

The Prophet Muhammad began his mission in Makkah in 610 CE. Then, the time came when the chieftains of Makkah compelled him to leave...

Complaints take you away from God

The Prophet Muhammad began his mission in Makkah in 610 CE. Then, the time came when the chieftains of Makkah compelled him to leave...

Complaints take you away from God

The Prophet Muhammad began his mission in Makkah in 610 CE. Then, the time came when the chieftains of Makkah compelled him to leave...

Panic is no answer to life’s trials

The Prophet Muhammad once said: “Indeed greater reward comes with greater trial. And indeed, when God loves a people He subjects them to trials,...

Panic is no answer to life’s trials

The Prophet Muhammad once said: “Indeed greater reward comes with greater trial. And indeed, when God loves a people He subjects them to trials,...

Panic is no answer to life’s trials

The Prophet Muhammad once said: “Indeed greater reward comes with greater trial. And indeed, when God loves a people He subjects them to trials,...

Seeking the right alternatives

A luckless passenger rushed, panting, into the station just as his train was steaming out. His watch –slow by ten minutes – had let...

Seeking the right alternatives

A luckless passenger rushed, panting, into the station just as his train was steaming out. His watch –slow by ten minutes – had let...

Seeking the right alternatives

A luckless passenger rushed, panting, into the station just as his train was steaming out. His watch –slow by ten minutes – had let...

Lessons for India as importance grows of electronic warfare in modern conflicts

SIKHISM: Give up corruption

CHRISTIANITY: Cross: Courage, suffering, discipleship

Late Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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