Late Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

A greater significance

The ascendancy which the natural sciences have assumed over other branches of learning is due more to their applications than to any great truth...

Unique in vastness of universe

If our gaze could encompass the entire universe, we would feel amazed and awed at the vastness of its expanse, and at the myriads...

Unique in vastness of universe

If our gaze could encompass the entire universe, we would feel amazed and awed at the vastness of its expanse, and at the myriads...

Unique in vastness of universe

If our gaze could encompass the entire universe, we would feel amazed and awed at the vastness of its expanse, and at the myriads...

Prayer in the true sense

What does it mean to offer up a prayer? It means to give serious thought to our lives being scrutinized by an all-seeing Deity,...

Prayer in the true sense

What does it mean to offer up a prayer? It means to give serious thought to our lives being scrutinized by an all-seeing Deity,...

Prayer in the true sense

What does it mean to offer up a prayer? It means to give serious thought to our lives being scrutinized by an all-seeing Deity,...

Appearance and reality

Appearance veils reality. In this world, man is put to the test of recognizing appearance for what it is and penetrating it in order...

Appearance and reality

Appearance veils reality. In this world, man is put to the test of recognizing appearance for what it is and penetrating it in order...

Appearance and reality

Appearance veils reality. In this world, man is put to the test of recognizing appearance for what it is and penetrating it in order...

Patience and Piety: Part 2

Believers are fortunate in having the assurances of the Quran that so long as they are guided by the tenets of their faith, they...

Patience and Piety: Part 2

Believers are fortunate in having the assurances of the Quran that so long as they are guided by the tenets of their faith, they...

Patience and Piety: Part 2

Believers are fortunate in having the assurances of the Quran that so long as they are guided by the tenets of their faith, they...

Patience and piety: Part I

Of all the innumerable people who inhabit this world besides us, there are few who are not trying to achieve some kind of success,...

Patience and piety: Part I

Of all the innumerable people who inhabit this world besides us, there are few who are not trying to achieve some kind of success,...

Patience and piety: Part I

Of all the innumerable people who inhabit this world besides us, there are few who are not trying to achieve some kind of success,...

Bringing order out of chaos

The world of nature is a world of order. How different is the world of man, where human affairs so often descend into chaos,...

Bringing order out of chaos

The world of nature is a world of order. How different is the world of man, where human affairs so often descend into chaos,...

Bringing order out of chaos

The world of nature is a world of order. How different is the world of man, where human affairs so often descend into chaos,...

Divinity Inborn

One of the most prominent atheists of our times, the British philosopher Bertrand Russell, has published a number of books and articles which justify...

Divinity Inborn

One of the most prominent atheists of our times, the British philosopher Bertrand Russell, has published a number of books and articles which justify...

Divinity Inborn

One of the most prominent atheists of our times, the British philosopher Bertrand Russell, has published a number of books and articles which justify...

Serendipity

Horace Walpole (1717-1797) the renowned Englishman of let¬ters, once finding himself at a loss for an exact expression for the faculty of making happy...

Serendipity

Horace Walpole (1717-1797) the renowned Englishman of let¬ters, once finding himself at a loss for an exact expression for the faculty of making happy...

Serendipity

Horace Walpole (1717-1797) the renowned Englishman of let¬ters, once finding himself at a loss for an exact expression for the faculty of making happy...

A pointless exercise

How often have we heard people say things like, “If only we had thought of this before,” or “If only we had postponed our...

A pointless exercise

How often have we heard people say things like, “If only we had thought of this before,” or “If only we had postponed our...

A pointless exercise

How often have we heard people say things like, “If only we had thought of this before,” or “If only we had postponed our...

Opening the closed doors of the universe

There are several verses in the Quran that explain how everything in the universe is constantly engaged in praise and remembrance of God; everything...

Opening the closed doors of the universe

There are several verses in the Quran that explain how everything in the universe is constantly engaged in praise and remembrance of God; everything...

Opening the closed doors of the universe

There are several verses in the Quran that explain how everything in the universe is constantly engaged in praise and remembrance of God; everything...

To make up for helplessness

The late Maulana Wahiduddin Khan has left a veritable treasure trove of writings, which we will continue to publish in his memory. The following...

To make up for helplessness

The late Maulana Wahiduddin Khan has left a veritable treasure trove of writings, which we will continue to publish in his memory. The following...

To make up for helplessness

The late Maulana Wahiduddin Khan has left a veritable treasure trove of writings, which we will continue to publish in his memory. The following...

Fasting and self purification: Part I

Fasting is an exercise in self-discipline. During the month of Ramadan, the believer abstains from food and drink in the daytime of his own...

Fasting and self purification: Part I

Fasting is an exercise in self-discipline. During the month of Ramadan, the believer abstains from food and drink in the daytime of his own...

Fasting and self purification: Part I

Fasting is an exercise in self-discipline. During the month of Ramadan, the believer abstains from food and drink in the daytime of his own...

Man and the atom

A locomotive consumes two tons of coal for every seventy miles it travels. A motor car uses up a gallon of petrol every twenty...

Man and the atom

A locomotive consumes two tons of coal for every seventy miles it travels. A motor car uses up a gallon of petrol every twenty...

Man and the atom

A locomotive consumes two tons of coal for every seventy miles it travels. A motor car uses up a gallon of petrol every twenty...

The marvel of discovery

Every age in history has bestowed honour and glory upon the great discoverers of the world, for discovery of something absolutely new in the...

The marvel of discovery

Every age in history has bestowed honour and glory upon the great discoverers of the world, for discovery of something absolutely new in the...

The marvel of discovery

Every age in history has bestowed honour and glory upon the great discoverers of the world, for discovery of something absolutely new in the...

The greatest mathematician

“God is really only another artist,” said Picasso, “He invented the giraffe, the elephant and the cat.” Einstein once observed that God was subtle,...

The greatest mathematician

“God is really only another artist,” said Picasso, “He invented the giraffe, the elephant and the cat.” Einstein once observed that God was subtle,...

The greatest mathematician

“God is really only another artist,” said Picasso, “He invented the giraffe, the elephant and the cat.” Einstein once observed that God was subtle,...