Maulana Wahiduddin Khan's blog

The concept of God provides man with an ideology in which loss is turned to gain and in which adversity brings with it good tidings.

The movement of the earth around the sun is essential for the healthy functioning of life on earth. If the earth did not revolve around the sun, its existence would have no meaning, and life would come to an end. This example is indeed a physical demonstration that shows how man must revolve around God, just as the earth revolves around the sun.

Generally, people think of patience as a negative type of passivity, but it is not. Patience is a positive attitude. In fact, it is the very foundation of all positive actions. Without patience, one cannot achieve anything worthwhile in life.

The present world is nothing but a tiny interlude in our never-ending life span.The present world has been designed as a ‘testing ground’ for man; the Last Day as the ‘result day’ of man’s test; and the after-world as the time for man to have the eternal ‘reward’or ‘punishment’, depending upon how he fared in his ‘test’.