The Sunday Guardian

Introspect and get rid of bad habits

 Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I The Sunday Guardian I April 5, 2015

Very often it happens that something people try out turns, if they don't control it, into a habit. If the habit is not stopped, it turns into an addiction. And an addiction very often becomes so deeply engrained that people reach the point of no return, when it becomes practically impossible to cure them of it.

Learn to face challenges

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I The Sunday Guardian I March 29, 2015

The British MP Enoch Powell (d. 1998) once made an interesting comment about political leaders who complain about the media.
He felt that such complaints were unnecessary or unjustified. "A politician who complains about the media," he said, "is like a ship's captain complaining about the sea."

Faith increases through reflection

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I The Sunday Guardian I March 22, 2015

Faith is not something frozen and static, like a stone. Rather, it is a living reality. Faith can continuously increase. According to the Quran (48:4), God gives confidence to the hearts of the believers "to increase and strengthen their faith". This increase in one's faith comes about through reflection. The believer continuously reflects on the Quran and the signs of God, and in this way discovers ever new aspects of faith. Through these discoveries, his faith and conviction continuously increase.