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Maulana Wahiduddin Khan | The Sunday Guardian | November  24,  2013

In the chapter "Cave of the Quran", there is a verse which reads like this: "Say: 'Shall we tell you who will lose most through their labours? Those whose endeavours in this world are misguided and who yet think that what they do is right; who disbelieve the revelations of their Lord and deny that they will ever meet Him.' Vain are their works. On the Day of Resurrection, we shall not give any weight to them" (18:103-105).

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan | The Sunday Guardian | November 17, 2013

When Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) escaped from the Island of Elba after his first term of imprisonment, he was accompanied only by a small group of loyal soldiers. Once dethroned, he now again aspired to the throne of France. But in the very first encounter, he found himself face to face with 20,000 French soldiers.

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan | The Sunday Guardian | November  10,  2013

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I The Sunday Guardian, New Delhi | November 3, 2013 | Page 12

Zikr is an Arabic word; it means remembrance. Zikrullah, then, means simply to remember God. It is not a formal act, but rather a spontaneous one, which comes as naturally to one who has come to know God as singing does to a bird.

A spiritual upheaval of the utmost intensity occurs in one who discovers God in all His power and glory. Suddenly, God is forever in one's heart and thoughts. One's constant remembrance of God expresses itself in multifarious forms.