Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I The Sunday Guardian I 7th July 2013 I Page 13
Looking at the human body from a purely physical point of view, one finds that it is just made up of water, carbon, oxygen and some other chemical elements. One can even work out, as scientist Robert Pattison has done, the price of material constituents of the human body.
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I The Sunday Guardian I 30th June 2013 I Page 13
The British philosopher Bertrand Russell in his autobiography writes of an incident which took place in the course of one of his lectures: "A man rose in fury, remarking that I looked like a monkey; to which I replied, 'Then you will have the pleasure of hearing the voice of your ancestor'" (p. 565). We do not have to deal with the truth or falsehood of the theory of evolution here. We have simply quoted Russell's words as a good example of how to deal with provocation.
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I The Sunday Guardian I 23rd June 2013 I Page 12
If an engine driver is to set his locomotive in motion, he has to stand before the fire and endure its fierce heat. Thus, a huge and complex machine built up of so many parts will remain immobile unless he is prepared to do so.
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I The Sunday Guardian I 16th June 2013 I Page 12
There is a verse in the Quran, which says: "Do they never reflect on the camels and how they were created" (88:17).
The camel is one of the unique creations of God. A camel is endowed with some unique characteristics, hence its title, "Ship of the Desert". It escorts man on his unbearably harsh journey through the barrenness of the hot, dry deserts of sand.
