Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I The Sunday Guardian I 17th Feb. 2013 I Page 12
A man came in front of the Prophet Muhammad and asked him for some advice. "Will you heed the advice?" the Prophet asked him. The man said that he would. The Prophet said to him: "When you decide on some action, think of its consequences. If they are good, go ahead with it: and if they are bad, refrain from it."
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I The Sunday Guardian I 10th Feb. 2013 I Page 12
As the legend goes, the wind and the sun once challenged one another as to which one was more powerful than the other. They both decided to demonstrate their respective powers on an object, and whoever won was to be acknowledged the more powerful.
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I The Sunday Guardian I 3rd Feb. 2013 I Page 12
The universe works according to the laws of nature. The Quran says: "The sun cannot overtake the moon, nor can the night outpace the day: each floats in [its own] orbit" (36:40). This predictability of the world around us is the reason for the successful development of human civilisation.
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I The Sunday Guardian I 27th Jan. 2013 I Page 12
A sage once said that the desire to preach should have the same compulsive quality about it as the desire to satisfy any other normal human urge. Preaching is not like playing a record; nor should it be aimed at eliciting applause from an appreciative audience. Preaching is an externalisation of inner conviction. The Prophet of Islam was born in Mecca in 570 AD He was made Prophet in 610 AD, and started his mission of conveying the message of God to people.
