Maulana Wahiduddin Khan | The Sunday Guardian | September 25, 2016, p. 12
Towards the end of his commentary on the chapter of the Quran entitled “The Night Journey”, IbnKathir has related the following incident: “A person heard the Prophet supplicating God by His names Rahman (the Beneficent) and Rahim (the Merciful). ‘I thought that he called on only one God,’ the man commented. ‘Yet, here he is, calling on two.’”
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan | The Sunday Guardian | September 18, 2016, p. 12
Modern technology has produced a mechanical ‘man’ – the robot – which performs the prodigious feats of walking, talking and working. But, at the end of it all, it functions in a purely mechanical way, just like any other man-made machine.
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan | The Sunday Guardian | September 11, 2016, p. 12
Islam gives great importance to patience. It holds out the promise of immense reward for those who adhere to patience. Thus the Quran (39:10) says: “Truly, those who persevere patiently will be requited without measure.”
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan | The Sunday Guardian | September 04, 2016, p. 12
Rohit Sharma (b. 1987) is an Indian international cricketer. On November 13, 2014 he made the highest-ever individual score of 264 runs against Sri Lanka in Kolkata’s Eden Gardens. In an interview to The Times of India, he said: “During an innings, I always focus on the ball at hand. I forget about whatever happened in the previous ball.” (November 26, 2014)
