Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I Simple Wisdom I P.34
Abdur Rahman ibn Muawiya ibn Hisham (113-172 A.H.), an Umayyad prince, having shown early signs of talent and intelligence, was given royal training and a superb education to groom him, right from early childhood, for his future role of Caliph.
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I Simple Wisdom I P.28
All the things in the market are available on payment of a necessary price. The principle of the market, to be precise, is: ‘you receive as much as you give, neither more nor less.’ This principle is true for the entire human life as well. Someone has aptly said: ‘Give the world the best you have, and the best will come back to you.’
If you are a well-wisher of others, others will also respond in the same way. If you talk to others gently, others too will return gentle words. If you honour others, they too will honour you.
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I Simple Wisdom I P.38
The Prophet of Islam likened death to sleep and life to the state of wakefulness after sleep. When he awakened in the morning, he would say: “All praise and thanks are due to God who gave us life after death.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 7394)
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan | Simple Wisdom I P.13
We have been told in the Quran that ‘God is the light of the heavens and the earth.’ (24:35) That is, all the light in the entire universe emanates from God’s Being. If the Almighty did not create light, it could not be derived from any other source.
