A successful lawyer from Uttar Pradesh decided to buy property in Unitech Golf Country Homes, in Noida. One of his friends asked him why he wanted to own property in that very expensive colony. He…
People usually have a sense of pride, such as pride in health, pride in knowledge, pride in family, pride in history, and so on. The general idea is that a sense of pride is very important. This…
Andrew Murray, the South African writer, teacher and pastor (d. 1917), has brought about the spiritual benefits of humility quite beautifully in these words: “Pride must die in you, or nothing of…
Palestinian Arabs live in West Bank, Gaza and Israel; their population in the three regions is almost the same. Arabs live in peace in West Bank and Israel while Gaza suffers violence. Why this…
As human beings, we have the capacity to think, in the sense that we can, at a purely intellectual level, conceptualize and discriminate between right and wrong, good and bad. Animals, on the other…
Trees are vital to the existence of human beings. In a treeless world any form of human or animal life would be well-nigh impossible, quite apart from any consideration of aesthetic appeal. Trees…
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I Times of India I 14th September 2012 | Page 24
Ernest Shackleton is best known for his expeditions to Antarctica. On his third expedition, he faced a very serious situation…
If nuclear energy is understood as a means to manufacture lethal weapons which destroy life, one is bound to be opposed to it. But if nuclear energy is considered on its own merit, it will not matter…
Hajj is one of the basic pillars of Islam. Like other forms of worship in Islam, Hajj is based on God-consciousness. At the same time, it has a unique feature—it is linked to the life of Prophet…