MaulanaWahiduddin Khan | The Sunday Guardian | June 08, 2019
"The business of legislature," writes Bertrand Russell "is to produce harmony between public and private interests. It is to the interest…
It is recorded in a tradition that Umar Faruq, the 2nd caliph of Islam, once asked Ubayy ibn Kaab, a prominent companion, what taqwa was. He replied, “Have you ever passed by thorny bushes?” He said…
Faith is the discovery of God. This discovery produces certain qualities in a human being. One such important quality may be called fear of God (khushu or taqwa), that is, always going in fear of…
I would like to share two important principles of Islam here: peace and fear of God.
Peace
A believer is necessarily a lover of peace. In his mind, faith and a desire for peace are so closely…
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I The Sunday Guardian I March 8, 2015
Who is a complete person? He is someone in whom the human attributes are found in the fullest possible manner.
He embodies these…
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I The Sunday Guardian I October 13, 2013 I Page 12Once, two of the Prophet's companions, Abu Bakr and Umar, raised their voices in the presence of the Prophet. It happened…