Jim Corbett (1875-1955) was a legendary British hunter. He authored a famous book Man-Eaters of Kumaon. It details the experiences that Corbett had in the Kumaon region of India from the 1900s to the…
Sunday Guardian | February 04, 2024
Cain and Abel were two brothers. They belonged to the first generation of Adam and Eve. There arose some differences between the two, and Cain finally said to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I Times of India I 8th June '12 | Page 18Love means strong affection. Love is a natural phenomenon; an elevated kind of positive response towards someone you feel is loveable…
Religion and gods perhaps took shape to provide security to humans who were fearful of the unknown'Dr. Farida Khanam | The Speaking Tree | February 21, 2016, p. 5The way religion came into being, or…
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan | Speaking Tree Website | May 30, 2017Wrath is an attribute of God, and so is mercy. If someone thinks that God created man in order to make man experience His wrath, this…