way I like.’ This, the Maulana commented, is precisely what monarchs, dictators, priests and even citizens in democracies claim. This, too, is what every person who ‘does not accept obedience to God’ claims

archaeology—rather it is an inevitable part of the creation plan of God: why has man been created, and finally what awaits him in terms of this creation plan, in future, when God will deliver His final judgement regarding

creation plan of God. The Ark symbolizes the creation plan of God: why has man been created, and finally what awaits him in terms of this creation plan, in future, when God will deliver His final judgement regarding

they are His way of guiding us towards the right course of action in life, and steering us away from what will ultimately lead us to failure. When it comes to the building of a whole nation, we should not

and stability, for expansion without these qualities is like building a house without foundations. What applies to the tree applies equally to individual human lives. If their structure is to be solid and

strategy. Put your trust in hard work. It is entirely possible that by working hard you will achieve what you failed to achieve by asking for help from others. Many problems in life arise due to narrow-mindedness

narrow-mindedness. If one is broad-minded then one will know that to “travel” here, many vehicles are available. What one could not achieve by making demands could have been achieved by establishing good relations. Where

it quickly disintegrates. Yet, foes as they are of wood in general, they pose no threat to teak. What is the property, which keeps teak safe from the danger of white ants? The answer is quite simple.

Just as wood has an enemy in the white ant, so do men have their human enemies in this world. Now what should a man do to save himself from them? Taking a leaf out of nature’s book, he should strive to

are only a mirage. The greatest mistake man can make is to pursue what is superficially attractive in this world, while neglecting what is to be achieved in the next; in this way, he will have success in

Carlton Press, New York in 1982, see no need to justify themselves. Colonel Jaipal freely admits what others fight shy of. He makes no bones about the fact that killing crocodiles gave him an intense

after others, to make plans to trouble them. And when people succeed in these plans, they revel in what they think is their

law thus: God would never withdraw a favour that He had conferred upon a people, unless they change what is in their inner selves. God is all-hearing and all-knowing. (8:53) The same law is referred to in

in another Quranic chapter: God does not change the condition of a people’s lot, unless they change what is in their hearts. (13:11) By the word ‘peoples’ the Quran means the nation or society and by the

story is told of a group who came to the Prophet and accepted him as a prophet: When they listen to what has been sent down to the Messenger, you see their eyes overflowing with tears, because of the Truth

acceptance was not of a simple kind: it was the outcome of marefat, that is, realization of the truth. What is realization or discovery? It is the result of deep contemplation. When anyone ponders over nature

at a deeper level. The life before death has the status of a preparatory period. What man must do here is discover what God wants from us and then he should build his personality accordingly. His thinking