viewpoint. Its perception engenders in each individual such seriousness as enable him or her to do what is beneficial for the whole of mankind, and to refrain from acting to its disadvantage. Belief in

in this verse of the Quran. We are not meant to engage in physical combat with the non-believers. What this verse actually means is that we must engage ourselves in dawah activities through the teachings

particularly true of peace. If we want peace, we should be ready to pay for it or stand deprived of it. What is the price of peace? It is simply tolerance. We live in a world of differences, and these differences

null and void, but also prohibited her from contesting any election for a period of six years. But what actually happened was that by declaring a state of emergency, Indira Gandhi, equipped herself with

once the impetus had been given—by de-linking—to a great upswing in commercial and cultural affairs. What the demands of reason are in such a situation are plain for all discerning persons to see.APRIL 16

far from mad (crazy or angry), far from being wildly bitter—but also far from being satisfied with what or where she is. Though she isn’t too clear on where she would rather be, she knows it isn’t up there

infringement on her rights or dignity, she is not about to blow up the whole works by refusing to do what was contracted at the onset of her marriage—namely Women’s Work—which covers everything from enduring

before buying the meat, or else that he had not met Umar. According to another tradition, Umar said: “What, whenever they want something, do you buy it for them? Have you forgotten this verse: ‘You squandered

all efforts on a single point, thus saving one from all kinds of distractions and from developing what is called a ‘grasshopper’ mind. It further develops concentration, enabling one to differentiate between

song of peace. This rare combination of spiritual greatness is to be found only in India. This is what makes it a spiritual superpower. It is in this sense that I say that India is potentially a superpower