English book

Quranic Wisdom

354 pages · English

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Contents

Introduction p. 7
The Best Story p. 12
Honesty and Hard Work p. 13
The First Murder p. 15
Charity is a Duty p. 17
The Forbidden Tree p. 18
Education Matters p. 20
All Men are Equal p. 21
Animals as Teachers p. 23
Social Etiquette p. 24
Verify and Then Accept p. 26
The Supportive Role p. 27
Avoid Confrontation p. 29
From Potential to Reality p. 31
A World Full of Friends p. 32
Like a Good Tree p. 34
Self-Correcting Mechanism p. 35
The Importance of Time p. 37
Only Givers Remain p. 38
The Advice of a Wise Man p. 40
Successful Dialogue p. 41
The Formula of Co-existence p. 43
How to Face Problems p. 44
Submission to God p. 46
The Rise and Fall of a Nation p. 48
Practical Wisdom p. 49
After Night there is Day p. 51
The Real Achiever p. 53
Actions Matter p. 54
Law of Success p. 56
Blame Thy Self p. 57
Do not Provoke Others p. 59
How to Avoid Tension p. 60
No Discrimination p. 62
Waste of Money p. 63
Setting a Tradition p. 65
Anger Management p. 67
Hopeful Beginning p. 68
Peace of Mind p. 70
Mission and Profession p. 72
The Value of Silence p. 74
Right Use of Speech p. 76
The Complex-free Soul p. 78
The Art of Acceptance p. 80
Spiritual Partners p. 82
De-condition the Mind p. 84
Negative Remarks p. 86
Conspiracy: Not a Problem p. 88
The Best Way of Settlement p. 90
Sound Speech p. 91
Universal Brotherhood p. 93
Man and Nature p. 95
The Importance of Interaction p. 97
The Creation Plan of God p. 99
Making the Right Choice p. 101
The Value of Differences p. 103
A Course in Self-Control p. 105
The Phenomenon of Degeneration p. 107
The Prophet’s Life was an Open Book p. 109
Respect All Cultures, Do Not Discriminate p. 111
No Conflict Between Prayer and Commerce p. 113
When You Make a Mistake p. 115
It is Quality that Matters p. 117
Just Speech and Correct Conduct p. 119
Discrimination is Alien to the Quran p. 121
Political Status Quoism p. 123
Jihad in Quran: A Peaceful Ideology p. 125
The Consequences of Wrong Deeds p. 127
Let there be no Vain or Sinful Talk p. 129
The Importance of Playing a Secondary Role p. 131
Needed, a Mixture of Opposites p. 133
Political Power: A Responsibility p. 135
Conscience Serves as a Corrective to Ego p. 137
The Opening Chapter of the Quran p. 139
Avoid Unnecessary Conflict p. 141
Understand Things in Correct Perspective p. 143
Two Sources of Knowledge p. 145
Intellectual Partners p. 147
A Predictable Character p. 149
Greater than Political Victory p. 151
Faith is a Discovery p. 153
Freedom and Determinism p. 155
Don’t Live in Suspicion p. 157
Waiting for a Better Future p. 159
Wish Well, Be Honest p. 161
The Quran: A Book of Contemplation p. 163
The Human Personality p. 165
Successful Leadership p. 167
Learning Lessons p. 169
Character Assassination p. 171
A Sense of Accountability p. 173
The Role of a Woman p. 175
Speech Management p. 177
Don’t be a Slave to Your Desires p. 179
The Money Culture p. 181
Learning from Everyone p. 183
Six Magic Words p. 185
No Double Standards p. 187
Widening the Horizon p. 189
The Quran as a Book p. 191
No Pollution p. 193
The Gist of the Quran p. 195
From One to One Hundred Fourteen p. 197
High Thinking p. 199
Asking the Blessing of God p. 201
Ignore them Politely p. 203
Life in a State of Urgency p. 205
Crux of the Quran p. 207
From Darkness to Light p. 208
Say no to Double Standards p. 210
The Philosophy of Peace p. 211
A World of Competition p. 214
Mutual Consultation p. 216
Make Angels Your Companions p. 218
Focused Thinking p. 220
Individualism versus Collectivism p. 222
The Importance of Reason p. 224
Justice for the Sake of God p. 226
Sensitivity as an Inner Check p. 228
No Aggression p. 230
The Voice of Nature p. 232
The Purpose of Man’s Trial p. 234
Spirituality versus Politics p. 236
Accept, Introspect, Make Amends p. 238
Difference: A Part of Creation p. 240
Leave the Problem Pending p. 242
Better than Revenge p. 244
The Religion of Nature p. 246
De-condition Your Mind, Introspect p. 248
The Limitations of Human Knowledge p. 250
Leniency at all Times p. 252
The Importance of an Intellectual Audience p. 254
Spiritual Journey p. 256
The Beginning and the End p. 258
The Principle of Bossism p. 260
The Art of Desire Management p. 262
A Duty Conscious Society p. 264
In Spite of Old Age p. 266
Illogical Attitude p. 268
Action Before Action p. 270
Double Measurement p. 272
Spiritual Food p. 274
Avoiding the Useless p. 276
Every person is born on the path of God p. 278
Modesty Stems from Realization of God p. 280
Read the Quran with a Positive Mind p. 282
Troubles Help SelfDevelopment p. 284
The Young are a Great Force for Good p. 286
The Process of Purification p. 288
Violation of Reason p. 290
Human Life is a Blessing of God p. 292
The Concept of Nskh in the Quran p. 294
The Minority-Majority Equation p. 296
The Abel Culture p. 298
All Credit Goes to God Almighty p. 299
Between Contentment and Discontentment p. 300
Between Rational Choice and Emotional Choice p. 301
The Crow as a Teacher p. 304
Divine Food p. 306
Don’t Follow the Dog Culture p. 307
Every Choice is the Best Choice p. 309
The Family of a Believer p. 311
The Importance of Promise p. 313
Life and Death p. 314
Living in the Great Blessings of God p. 315
Missing Link Found p. 317
Paradise: The Ideal World to Live In p. 318
Patience for the Sake of Personality Development p. 320
Positive Aspect of Negative Event p. 323
Adjustment—A Golden Principle p. 325
Being God-Conscious p. 327
Deserving Candidate for Paradise p. 329
Difficult Times: A Blessing p. 331
God Almighty is With Us p. 333
Here is a Silver Lining p. 334
Journey towards Final Destination p. 336
Life after Death p. 339
The Miracle of Positive Response p. 340
Miraculous Nine Days p. 342
Ready to Respond Every Moment p. 343
Real Worship p. 345
Remembering God Much p. 347
Triggering the Mind p. 348
The Missing Item of Creation p. 351

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