English book · 100 Principles for Purposeful Living

Not Permissible to Stop Talking for More than Three Days

English book, p. 57

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Satan is man’s enemy. He wants to lead man astray. He tries to divert man from the truth by vicious whispers. Satan being invisible secretly attacks humans. Man is completely helpless against this evil attack. There is only one way to avoid it, which is by asking God for help. God promises that whenever a man seeks refuge in God from Satan, God will grant him refuge. That is the only solution to this problem. 96. Who is Powerful? The Prophet of Islam said, “A wrestler is not one who beats people in a wrestling match. Rather, a wrestler is one who controls his anger.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 6114) This is undoubtedly the highest quality of a person's strength. Beating someone in a physical competition is not a great feat; even an animal can perform such a feat. The greatest sign of a person being powerful is that when he gets angry with someone, he has complete control over himself. Despite anger, he should not go beyond the realm of humanity. Anger should not prevail over him rather he should prevail over anger. 97. Ease in Difficulty According to the Quran, the Law of Nature on which this world functions, ease is always present along with difficulty. (94:5-6) Along with problems and obstacles, there are always ways out of a difficult situation. This is the eternal Law of Nature, and it will never change. The fact is that in this world, possibilities always exceed difficulties. One should not give way to despair when faced with problems and challenges in life. Rather one should use his intellectual ability. He will then find that there are countless

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