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Every Choice is the Best Choice

English book, p. 310

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

one, that is, each of you should believe that ‘my choice is the best choice. It was not possible for me to find a choice better than this one.’ Then I said: “Don’t take this as a poetic advice. Instead, this advice is based on the law of nature.” It is a fact that the law of nature is the only deciding factor in every aspect of life. There is a verse in the Quran in the chapter Al-Tin (The Fig) regarding creation. It says: We have indeed created man in the best of mould. (95:4). This means that every man and woman is best creation. Every woman is Ms. Best and every man is Mr. Best. This is the reason why every married couple should believe in advance that the life partner they have got would certainly be the best partner. People generally form an opinion based on face value. An opinion made on face value is never correct. Then, why is it that many marriages fail, and in those marriages that do not fail the couple think that they have made a wrong choice in their selection of life partner? It is true that marriages often fail, but the reason is certainly not the making of wrong choice, rather the reason is wrong behaviour. The husband and wife who have come together through marriage are potentially best partners for each other. But, to turn this potential into actuality always is the task of the man and woman themselves. If you follow the principle of nature in this matter, your marriage will surely be a successful marriage. If you do not follow this principle of nature your marriage will be doomed to failure. What is that principle of nature? It is adjustment. This principle has been mentioned in the Quran in these words: Assulh khair. That is, “Reconciliation is the best.” (4:128) Whether it

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