English book · The Spirit of Islam

Superiority Complex Leads to Evil CONTENTS

English book, p. 421

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

PROFESSIONAL HONESTY Professional honesty makes one dependable in the eyes of others. Then one can find a place of honour amongst one’s own people and in other communities. T he Prophet of Islam migrated from Makkah to Madinah in the thirteenth year of his prophethood. It is this journey which is known as the Hijra, or emigration. This was the most risky journey, because the Makkan leaders were bent upon killing him. He had to reach Madinah in secrecy. It was certain that when he left Makkah for Madinah, the Makkan leaders would send their people in hot pursuit of him. In such circumstances many kinds of precautions were necessary, for instance, after leaving Makkah, going in the opposite direction to Madinah, then staying in the cave of Thaur, initially walking on foot and then after some distance riding on camel back, avoiding the known path for the path not known to people, and so on. In ancient times, when there were no roads such a

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