English book · UNDERSTANDING ISLAM

Safe Harbour On Both Sides

English book, p. 307

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Victory in Defeat Sanskrit, Punjabi, German, and French. He held a Master’s degree in Mathematics. One of his powerful quotes is: “Zero increases the value of any digit ten times if it’s placed to the right of it.” This means that even when someone appears to have “nothing,” if they understand their potential and use it wisely, they can turn that zero into great value. At the end of the 19th century, Swami Ram Tirath traveled to America with no money and no contacts. When someone asked him, “Do you have any friends here?” he smiled and said, “Yes, I have one,” and putting his arms around the man, added, “You are that friend.” His warmth and positivity touched people’s hearts. Although he arrived alone, within just 18 months, he had made many genuine friends. He placed his “zero” in the right place—and it became something great. A young man in India was deeply worried due to unemployment. He had no money to start a business and no reference to get a job. He felt completely helpless— like he was at zero. One day, he read a newspaper article that changed his thinking. It said: The world doesn’t lack work—it lacks workers. Most employers struggle to find people who are both honest and hardworking. The young man thought, “If I can prove that I’m both, I will definitely find my place.”

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