God’s own are those who accept the Quran

God’s own are those who accept the Quran

1989 9 September 15 God’s own are those who accept the Quran (25) Anas ibn Malik reports the Prophet as saying: “Some people belong to God.” Asked who they were, he said, “Those who adhere to the Quran.”

Ticket to Success

1989 9 September 15 Ticket to Success (256) The key to success in the present day is education. Those who are already in possession of it are in every way the gainers.

We need only scan the reports of competition awards in the national dailies to see some of the ‘fruits’ of education. For example, of the top six science students in an annual all-American science competition held in 1987, one was an Indian girl, a Miss Keshani Bhushan, who received a one thousand dollar a month scholarship. (Hindustan Times, 30 August, 1987).

The following March, a news item in the Delhi newspapers highlighted another Indian success – “Indian boy tops in U.S. science competition”, as it was captioned in the Indian Express (March 21, 1988).

In the USA various kinds of scientific competitions are held, one of the more important of these being the Westinghouse Science Talent Search. In its 4th annual competition in 1988, the student who stood first was again an Indian – Chetan Naik. He was awarded twenty thousand dollars annually so that he could continue his studies with all the proper facilities. In previous years, five of the winners of the competitions went on to receive the Nobel Prize.

Education in modern times is the surest ticket to success, and the degree-based system of education has made it possible for anyone who is capable of hard work of acquire it. If a man exploits such possibilities with wisdom and diligence, he can achieve the highest success, no matter where he may be – in India, the USA or in any other country.