Spirit of Islam · RELIGIOUS RESPONSES TO THE TROUBLES OF OUR AGE — Understanding The Concept Of Justice

RELIGIOUS RESPONSES TO THE TROUBLES OF OUR AGE — Understanding The Concept Of Justice

Spirit of Islam, April 2013, p. 41

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is named as the default author of the periodical; a piece that carries another writer’s byline is credited to that writer.

This law of nature is based on high wisdom, that is, everyone should be content with their needs and divert their ambitions to spiritual and ideological development. The best formula for peace of mind is—as regards material things to remain contented and in spiritual matters, to be idealistic. Man is an ideal-seeking animal. But the fact is that our world is a limited world. So, material idealism is not achievable in this world. On the contrary, spiritual idealism is completely achievable. So, the best formula for a successful life is; as regards material things, to remain contented, and in spiritual matters, to be idealistic. This is the only formula that gives one peace of mind. This is the only formula that prevents a person from indulging in complaining and negative thinking. It frees one of the desire to complain and helps in developing positive thinking. In other words, to live a successful life, a two point formula is: material ‘status quoism’ and spiritual idealism. The Spiritual One One who is spiritually inclined resorts constantly to his inner mental life — something which no one can take away from him. Such a man possesses inner contentment, and is far above all material gain and loss.

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