PROBLEM OR CHALLENGE? — Unfounded Conspiracies
Spirit of Islam, Apr 2015, p. 27
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.
reality a challenge. Muslims must understand its nature and make efforts to meet this challenge. Challenge is not meant to be complained against, but to be faced with right planning. The condition of Muslims can be assessed through a simple exercise. Visit any Muslim home at random and ask them about their family’s economic status fifty years ago in comparison to what it is today. The sure answer you will get from every family would be that their present condition is far better than what it was fifty years ago. In such a situation, the need of the hour is for Muslims to express their gratitude to God instead of complaining against others. A person is free to conspire against another, but in terms of the results, no one has the power to make others a victim of his conspiracies. Forming an opinion about Muslims through the news which appears in the media is not correct. This way of forming an opinion cannot inform one of the actual situation of Muslims. The media is an industry of sensational news and thus it always selects hot news from wherever possible. This is the media’s approach towards every community, and not specifically Muslims. Media gives partial news, as and when a particular issue arises. The correct way to understand the reality calls for an analysis in the light of all the facts where the period of time is also an important factor to consider. In doing so, one will find that Muslims are flourishing everywhere—within India as well as outside of India. Our age is an age of de-monopolization. The opportunities present today are open to all. Every person receives his share from the opportunities according to the efforts he puts in. If someone receives less, he should revise his method of work and re-plan instead of complaining against others. o Purposeful Life It is when one has a great and over-riding mission in life that no task seems too difficult, no hardship too great.

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