FROM MAULANA’S DESK

could be elected mayor of London, and he promised to be a mayor for all Londoners. I discovered that this incident had a revolutionary message for all Muslims—Abandon thinking along the lines of complaint and make plans for actions on a positive basis. ‘Making the impossible possible’ is not a simple matter. It is the phenomenon of a new age. The spirit of the age has ended the monopolization of social and political positions by the privileged class. Opportunities are open for everyone, be it political or nonpolitical. The case of Mr. Sadiq Khan is an illustration of the spirit of the age. However, this opportunity is strictly for those who adopt the peaceful course of action and do not take to violence under any circumstance. Mr. Khan’s victory clearly disproves the common Muslim perception that the West is anti-Muslim, a phenomenon termed as ‘Islamophobia’. It is high time for Muslims to abandon this kind of thinking and re-orient themselves to peaceful and constructive action. Their goal should be to achieve competence and be meritorious, which will open all doors of opportunity for them. o Maulana Wahiduddin Khan editor@thespiritofislam.org Unrealistic Thinking Unrealistic thinking is that which does not take the actual state of affairs into account, which is based on suppositions and conjecture, on mere opinion, rather than on fact. Mr. Sadiq Khan’s victory clearly disproves the common Muslim perception that the West is anti-Muslim, a phenomenon termed as ‘Islamophobia’.