MUMBAI DIARIES
Spirit of Islam, September-october 2023, p. 13
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.
“What is success? To live in accordance with realities. What is failure? To defy them.” I gave a number of examples from the Quran and Hadith, aimed at illustrating the pattern on which the world has been created. Here, human beings are constantly involved in rivalry and competition with their fellows. Some emerge as winners in the race of life, while others lag behind; some come out victors, while others taste the bitterness of defeat. This is a fact of life, one which is in exact accordance with the laws of creation. It is a situation which will be with us until the end of time. Accordingly, we should seek to resolve problems by diplomatic means and by constructive strengthening of our position. Complaining about our situation and protesting over our lot in life will do us no good whatsoever. o
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