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Issue 96
Igniting the Spirit of Islam
Dec 2011
students were Muslim, the teachers were enemies. Prophet Muhammad was the most successful man in history. Moulana Wahiduddin Khan identified principles of success taught by the Prophet . Here are 7: 1. Begin from the possible. Aeysha explained this principle when she said: ‘Whenever the Prophet had to choose between two options, he always opted for the easier one.’ (Bukhari) To choose the easiest option means to begin from the possible. 2. To see advantage in disadvantage. In the early days of Makkah, there were many difficulties. But a verse of the Quran: ‘With every hardship there is ease, with every hardship there is ease,’ (94:5-6) inspired Muslims. They learned that if there are some problems, there are also opportunities at the
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same time. The way to success is to use opportunities. 3. Changing the place of action. This is derived from the Hijrah (migration) from Makkah to Madinah. This was a strategic move to find a more suitable place for Islamic work. 4. Make a friend out of an enemy. This is derived from the Quran which enjoins doing good when someone does evil. In turn: ‘You will see your direst enemy become your closest friend.’ (41:34) 5. Wring success from failure. After the Battle of Badr, 70 of the enemy were taken prisoner and many were educated. The Prophet announced that if anyone of them would teach 10 Muslim children to read and write he would be freed. This was the first school in Islam: the
6. The power of peace is stronger than the power of violence. When Makkah was conquered, the Prophet ’s worst enemies were brought before him. They were war criminals. He pardoned them and most embraced Islam. 7. Gradualism instead of radicalism. Aeysha says the first verses of the Quran were related mostly to heaven and hell. After a long time, when people’s hearts had been softened, specific commands to desist from adultery and alcohol were revealed. For social change, Islam advocates the evolutionary, rather than the revolutionary, method.
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