Questions & Answers

“In our house, arguments occur every day between the woman and me over every other issue. Please give us your advice for them as well as for me.”

“You said you do not have any complaint against anyone. Please, can you give us a practical way? We can all do, even if we try, then also negativity does not go away.”

“How can a negative person be made into a positive person? Because once someone becomes negative, it becomes very difficult to make them positive.”

“You said that thinking for all humanity is worship, and thinking about a country is also worship. Please help us understand this concept more. If possible, give references from the Quran and Hadith, as this concept really needs to be adopted by all Muslims.”

“How can spirituality and worldly life be balanced without tilting too much either on spirituality or worldly life?”

“Maulana sahib, I have been trying to live simple life as you have advocated it personally to me number of times, but sometimes due to external influences, I'm not able to implement it in complete sense. Kindly guide how can we save our self from getting influence from the surrounding environment.”

“To be able to see opportunity in a crisis situation requires great wisdom. Today, what you shared with all of us was pure wisdom. My question is: How can Muslims develop this ability to be able to act with wisdom in crisis-like situations?”

“Maulana, Muslims as you have rightly said are living in their past. I believe every person, irrespective of his religion and background, lives in the past and as a result fails to become future oriented.”

“How to manage one's emotions which run very high during a period of controversy? In such a situation, temper usually flares up and it is difficult to see reason. What is your advice?”

“Any emotion management requires wisdom, but wisdom comes with a long process of deconditioning, as you have always been telling us through your lectures and books. But in a controversial situation, most of the people who react are ordinary people with no wisdom.”

“Maulana, how can creativity be developed? I have heard your earlier lectures where you said save yourself from distraction, but Maulana, in today's competitive world you cannot be hundred percent distraction free. So does that mean that developing creativity is not possible?”

“You said in today's lecture that if the problem is not crippling then it is for our own good. My question is how to handle a problem if the person has become a cripple? Is there hope for such a cripple person also?”

“Science says stress causes problems and should be avoided, but you teach that stress makes us more aware and strong. How can I understand the true meaning of stress?”

“How to develop rational thinking? Please explain.”

“How can a person become more responsible in life? Is being responsible an acquired trait, or is a person born with such a quality?”

“How can we always remain strong and positive in life? Please tell us about this. You can elaborate on this.”

“When we plan, there is always a risk of failure in terms of results. The threat of failure sometimes becomes so dominant that we tend to do no planning. Maulana saheb, how can we address this problem?”

“I am forty-six years old now. Half of my life is spent without thinking seriously and the remaining half just routine life of listening to Islam as a ritual. The remaining life looks very short.”

“After repeatedly planning change, if change is not happening and success is not achieved, what should be done? Please advise us.”

“We see some people who after good planning and hard work failed multiple times and created challenges in their lives. Is this challenge a part of the creation plan and what advice should we give to such people?”

“How can we overcome disappointments after failures?”

“Firstly, I would like to thank you for guiding us to the straight path in this very confusing life. My question for today is: In today's fast paced world, it is often observed and heard that people who do not have few plans in their life, are poor personalities and weak leaders. Successful people often boast that they are rich and successful because they plan their life very well.”

“Maulana, I am forty eight years old, and I discovered you through a friend of mine. I want to know if I try to change my bad habits at this age, then will I be able to become a better person? By nature, I am a very distracted person who lives in anxiety and restlessness all the time. I have started to read and listen to you, and it has had a coming effect in my personality.”

“Maulana saheb, to be satisfied with less and to plan for the future requires a lot of patience. Today's youth does not have that patience because they always live in the psychology of haste, and due to this they make mistake after mistake, and become a victim of depression. My question is: how can we make the youth of today understand the virtue of patience?”