Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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What is Right Thinking? June 23, 2024

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Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith no. 2687 The Quran
Defining positive thinking: reaction, open-mindedness, consultation
“Jo log is art ko jaane wahi kamyab hote hain, ise kehte hain positive thinking”
Tafsir Ibn Kathir, vol. 1, p. 571
“ab ek jo dua thi prophet ki, woh Maulana Wahiduddin Khan sahab bhi, humein humein kehte the ke roz kijiye, woh khud bhi roz karte the. main samajhta hoon woh bilkul right thinking ki dua hi hai. prophet yeh dua kara karte the ke ae allah mujhe haq ko haq ke roop mein dikha aur usko follow karne mein madad kar aur dikhawe ko dikhawe ke roop mein dikha aur usse bacha aur mujhe cheezon ko waise hi dikha jaise ke woh hain.”
Quran 91:9 · Ash-Shams
Negative thinking explained through two full parables
“A person can be a super achiever agar uske andar right thinking develop ho jaaye”
Muwatta Imam Malik, Hadith no. 3362
Prophet's master formula for life: don't be angry
“Give me a master formula to manage all affairs of my life”
Sirat Ibn Hisham, vol. 2, p. 494
Distinguishing real danger from imaginary danger, two parables
“Ek angrez councilor rehne laga, subah azaan ki awaaz par”
Quran 25:67 · Al-Furqan
“To surya alfurqan mein jaise hai ki the true servants of the merciful are those who are neither extravagant and are not niggard. To which means that what Quran is suggesting is ki ek middle path hai ki aap zyada extravagant bhi nahi hain, aap zyada niggard bhi nahi hain. Which means that this is how the pattern of behavior should be in all spheres of your life.”
Zammul Hawa by Ibn al-Jauzi, vol. 1, p. 8
Choosing the lesser evil in an imperfect world
“Hamein hamesha lesser evil aur greater evil mein farq seekhna hai”
Quran 88:17 · Al-Ghashiyah
Maulana's life-changing lecture on admitting ignorance
“Is waqiye ne meri poori zindagi ka rukh mod diya”