Badges mark quoted or attributed material (Qur'an, hadith, another author, an opposing view). Unbadged passages are Maulana Wahiduddin Khan's own words.
On May 22, 2013 a British soldier was beheaded by two Muslims in Woolwich, southeast London. In the aftermath of this incident, there were some angry protests from the Christian side. Apparently it was a sad event, but it turned into a pleasant experience. p. 341
According to reports some people gathered outside a mosque on May 26, 2013, at Bull Lane, York. They wanted to show their anger at the unprovoked killing. When the people of the mosque received this news, they silently made a plan. According to the plan, when the protesters turned up before the mosque, the members went out and welcomed them. They invited the protesters inside the mosque and offered them tea, biscuits and custard creams in a friendly atmosphere. This kind of behaviour was bound to produce a positive result. Reports tell that instantly tensions were defused and a potential confrontation was avoided. p. 341other source
Life is full of crises. The only solution is that you should learn the art of crisis management. Don’t take the problem as a problem, but take it as a normal event. Try to defuse it and the crisis will be managed in a very smooth manner. p. 341
This event testifies to the veracity of Quranic teaching. The Quran says in the chapter Fussilat (Revelations Well Expounded): p. 341original + quote
Good and evil deeds are not equal. Do good deed in return for bad deed; then you will see that one who was once your enemy has become your dearest friend. (41:34). p. 341Qur'an
The Quran tells us that every human being was created on al-fitrah, that is, divine nature. (30:30). p. 341Qur'an
It means that human nature is based on positive response. Negative reaction is only a temporary phase. If someone shows a negative reaction, you should adopt the policy of avoidance, and very soon you will find that the whole thing is normalized. p. 341
Life is full of crises. The only solution is that you should learn the art of crisis management. Don’t take the problem as a problem, but take it as a normal event. Try to defuse it and the crisis will be managed in a very smooth manner. By applying wisdom, you can turn hate into love and negativity into positivity, then why opt for the harder course of action when the easier course of action is available? According to Islamic teaching, every situation is a test paper. Apply your wisdom and you will certainly stand the test. p. 342
Miraculous Nine Days p. 342
According to researchers at University of California, Berkeley, a rapid succession of coronal mass ejections—the most intense eruptions on the sun—sent a pulse of magnetized plasma barrelling into space and through earth’s orbit. The massive magnetic storm had a speed of 3,000 km per second—enough to circle earth five times in one minute. The eruption on the sun took place on July 22, 2012. Had the eruption come nine days earlier, when the ignition spot on the solar surface was aimed exactly at earth, it would have hit the planet. p. 342other source
In a paper appearing on March 18, 2014 in the journal Nature Communications, researchers say that the solar burst tore through earth’s orbit but, fortunately, earth and the other planets were on the other side of the sun at the time. Had earth been in the line of sight, it would have suffered severe magnetic storms as the magnetic field of the outburst would have tangled with the planet’s own magnetic field. This would have wreaked havoc with the electrical grid, disabling satellites and GPS, and disrupting our increasingly electronic lives. p. 342
According to this report, the massive magnetic storm that erupted on the surface of the sun may have proved to be destructive for the planet earth. But, luck saved us from this havoc. And, that luck was that earth was on the other side of the sun at that time. p. 343original + quote
What was this “luck”? In fact, it was an intervention by the Lord of the Universe. In the vast space, these havocs happen very often. However, every time our planet remains safe from danger. This phenomenon is a proof that there is a high control of check and balance in the universe. It is this control that saves us from becoming victim of those havocs. p. 343
This universal management has been mentioned in the chapter Al-Anbiya’ (The Prophets) of the Quran in these words: p. 343Qur'an
Say, ‘Who will save you from the Most Gracious, by night and by day?’ Yet they turn away from the remembrance of their Lord. (21:42) p. 343Qur'an