MUHAMMAD A Prophet for All Humanity by Maulana Waiduddin Khan - page 189

Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
9. The Prophetic Method
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world by moving the hearts of the people.
Bravery does not consist of becoming
emotionally overwrought and then cooling off
like a piece of tin which heats up and cools off
in no time. The fire may keep burning for
centuries yet will not heat up the brave while
centuries of snow may not be enough to
dampen chill even the tip of the brave. People
say, “Act, act, work, work” but all such talks
seem futile. First create and gather the
strength for work. It is futile to shout, Act, act,
act!, without first creating and gathering the
strength for work. One must grow and root
oneself deep like a tree within oneself. The
world does not stand on a heap of garbage
where any cock can win fame and acclaim by
mere crowing. The world, is rather borne aloft
by the eternal principles of religious and
spiritual truths. Whosoever fully associates
with these truths emerges victorious.
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The secret of this bravery does not lie in magical
prescriptions or spiritual exercises undertaken in
seclusion. Exercises in the occult can delude in the
world of matter, but they are of no use to people
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