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52 Why is the first step towards
intellectual development?
he first step is to say: ‘I was wrong’. When you say ‘I
Tam right’, you remain stagnant, but when you admit
your mistake, you gain something in return. That is, you
realize where you were at fault and thus show willingness
to correct yourself and learn that which is right.
53 How to cope with the loss of
a parent?
od shall make one meet one’s pious parents in the
GHereafter. This is like giving a positive turn to the
event of their death. Those who lose a parent have been
given a goal that if they keep working towards making
themselves righteous, God will join them with their
parents in Paradise in the Hereafter.
54 How do we know if by following
religion we have become hardliners?
ardliners are a result of religion, but a result of
Herroneous interpretation of religion. When you only
define religion in terms of form, it makes you a hardliner.
If you define it in terms of spirit, you will not become a
hardliner.
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