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In the fourth section, ‘Peace: The Summum Bonum’, the
Maulana takes up several questions on how to resolve
certain contemporary disputes and conflicts, for instance,
the situation of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, the
issues of Kashmir and the Babri Masjid in India, the
phenomenon of Islamophobia and awarding capital
punishment for blasphemy. The Maulana also throws
light on cultivating tolerance, the Prophet’s policy of
non-confrontation and war in self-defense.

The last section, ‘The Wisdom of Life’, is devoted to
Maulana’s advice on anger management, acceptance of
defeat, drawing lessons from nature, dealing with loss and
grief, the way to convert negative thoughts into positive
ones, how to put the culture of complaint behind one
and live a life full of gratitude, developing patience, and
learning from life’s hardships and challenges.

Since the book focuses on issues that are basic to
the individual and society, it can be utilized as an all-
encompassing source of enlightenment. Seekers of
knowledge, students, scholars and people in general can
use this book for their own intellectual development. It
will acquaint them with the Maulana’s position on critical
matters relating to religion, the nation and the world and
how to deal in a practical way with the situations they
face on a daily basis.

Raazia Siddiqui
Mohammad Asad Pervez
September 23, 2018