Disrespect is destruction and ruin!

Mufakkir-e-Islam (Thi...
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24 October, 2026

Disrespect is destruction and ruin!

Mufakkir-e-Islam (Thinker of Islam) Maulana Ali Miyan Nadwi (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

“Mere intelligence is of no use unless it is accompanied by respect and reverence. Thousands of intelligent people were wasted, and excessive intelligence sometimes becomes a cause of misguidance, rather it becomes misleading. By reading history it will be known that all the misguided sects that arose in Islam, their founders were mostly extremely intelligent, but it seems that in their youth they committed some such mistake for which they received this punishment. So the greatness of the Book and Sunnah, respect for the Shariah, and respect for teachers and elders, all this is most paramount. Without it, nothing can be achieved.”

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