My religion is truth, love and service to God and humanity. Every religion that has come into the world has brought the message of love and brotherhood. Those who are indifferent to the welfare of their fellowmen, whose hearts are empty of love, they do not know the meaning of religion.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes that true religion is rooted in love, service, and truth towards humanity.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan's quote conveys that true spiritual practice transcends rituals and dogmas, focusing instead on the universal values of love and service. He suggests that all religions share the core message of compassion and brotherhood, and that neglecting the welfare of others signifies a misunderstanding of what religion truly embodies.
In practice
During a community service event, to inspire volunteers, one could say this quote to highlight the importance of love and service.
I am going to give you such a weapon that the police and the army will not be able to stand against it. It is the weapon of the Prophet, but you are not aware of it. That weapon is patience and righteousness. No power on earth can stand against it.
To me non-violence has come to represent a panacea for all the evils that surround my people, and, therefore, I am devoting all my energies towards the establishment of a society that should be based on its principles of truth and peace.
since some people had told me that I was ugly, I always preferred shade to the sun, darkness to light
The day a woman can walk freely on the roads at night, that day we can say that India has achieved independence
I always seek the good that is in people and leave the bad to Him who made mankind and knows how to round off the corners.
All of history is moving toward one great goal, the white-hot worship of God and His Son among all the peoples of the earth. Missions is not that goal. It is the means. And for that reason it is the second greatest human activity in the world.
The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.
I am often mad, but I would hate to be nothing but mad: and I think I would lose what little value I may have as a writer if I were to refuse, as a matter of principle, to accept the warming rays of the sun, and to report them, whenever, and if ever, they
Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.