Quote of the day
If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.
Abul A'la Maududi

Born: September 25, 1903
Died: September 22, 1979 (aged 75)
Bio: Abul Ala Maududi was an Indian-Pakistani scholar, philosopher, jurist, journalist, islamist and imam. His numerous works were written in Urdu, but then translated into English, Arabic, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Burmese and many other languages.
Known for:
- Towards Understanding Islam (1977)
- Islamic Way of Life (1950)
- Human Rights in Islam
- Towards Understanding the Qur'an
- Let us be Muslims