Light versus darkness

Ironically, those who are the most involved in this crime are the ones who pass themselves off as upholders of the divine cause on earth.

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, born in 1925, is an Islamic spiritual scholar.

He has authored over 200 books on Islam, prophetic wisdom, spirituality and peaceful coexistence in a multi-ethnic society. His recent book The Prophet of Peace illuminates the Islamic view on modernity, secularism, democracy and freedom of speech.

Maulana's English translation of the Quran was reviewed thus by The Times of India: “Simple and direct, the book reaches out to a large audience.”

To spread spiritual wisdom and peace, Maulana founded Centre for Peace and Spirituality in 2001. His English monthly magazine Spirit of Islam enjoys a wide readership for discussion on contemporary issues related to Islam.

Internationally recognised for his contributions to world peace, he has received, among others, the Demiurgus Peace International Award. A recent book by Georgetown University, The 500 Most Influential Muslims of 2009 has named him ‘Islam’s Spiritual Ambassador to the world’.

03 August 2021

God made the world according to His scheme and it perfectly corresponds to it. The believers are those who conform to the pattern created by God and the unbelievers are those who do not. Not conforming to His scheme is tantamount to spreading mischief in God’s world. God will soon take them to task, and there will be no escape from His punishment which will be eternal.

God brings the sun every morning to illuminate the path of the people; but man brings darkness into the lives of the less fortunate. God provides food for man in abundance so that he may appease his hunger; but man exults in watching others starve. God sends rain so that men and beasts may quench their thirst, but man takes delight in seeing people die with thirst. God opens up vast opportunities for people to build up their lives but man manoeuvres to deprive others of them. God showers His blessings on everyone, but people become jealous and seek to dishonour and ruin each other.

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