Human destiny

Human destiny

"Every man and woman fosters a world of dream in his or her mind. Is this world of beautiful dreams only there to remain a dream, and never to be realised?" asks Maulana Wahiduddin Khan.

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’.

10 July 2018

Once, during one of his missionary journeys, Billy Graham—the well-known evangelist— received a message from an American billionaire who asked to meet him as soon as possible. Accordingly, Billy Graham cancelled his other appointments and set out to meet the billionaire.

As soon as he reached the billionaire’s home, he was ushered into a separate room where the billionaire on his deathbed was waiting for him. Upon meeting him, the billionaire said: “You see, I am an old man. Life has lost all meaning. I am going to take a fateful leap into the unknown. Young man, can you give me a ray of hope?”

This is not just the story of one billionaire; rather it is the story of all human beings. Everyone—be he rich or poor, great or small—is ultimately faced with this same feeling. Each person wants to build a world of his choice. He devotes all his time towards this end, till the final hours of his life come and he leaves this world with the feeling of helplessness, knowing that he could not achieve what he wanted to.

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