English book · God and the Universe

Search for the Supreme Reality

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By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

DISCOVERY OF GOD the Truth. The case of all other philosophers has been just the same. Few of them acknowledged this fact, though, in contrast to Russell, who confessed in his autobiography: “When I survey my life, it seems useless, devoted to impossible ideals. My activities continue by force of habit, and in the company of others, I forget the despair which underlies my daily pursuits and pleasure. However, when I am alone and idle, I cannot conceal that my life has no purpose and that I know no new purpose to devote my remaining years. I am involved in a vast mist of emotional and metaphysical solitude from which I can find no exit.” (The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, 1950, p. 395) This is not the story of just one philosopher alone. Instead, it is the case with all philosophers. All philosophers had made the Supreme Reality the subject of their research, but not one of them could obtain the answer to their quest. Correct Methodology This failure is because the philosophers could not discover the correct methodology for their search. This methodology has been indicated in the Quran. It is reflected in the following narrative in the Quran, which is related to the Prophet Moses and may have occurred around 3500 years ago: “And when Moses came at Our appointed time, and his Lord spoke to him, he said, ‘My Lord, show Yourself to me so that I may look at You.’ He replied, ‘You cannot

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