Truth: A Study
English book, p. 9
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
TRUTH: A STUDY in an absolute sense. It is the way human nature is. If man does not discover something in its absolute sense, he continuously pursues his search until he finds it. For example, in ancient times, man knew little about the sun and the solar system. Nevertheless, he sought to investigate these phenomena for thousands of years until he finally discovered their reality. He remained continuously engaged in this search until he arrived at this discovery. The same happens in all other fields of knowledge, too. For thousands of years, man was engrossed in research in different areas and is still thus engaged. He keeps up his research as long as he does not discover the reality of something that he seeks to know. In other words, everything has a final form for man—from the stars to the atom, nothing is an exception to this rule. In man’s mind, it is as if everything has an absolute character. This certainty is based on curiosity and research that has continued for thousands of years. Therefore, if man starts to believe that things do not

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