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Religion and Human Life

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By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

expresses how a genuinely religious person possesses an indomitable spirit and how even a fierce storm at sea is not a problem for a genuinely religious person. It is said that a ship set sail from America for Africa. It was passing through the Atlantic Ocean when a massive storm suddenly occurred. The vessel began tossing about wildly. All the passengers but one were very nervous and began running helter-skelter. The ship was tossing and turning almost to the water level, and it seemed it would soon drown. In this turmoil, a passenger was rushing about when suddenly he saw a girl sitting calmly in a corner and playing with her doll. The passenger called, “Child, don’t you know what is happening?” “What?” the girl asked. “Our ship is in the midst of a fierce storm, and very soon, we will drown!” the man shouted. Still busy playing with her doll, the girl replied calmly, “But this will never happen. You must know that my

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