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Man’s Position in the Universe

English book, p. 35

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

MAN’S POSITION IN THE UNIVERSE Man’s freedom ends at the point where God’s domain begins. In this world, all the things man has received are God’s gifts. All items are obtained by man only because they have been given to him by God. The same is true of freedom as well. In this world, man’s freedom is a blessing or gift from God. It is known that a gift brings a corresponding responsibility with it. In line with this general principle, man’s freedom is tied to a necessary obligation, which is that man should use his freedom responsibly and correctly. He should not misuse it. The improper use of this freedom is to believe that this freedom is man’s right, that he is the master of this freedom. He begins to think, “I will use this freedom as I please, following my desires. I do not have to ask anyone how I should use my freedom.” Contrary to this, the right way to use this freedom is that man should try to discover whom he has obtained this freedom from. And then, man should find out what the Giver of this freedom intends by giving it

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