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Interpretation of Human History

English book, p. 9

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

INTERPRETATION OF HUMAN HISTORY The correct interpretation of history is that which is in accordance with the Creator’s plan of creation about man. H istory, in a simple sense, is a narration of events. Whereas the interpretation of history is related to the philosophy of history, that is, to discover those laws which are at work in the process of history. Various theories have been put forward in this regard, but all of them are based on human imagination. The correct interpretation of history is that which is in accordance with the Creator’s plan of creation about man. In ancient times, the king enjoyed the position of the central character. History practically was reduced to the history of kings. In the wake of the Renaissance in Europe, the era of democracy dawned in the world. Consequently, society came to occupy the central space in history instead of the individual king. Then history came to be written in the light of social ideas. One

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