English book · Islam and Human Welfare

Dearest to God Are Those Who Are Most Beneficial to People

English book, p. 27

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Dearest to God Are Those Who Are Most Beneficial to Peopl volunteer receives a card from the hospital stating that the concerned person had decided to donate his eyes. The prospective donor is required to carry this card with him all the time. Mr. Malhotra’s eye donor’s card read: “I have gifted my eyes to the Nation. Kindly inform the nearest Eye Bank immediately on my demise and help them to fulfil my desire. Thanks.” The policeman, who had previously been rude, toned down immediately on seeing this eye donor’s card and politely gestured Mr. Malhotra to proceed without any further investigation. Eye donation is considered a noble deed. Televisions broadcast emotional appeals for eye donations by proclaiming, ‘There is something which only you can offer to the world!’ When the policeman saw the eye donor’s card, he realized that Mr. Malhotra was an honourable and charitable person. The eye donor’s card confirmed that he was a benefactor of society, something that turned the policeman in his favour. In this world, those who give are also the ones who are given. Those who give to others, receive in turn from them. Such people become deserving of receiving from others even when they have not yet practically given anything but have only expressed their intention to give. This incident helped me understand a truth about life. Mr. Malhotra had not yet donated his eyes, rather he

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