Paradise
English book, p. 6
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
total dimensions have yet to be estimated. In this immeasurably vast universe, the earth is an extremely tiny planet. In comparison to this universe our earth is even smaller than a grain of sand. Throughout the entire universe our earth is a very rare exception, in that it is the only place where exceptional things like water, greenery, air and oxygen are present. If life can prevail on this earth, it is because side by side with it there are life support systems. On the earth, there exist all those valuable elements by utilizing which man can, if he wills, build a civilization. It is the task of human beings to convert this potential into reality. It is quite evident that civilization, passing continuously from one stage of its history to another, is moving on from its initial stage of development to a higher plateau altogether. (For details of this journey of civilization, see the United Nations publication: “The History of Mankind”).

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