English book · The Age of Peace

The Power of Peace

English book, p. 29

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

The Age of De-monopolization G od Almighty created man and settled him on the planet earth. He gave man total freedom, which he was required to use in a self-disciplined manner. But he failed to do so. Greed for political power, economic selfinterest and religious intolerance became the order of the day. The situation continued for several thousands of years. This was the basic reason for the prevalence of the war culture in previous centuries. This state of affairs was against the creation plan of God. According to the creation plan, it was required that every man and woman should have a free environment in which to develop his or her personality. But over time this scheme was vitiated. Then, God endeavoured to manage history while maintaining human freedom. This required very intricate planning. It therefore took a long time for the goal to be reached. The present age is the culmination of this divine planning. The limited options available in earlier times gave way to the gaining of monopolies over all things: political power, economic opportunities and religion. Everything was

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