English book · The Alarm of Doomsday

The Negative Use of Opportunities

English book, p. 41

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

THE APPEARANCE OF DAJJAL to the theory of evolution, the whole process of life takes place by natural selection. This concept renders God’s role in the creation of life so negligible that there remains no significant difference between believing and not believing. In present times, we see that the concept of God has become almost peripheral in practical life. The major reason for this state of affairs is the general acceptance of evolution. Material Interpretation of History The exact sciences had simply discovered the realities of nature. Physicists performed this task with great rigour and objectivity. The realities of nature thus discovered were related to the revelation of divine signs in the universe and human beings. Their utility was as data supporting modern theology in terms of their nature. However, precisely the same period witnessed the appearance of secular philosophers and thinkers. They made harmful use of the information arising from scientific research in that they proceeded to use it to present a purely material interpretation of human history. This line of thought is outlined in Julian Huxley’s (d. 1975) book, meaningfully titled, Religion without Revelation. Just as the west were leaders in the physical sciences

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