OBSTACLES TO ACCEPTING THE TRUTH

OBSTACLES TO ACCEPTING THE TRUTH J ust because something might be correct doesn’t necessarily mean that the listener will accept it as true. There are various conscious and unconscious factors that often act as obstacles for a person to accept the truth. One individual, influenced by the line of thought being discussed, told me after hearing my views: “Whatever may be right, one thing is certain— their argument is much easier to understand than yours.” But this apparent clarity does not reflect the truth of the matter itself; instead, it stems from the listener’s mental makeup. Before the Partition, when the Muslim League was at its peak, Maulana Mawdudi outlined the Islamic movement. The common response from Muslims at that time was: “What you say does not make sense to us. What does make sense is that wherever Muslims are in the majority, they should have their own government, and then govern according to their own beliefs and