English book · The Ideology of Peace

GOING AGAINST THE CREATION PLAN

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By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

GOING AGAINST THE CREATION PLAN ~ 83 ~ lasted for more than a thousand years, it established peace over a large area of the globe. This was known as the Pax Romana. But in spite of the establishment of peace for such a long period of time, no scientific or intellectual progress could be made. This shows that, in spite of the desirability of social peace, it would only be partially useful for human progress. The real process of human progress is set in motion only when the individuals making up society have the capability for peaceful thinking. Along with peace as an external manifestation, it is essential for human progress that people have internal peace, so that they do not live lives full of unnecessary tension, stress and contradictions. The most essential condition for human progress is that the thinking process, once set in motion, should not in encountering obstacles, become perverted. This is essential to the development of one’s personality. Only by this process can the individual attain to the highest spiritual and intellectual level. Peace is undoubtedly an essential condition for human progress. It is, indeed, the basis of all human

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