Spirit of Islam · HUMAN DESTINY A Unique Law

HUMAN DESTINY A Unique Law

Spirit of Islam, Feb 2013, p. 25

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is named as the default author of the periodical; a piece that carries another writer’s byline is credited to that writer.

into two stages — the stage of life before death and the stage of life after death. Unlike man, all other things in the universe have no stage beyond this present world. They are meant only to come into existence, and then be obliterated one day forever. The truth is that whatever has been destined for man in the second stage of his life, he desires it in the first stage itself. However, this is not possible because of a unique law in nature applicable only to man, a law, which is not meant for anything else in the universe. Man’s life is governed by the principle of action and reward. That is, the performance of actions in the first stage before death; and the receiving of reward commensurate to those actions, in the second stage after death. This law is the key to understanding human life. Only after fully understanding this law will man’s life become meaningful. This law provides a complete answer to all the questions regarding human life. It gives us a satisfactory explanation of man’s life in this world. According to this law, the world before death is the stage of sowing the seed; and the world after death is the stage of finding its result — lush green trees, laden with flowers and fruits. What man therefore ought to do, in this first stage of his life is concentrate all his attention on the proper cultivation of the seed, instead of making futile efforts to find the fruits and flowers. Those who do so will find everything they desire in the world to come — all those things that they had failed to find in the world they leave behind. The world before death is the stage of sowing the seed; and the world after death is the stage of finding its result. v Life is a challenge for both men and women. Those who know this will see this challenge as a ladder to progress, and by climbing this ladder will reach the higher stage destined for them.

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