Spirit of Islam · MAKING INSTANT HISTORY

MAKING INSTANT HISTORY

Spirit of Islam, April 2013, p. 32

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.

that is an over-expectation; this kind of thinking will only create undue criticism towards the media. We should not expect that media is going to play any role in terms of social reform; but only take media as a provider of news. For this purpose, the media is doing its job, so why complain? Rather, we should say that anyone who has any complaints against the media with regard to social reform must themselves start a mission for that purpose. The media is not going to fulfil your hopes. It is the duty of the complainant and not of the media to do this job. Media cannot be blamed; blame goes to those persons who know that it is our need to bring about reform in society, but they themselves do nothing. It is like transferring your duty to the media, in the form of a complaint. One has only two options in this regard; either take media as a provider of news or try to discharge their duty regarding social reform. The above complaint is like asking for a third option, which is simply not an option in this world of reality. It is the same as uttering words which have no value. The Will to Unite The feelings of love which cement family life can be brought into being in social life through conscious deliberations. Unity can spring from a human awakening to its ultimate necessity. Where family life is governed by the heart, social life is governed by the will. There is nothing that cannot be endured for the sake of unity, provided there is the will to achieve it.

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