Spirit of Islam · TRYING TO CHANGE HISTORY'S OUTCOME — Futile and Impractical

TRYING TO CHANGE HISTORY'S OUTCOME — Futile and Impractical

Spirit of Islam, Aug 2014, p. 29

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.

Present-day Muslims are completely unaware of the principle of Nature that is exemplified in the above Hadith about the Prophet. And that is why they repeatedly violate this principle. The only result is that in doing so they further magnify their own destruction. Once History has been written, then, trying to change it is in practical terms, nothing but folly. The Khilafat Movement in the early 20th century; the Palestinian Movement in the mid-20th century; the Kashmiri movement at the end of the 20th century; and scores of other such Muslim campaigns are ample evidence of this. Those who led these movements tried to reverse the outcome of History. But this did not happen. History cannot be changed. But the folly of this sort of Muslim politics only further increased and exacerbated the Muslims’ devastation. At the time when History is being made, you can influence this decision if you adopt a wise policy. But once History has been written, then, trying to change it is in practical terms, nothing but folly. No time to interfere If one does not make oneself a target for another’s vengeance, but lets everyone continue pursuing his own goal in life, then one is not going to find one’s own path blocked by others. One will find everyone so absorbed in minding his own business that he has no time to interfere with that of others.

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