FROM MAULANA’S DESK

thought that since he did not have long to live, he should get as much done as he could manage. In my view, there were two significant contributions of Dr. Hawking for those who want to explain things in a scientific way. The first is the human contribution, that is, he put an end to the ‘disabled theory’, as Dr. Hawking was a living example who proved that one who has a challenging disability can overcome it and do every kind of work which ‘able’ people can do. This they achieve by availing of two things—their minds and modern technology. The second contribution of Dr. Hawking is that he transformed a dream into reality. Everyone used to think that since the universe worked in a harmonious way, it ought to have a unified explanation. This was presented through Dr. Hawking’s work on the single string theory. Dr. Hawking has given the human race the message that we can make a big contribution to humanity and also live in the world with great hope. o Maulana Wahiduddin Khan editor@thespiritofislam.org Follow Maulana at speakingtree.in