TRUTH—AN ANALYSIS

truth is not absolute. A seeker of truth is looking for the answer to the question: “What is that knowledge by which I may believe?” When he finds truth, he makes it supreme. In the universe that man lives in, everything is known to be absolute, and if something has not yet been discovered in its absolute sense, then man is continuously struggling hard to discover its absolute position. The same is the case with man’s identity. Man, by his very nature, is an absolute-loving person. He wants to live in conviction. Truth gives him this conviction. Only with conviction can he take any action. His behaviour is governed by his conviction. If he knows a woman to be his mother, he wants to have an absolute belief in the fact that she is his mother. Similarly, when he owns a property, his ownership should be in the absolute sense. If this does not happen, man will be in an uncertain state of mind about everything. And it is a fact that man cannot live in uncertainty. These facts make it clear that the concept of absoluteness is exactly in accordance with human nature. On the other hand, regarding everything as non-absolute is against the very nature of human beings. As far as truth is concerned, if it is not absolute, it cannot give us any conviction. To say that truth is not absolute is like saying that one does not believe in anything to be true. With such a belief, a person can only become a skeptic. And to be a skeptic is not a practical position for any human being. o Listen to the soul-nourishing articles while on the go. A great companion for study groups and collective reading exercises. Spirit of Islam web version now available with AUDIO feature