FROM MAULANA’S DESK

If man were to set his sights on the next eternal world, he would find there the fulfillment of his heart’s desire in full measure; but instead he aims for fulfillment in this world, where there can be no fulfillment in the first place, and even if it is achieved, it can only be for a very short time. If he were to seek reward for his work from God, God would never let his efforts go wasted; but instead he seeks reward on earth where any reward is scant and, once given, is sure to be taken away again. Man pins his hopes only on the present world. Death is to him, then, a cruel blow, removing him from the land of his dreams. But if he were to see the world beyond death, he would realize that it is an eternal world of infinite blessings that should be worked for. What “new lease of life” can there be when the spectre of death lies in wait? Those who seek new life will find it only in the world that lies beyond death. o Maulana Wahiduddin Khan thecentreforpeace@gmail.com Follow Maulana at http://www.speakingtree.in (The Times of India) If man were to seek reward for his work from God, God would never let his efforts go wasted; but instead he seeks reward on earth where any reward is scant and, once given, is sure to be taken away again. In this world, one has to sink before rising, one has to incur loss before gaining, one has to accept defeat before claiming victory.