Spirit of Islam · DISCOVERY OF THE QURAN

DISCOVERY OF THE QURAN

Spirit of Islam, Jul-Aug 2024, p. 11

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.

There is a language of nature in the human mind, and that is the universal language. The languages we speak now, whether Arabic, Hindi, English, are translations of this natural language. their skins will reply, ‘God, who gives speech to all things, has given speech to us [as well].” Every person or thing will speak in a language that everyone understands. Innumerable people will be gathered in the field on the Day of Judgement. In the present world, they spoke different languages, hundreds of different languages. What language will they speak there on the Day Judgement so that everyone can understand? Then I understood that linguistics experts have also hinted that the true language is the language of nature. Every person’s mind already harbours a language. It has been there since God said, (2: 31), “And He taught Adam all the names.” There is a language of nature in the human mind, and that is the universal language. The languages we speak now, whether Arabic, Hindi, English, are translations of this natural language. On the Day of Judgement, this natural language will unfold. The language that God has preserved in the mind will be revealed. Every person will speak in the language of nature. This will be a remarkable and thrilling experience, with no language barriers among people. It will be a wonderful world without language barriers. I have experienced this several times, being in a place where I could not understand the other person’s language. Once, I went to Moscow. My guide left to visit his mother, I was in the hotel, and everyone spoke Russian, I could not understand their language, and they could not understand mine. It was a complete language gap. Similarly, I went to Blanca, the people there spoke French, I could not understand their language, and they could not understand mine. There was a total lack of communication. It felt strange, creating a sense of alienation. It felt like loneliness. I thought, on the Day of Judgement, when there will be no language gap, everyone will speak the same natural language, what a unique and thrilling experience that will be. This way, I keep discovering new things from the Quran every day. Thus, my connection with the Quran remains a creative connection, always present without a break. o

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