How CREATION PLAN OF GOD
Spirit of Islam, Sept-Oct 2025, p. 28
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.
T his is a world of hard realities, and it is only by recognizing and adjusting to those realities that we can achieve anything of lasting value. A man once sat before a typewriter. A thought came to his mind, and he quickly inserted a sheet of paper. His fingers began to move rapidly across the keyboard, turning his thoughts into neatly typed words. In a short while, the paper read: • I am right; except for me, everyone is wrong. • There is no fault in me; in all matters, others are at fault. • I am the greatest of all; others are inferior to me. • I am God’s favourite; Paradise is reserved for me. He felt pleased that whatever he wished to say had been expressed exactly as he wanted. But here lies the great illusion: the world is not like a typewriter. In the world of paper and ink, thoughts can instantly take form, but in the real world, things do not materialise so easily. In the realm of reality, success demands much more than pressing keys. It requires persistent effort, a readiness to face challenges, and the willingness to change oneself in accordance with truth. Without these, our grandest ideas remain no more than words on a page. The typist may feel triumphant in the world of sentences, yet he is left empty-handed in the THE WORLD IS NOT A TYPEWRITER From Words to Reality A tongue can speak and a pen can write, but these alone do not alter life’s facts. Words are only symbols. For them to carry weight, they must be backed by the strength of character and the toil of hard work.

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