GOD ARISES by Maulana Waiduddin Khan - page 220

God Arises
Argument for the Life Hereafter
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understand that something which does not exist
today can exist tomorrow—that reason and logic
demand it.
“If there is no Day of Judgement, who will punish
these tyrants?” Often, while reading the newspaper,
this question, sadly, forms in my mind.
Newspapers, mirrors of day-to-day happenings in
this world, report cases of kidnappings and
murders, assault and battery, thefts, burglaries,
charges, countercharges, and perhaps worst of all,
the propaganda of vested interests. They show how
rulers oppress their own subjects, and how, in the
name of so-called national interest, one nation
encroaches upon the territory of another. A
newspaper thus depicts the dramas strategically
played out by people in high places and how the
common man is affected. The tally of racial
genocide, communal riots, plunder and massacre of
innocent people at the instance of those in power
reaches unimaginable proportions. Heinous acts of
violence are a commonplace. The atrocities
perpetrated during the reign of a leader who is
careful to project the public image of a benefactor of
humanity and prophet of peace are so shameful that
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