Study of History - Maulana Kausar Niazi

ROLF OF HISTORY IS RISE & FALL OF NATIONS
ruined sooner or later. It is possible that the
existing generation may escape destruction, but
the coining generation will not escape it, because,
in the life of nations, the standards of measurement
are different from those of ordinary life.
This is the great lesson of history furnished to
us by the Holy Qur'an.
Therefore, those who want to reform society
and are anxious to change it must study history
and ponder over its lessons. They should not pass
lightly by the signs {Ay at) of history, because a
revolution does not take place merely by indulging
in disruptive activities and acts of
sabotage.
Nor can a revolution be effected by civil commotions
or slogan-mongering. If such acts create a
revolution, then it is superficial arid ephemeral.
Such revolutions are not enduring, nor can they
help to reform the society. For positively healthy
revolution, a nation has to pass through many
stages. It requires deep thinking and deliberation.
In the attempt to create such a revolution
many young men whiten their hair. Then rises
the new dawn of intellectual awakening. Our
young men should give deep thought to the
matter and should light up the lamps of intellectual
inquiry whose light may bring a new
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