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Rational thought fully endorses Quranic concept of character. The famous writer Hastings Rashdall says:"That there is one absolute standard of values, which is
same for all rational beings, is just what Morality means."(The Theory of Good and Evil, Vol. II, page 286)
On page 211 of book he agrees that these values cannot be devised by human intellect but have been revealed to man and says:
"Certainly it (moral law) is to be found, wholly and completely, in no individual human consciousness. Men actually think differently about moral questions, and there is no empirical reason for supposing that they will ever do otherwise".
Basis of Character.
Character and human dignity are closely connected with a firm belief in following:--
(a)that man is not merely his body, but has also a Personality whose integration is life's real purpose;
(b)that as there are laws for development of Body, so there are laws for integration of Personality, called permanent values;
(c)that permanent values cannot be discovered by human intellect but have been revealed by God; and
(d)that every action leaves an indelible impression on doer's Personality.
Law of Development.
One of laws governing development of Personality is that development proceeds in proportion to what one makes available from his earnings for development of others. One who believes in human Personality works his best for earning a living, utilizes as much of it as would furnish basic needs of life and makes rest available for development of fellow beings. Judged by physical standards process brings nothing but loss. If one knows that what is left after meeting his needs would pass to others, why should he work for surplus. He should normally work for procuring his needs only and then relax. The reasoning is logical and a satisfactory answer to argument is not easy to produce. Russia faced self-made problem and in absence of an adequate answer had no alternative to hanging an iron curtain along its borders. Quranic concept, however, provides an answer and by doing so establishes superiority of Quranic Social Order over other social orders evolved by man. The establishment of Quranic Social Order is work of a group of "Mom-e-neen", that is people who are rationally convinced:
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The founder of the Tolu-e-Islam movement, Allama Ghulam Ahmad Parwez s/o Chaudhary Fazal Din, was born in Batala, Dist. Gurdaspur, on the 9th of July, 1903. Batala, a town now in the Punjab Province of India.He completed his high school studies from "A Lady of England" High School Batala in 1921 and graduated from the Punjab University in 1934.
