Goodbye Brother Gai Eaton
The great Hasan Charles Le Gai Eaton is no more. The man mountain who inspired millions of Muslims to find God in their lives has departed to his eternal abode in heaven. Brother Gai Eaton as I fondly called him, is, was and will remain forever an inspiration to me personally as it was his book Islam and the Destiny of Man which inspired my interest in Islam and changed my life forever.
Brother Gai Eatons’ books will forever remain masterpieces that nourish the soul by planting the seed of submission to a greater being in God for people of all faiths even none. The books were works of pure genius for Muslims like me who sought a meaning for their being and more widely their faith beyond the pathetic, often cursory and cosmetic exercise of blind rituals alone. For true meaning of our purpose in life, contrast Brother Gai Eaton’s views on the transit state of man, happy in life and happier in death as it heralds a return of man to a great Creator.
Regular readers will know of the unwritten Other Pakistan rule of writing and publishing posts only on Pakistani issues. This rule has been overruled today and I make no apology for that. The loss of Brother Hasan Charles Le Gai Eaton to me personally and to the Muslim world at large is so vast that he leaves a void no-one is ever likely to fill.
Brother Gai Eaton has inspired me to live a life in service to ALLAH. In his death, I selfishly mourn the loss of his towering intellect and genius which has no parallels. Where giants once walked, midgets can only now pose for Hasan Charles Le Gai Eaton’s are not born often.