English book · God and the Universe

God’s Creation Plan

English book, p. 315

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

THE LIFE WE WERE SEARCHING FOR human being born into this world can misuse his freedom or use it correctly. The problems that occur in human life are all the result of the misuse of this freedom, sometimes directly and sometimes indirectly, sometimes due to the personal actions of the person afflicted with suffering, and sometimes due to the actions of other humans, as a result of an immediate mistake, and sometimes it happens that the result of the error of previous generations comes before the later generations. We must understand that whenever there is freedom, there will be the misuse of freedom; however, freedom is so precious that it cannot be taken away merely due to the risk of being misused by man. God is testing man to bestow a great reward upon man. This great reward is Paradise—a place of eternal pleasure in the world Hereafter. Only those who properly use their freedom in this world of test will be entitled to a place in Paradise. Who will be the inheritors of Paradise? It will be those who use their freedom correctly despite having the freedom not to do so. In the present world, people from all over human history are being chosen to inhabit Paradise, generation after generation. This could only be possible by giving man freedom, which is why freedom is essential to the creation plan of God. This interpretation of human history not only explains the universe’s existence but also makes the universe completely meaningful. The Explanation of Cosmic Morality The second aspect of the debate about God’s existence relates to the meaningfulness of the universe. Believing in

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