The Darkness Shall End!
English book, p. 60
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
death or old age. An ideal world where we can achieve complete fulfillment. As a less-than-perfect being cannot inhabit a perfect Paradise; so, God has created a perfection-seeking being—man. God intended that man must spend a period of trial in this present and imperfect world; and after this, according to man’s deeds, he can earn the right to inhabit the perfect and eternal world of Paradise, or live in eternal deprivation. As part of this test, Paradise is hidden from us. This world, therefore, has all the components necessary for a test. It has perfection-seeking beings in a less-thanperfect world, beings who are free to choose their actions. We, thus, have a choice—we can misuse our freedom to do evil, or we can use our freedom wisely, submit to God, and qualify for Paradise. The test of man rests on his discovery of God, Who is unseen. Before we can see God, we should voluntarily surrender ourselves to Him. Man’s desire for Paradise should make him willingly adopt divine ethics. He

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