Two Streams of History

TWO STREAMS OF HISTORY Man does not perform great feats in normal situations. Great deeds are performed in abnormal situations. F rom the beginning of human history, as we learn from the Quran, there have been two streams of human life, one is the stream of the devil, and the other, the stream of the angels. There are always positive and negative aspects of life. Ignoring positive aspects of life in favour of negative aspects amounts to following Satan. Conversely, ignoring the negative side in favour of the positive side amounts to following the angels. The whole of human history boils down to these two types of people. In short, one category follows Satan’s culture, while the other category comprises of those who follow the culture of the angels. The Creator has given man complete freedom no matter how much he may misuse or abuse this freedom. The Quran has this to say: “Corruption has appeared on land and sea because of the evil which