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Interpretation of Human History

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By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Foreword We find the same message in previous divine books revealed to the prophets. In the Bible, we find these words, “Depart from evil, and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever. For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed; the offspring of the wicked will perish. The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.” (Psalm, 37: 27-29) This message has been preserved in the Quran. According to the creation plan, God created an ideal world which was perfect in all respects. He ordained that this ultimate world be inhabited by impeccable ideal human beings. To achieve this target of selecting deserving candidates for eternal Paradise, while rejecting the undeserving; God first settled man on Earth giving him complete freedom. The present world is, therefore, a selection ground for this grand project. Here, it is being observed as to who makes proper use of his freedom and who misuses it. At the end of human history, those individuals who have abused their freedom will be rejected, and those who may have exercised it judiciously will be selected and settled in eternal Paradise. Historians view history as a whole, but the right way, according to the divine concept, is to look at history in terms of the individuals. Historians form their

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