The Exception of the human World

THE EXCEPTION OF THE HUMAN WORLD The next day, this unknown youth had made headlines worldwide; he had become big news; his name could be heard on radio and television. he had achieved more fame by pulling a trigger than others do after a lifetime of effort. hinckley was a would-be assassin, and ronald reagan was his victim; but in as much as both were after fame, both were the same. one person may seem a criminal and another innocent, but they live on the same plane if both seek worldly gain. People are judged on appearances in this world: they will be judged according to realities in the next world. no matter what an individual is doing on earth, whether his efforts seem to be directed towards a noble or an ignoble end, if he is working for fame, then he will have nothing but ignominy to look forward to when he comes before God. THE EXCEPTION OF THE HUMAN WORLD Even the most harmful animal does not humiliate another creature. Only man does this. God made man in the ‘best of mould’, but in his foolishness, man demeans himself in the lowliness of ‘the lowest of the low’. (The Quran, 95:4-5) The famous Persian poet shaikh saadi (1195-1226) once remarked, “i fear God, and next to God i fear them that fear