On the Threshold of Paradise

ON THE THRESHOLD OF PARADISE total sense of expression. This evolutionary period of the Earth has been referred to in the Quran: “The earth will shine with the light of its Lord.” (39:69) Today our world is potentially a Paradise. Tomorrow this potential will become a reality, and then the Earth will become a place of eternal happiness and joy. Events have shown that the present state of the Earth is not ideal, even though Nature’s life support system exists in its perfect form on the planet earth. This system may be at its best on the planet, but one thing is far from ideal. Here, good and bad people exist alongside each other. The presence of seriously flawed individuals everywhere is the source of evil. However, when the final phase of civilisation approaches, all the bad people will be separated from the good. The bad people will be deprived of all the Earth’s resources, and the Earth will be entrusted solely to the good people. This is the Truth that has been mentioned in the following verse: “And indeed We have written in