CREATION PLAN OF GOD

CREATION PLAN OF GOD is, the divine scheme of things for man. In the predeath period of life, an individual has the chance to qualify himself for Paradise, so that in the postdeath period of life he may be settled as a deserving candidate in this perfect world. This world, therefore, has all the components necessary for a test. It has perfection-seeking beings in a less-than perfect world, beings who have been given complete freedom 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. Those who misuse their God-given freedom are chastised thus in the Quran: “This is the truth from your Lord. Let him who will, believe in it, and him who will, deny it.’ For the wrongdoers We have prepared a Fire which will cover them like a canopy, and if they beg for water, they will be given water as hot as molten lead, which will scald their faces: how dreadful a drink, and how evil a resting place!” (The Quran 18: 29)