Quranic Interpretation of Human History

every person should acknowledge his Creator. He should acknowledge the manifold blessings of his Creator—all that he owes to Him. He should consciously recognize and be grateful for all His Creator has given him. He should feel this in the depths of his heart and openly announce it through his tongue. Acknowledging God is in accordance with human nature, while non-acknowledgement deviates from human nature. Having discovered our Creator—God Almighty, the questions that come to mind next are why God created man, and why did He send him to this world? We can find an answer to such questions by reading the Quran. According to the Quran, God created an ideal world which was perfect in all respects. He ordained that impeccable ideal human beings inhabit this perfect world. To achieve this target, God created an ideal-seeking creature— man and divided his life into two periods—the pre-death period as a trial period and the post-death period as a reward period. That is to say, God first settled man on Earth, giving him complete freedom. As per the Quran, the present world is a testing ground. (Quran, 67:2) Here, it is being observed as to who makes proper use of his freedom and who misuses it. At the end of history, those who have abused their freedom will be eternally deprived, and those who may have exercised it judiciously will be selected and inhabited in eternal Paradise. The present Earth is, therefore, a selection ground for this purpose of creation. Here, God is selecting individuals from the entire human history to inhabit eternal Paradise in the Hereafter.