English book · Purposeful Creation : God's Vision for Mankind

Creation Plan of God

English book, p. 22

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

The Creator of man has thus created him as an eternal creature and has divided his life into two periods—the pre-death period, or the life in this world and the post-death period or the life after death. The limited period before death is meant to be a test for man, while the eternal period after his death will be the period for his reward or punishment, based on his performance in the test in this life. According to this Creation Plan of God, human beings are placed in situations where they have to face hardships from time to time throughout their lives as part of their test. Difficulty and sadness are integral parts of the creation plan of the Creator. No man has the power to extricate himself from this life of trial and tribulation. This arrangement is to remind man of the fact that the present world has not been made as a place of luxury and comfort but rather as a period of trial and such as will help determine whether he is eligible for eternal life in Paradise. This is the scheme of existence for this world as devised by its Creator. The Creator—God Almighty—aims to select those who are fit to inhabit the world of Paradise. Once this desired list of accepted and rejected individuals is complete, the Creator of the universe will replace this world with an ideal world, that is, Paradise. Then, the individuals who had been selected would be settled in this Paradise to enjoy a life free from fear and sorrow forever, whereas those who had been rejected would be thrown into the universal dustbin to live a life full of intense regret and remorse for all eternity.

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