Purposeful Creation : God's Vision for Mankind
English book, p. 34
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
use them as he pleases, to live the life of his own choice. But the Truth is that whatever man has in this world is his because of the test he is undergoing. God has put man in this world to be tested. For this test, man is provided with many essential accessories, which will only remain in his possession for the duration of his test. Everything will be taken away as soon as a man’s trial has run its course. After that, man will stand alone before God, awaiting his outcome—either eternal Paradise or eternal deprivation. He will be like a traveller stranded in the middle of a desert or a man left to drift in the voids of space. And only one thing—the invisible wall of death—lies between man and the end of his test on Earth. EVERYTHING TO TEST MAN Everything man experiences is a test to see how he responds to different situations. Based on his response, he will be adjudged fit for Paradise or live in eternal deprivation. Man has complete freedom of will, but only God can make things happen. Man is just being put to the test on Earth. His responses to various circumstances are being scrutinized. Some respond to events in a patient, just and reasonable manner. Their actions earn them credit. Others react quite differently. Their hot-headedness, cruelty, and blindness to the Truth earn them nothing but blame. Some profess to be believers. But if they adopt a disparaging and deceptive attitude

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