The Message of the Quran

This goes to show that this is the word of God. Those who deny it, irrespective of this, will find no other abode in God’s, universe, but Hell. Those who find, God in the word of God are already glimpsing the next world. They are the ones who will be admitted into the gardens of Eden. God does not hesitate to give us parables about gnats or even smaller creatures. Those who believe know that it is the truth from their Lord, but those who disbelieve ask: ‘What could God mean by this parable?’ By it God misleads many and enlightens many. But He misleads none except the evil-doers, who break His covenant after accepting it, and sever what He has bidden to be joined and make mischief in the land. These are the losers. How can you deny God? Did he not give you life when you were dead, and will He not cause you to die and then restore you to life? Will you not return to Him at last? He created for you all that the earth contains; then, turning to the sky, fashioned it into seven heavens. He has knowledge of all things. (Quran, 2:26-29) Man’s first duty to God is that, true to the promise made between the Creator and His creatures at the beginning of the world, he should remain God’s servant. Then, he should live among his fellows consolidating all the ties that God wishes. Thirdly, when God appoints any mortal to preach His word, he should not turn others away from his preaching by inventing groundless arguments against it. The message of truth seeks to harmonize man with his own nature: those who prevent others from receiving it are guilty of making mischief in the land. God has created man from nothing. This is a favour great enough to make man humble himself before God. But God has not just created man and left him to his own devices: He has given him an earth made in perfect accord with him. And that is not all. There is much more to the matter: man is constantly living under peril of death: suddenly, he will be brought before the Lord of the universe to be judged. This should make devote himself entirely to God; it should make him remember and obey God throughout his life; it should make him remain God’s humble servant. When the divine message is so clear and reasonable, why do people not accept it? Deliberate fault-finding is the chief cause of this. One who is not willing to learn from something does not think seriously about it. When some argument is presented to him, he looks at it superficially and sets about finding some flaw in it. In this