The Noblest of God’s Creation
Al-Risala (English), March-April 2001, p. 21
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is named as the default author of the periodical; a piece that carries another writer’s byline is credited to that writer.
therefore, in building his life, seek continual guidance from the Quran and Sunnah, so that he may become truly deserving of God’s eternal blessings. □ The Noblest of God’s Creation By the Fig, and by the Olive! By Mount Sinai, and this inviolate city. We created man with the most noble image and in the end We shall reduce him to the lowest of the low: except the believers who do good works, for theirs shall be a boundless recompense. What, then, after this can make you deny the Last Judgement? Is God not the best of judges? (95:1-8) T he Sinai Mount is one where God spoke to Moses. The “inviolate city” referred to is Makkah where the Prophet Muhammad was sent with the final version of divine guidance. Tin and Zaytoon, two hillocks near Bayt al-Maqdis is the place where Christ came and proclaimed divine guidance before the people. These places are the historical reminders of the fact that God is watching over man. He sends through authentic missionaries the guidance of His choice. In this way God is telling everyone in advance what kind of life should be led in this world, so that man may save himself from coming to a bad end, and may secure his share in the eternal blessings of God. God has created man with the best of faculties. These faculties have been given to man, so that he may recognise the

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