SECOND EXPULSION — From Earth

This meant that if they did so, they would be expelled from Paradise. But Adam and Eve chose not to follow God’s guidance. They ate the fruit of the forbidden tree and, as a result, they had to leave Paradise and come to the present earth. When God settled man in this present world, He again set limits for him, which confined him to taking sustenance from this world solely in terms of need, not greed. This was indeed a case of overstepping the boundary and resulted in the first expulsion. Today such transgressions are taking place on a far larger scale. When God settled man in this present world, He again set limits for him, which confined him to taking sustenance from this world solely in terms of need, not greed. Moreover, he was not to try to lead a luxurious life. Prior to the stage of modern industrial progress, man had no option but to observe these limits, but subsequently, with industrial progress, he chose to ignore them, running after a life of comfort and luxury, which culminated in the late 20th century and early twenty-first century. Now the Creator’s verdict against man has been passed. The shield of the life-support system is being taken away from him. A life of luxury was, for man, like the forbidden tree of Paradise. But man, because of his boundless desires, went beyond all limits. Now the time has come very close when man will be expelled from this present world, just as Adam was expelled from Heaven. Another name for this second expulsion is Qayamat, or Doomsday. o On Fasting The aim of fasting is to weaken the material aspect of man and strengthen the spirituality in him.