THE WORD OF GOD

conveyed to such a person, he turns away in his arrogance, as though he had not heard them—as though his ears were sealed: give him, then, the tidings of grievous suffering [in the life to come]. Surely, those who believe and do good works shall enter gardens of bliss, wherein they will abide forever. That is God’s true promise; He is the Mighty, the Wise One. (THE QURAN 31: 6-9) Utterances are of two types—one offering good advice and the other entertainment. The former makes one realize one’s responsibilities and urge a man to do good rather than commit any impropriety. However, in every age those who have taken an interest in words of advice have indeed been very few. It has always been in the nature of man to prefer being entertained. Books which give good advice, are plentiful but he is always the more frequent purchaser of books which divert his mind and which do not demand any serious action on his part. The guilt of one who goes to the length of inducing others to indulge in purely entertaining (i.e. wasteful) pursuits is greater, because he has made himself the leader of dissipation, keeping people preoccupied with pointless activities and rendering them incapable of giving their attention to more serious affairs. Conceit is the worst trait in a man. If Truth presents itself before a conceited individual, he will not accept it, because he thinks too highly of himself. He will contemptuously overlook it and press on regardlessly. Just the opposite is true of the believers. Their adviceloving nature compels them to accept the truth and to surrender their life to it completely. He has created the skies without any support that you could see, and has placed firm mountains upon the earth, lest it sway with you, and has caused all manner of living creatures to multiply thereon. And We sent down water from the skies, and thus We made every kind of excellent plant grow there: this is God’s creation. Show me then what those besides Him have created! The wrongdoers are in manifest error. (THE QURAN 31: 10-11) The universe exists in infinite space. The continuous revolving of innumerable large stellar bodies in this universe is a great and aweinspiring phenomena. Amidst these, exists an extremely exceptional sphere—the earth, upon which numerous factors and arrangements have made the human life possible. Be it the maintenance of balance