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This culture prevalent in the world today is the fundamental reason for humans having gone against nature. God settled man on Earth so that he remembers God and lives as per the creation plan*. The Creator has created man as a seeker of Paradise, but man forgets Paradise and becomes a seeker of the world. After finding ourselves in this predicament, we need to return to our original nature. We need to return to our Creator. The Creator gives us glad tidings of hope in the Quran: “Your Lord has not forsaken you, nor is He displeased with you.” (93: 3). In an extended sense, this verse addresses all human beings. God is saying: ‘O man, don’t think that your Creator has forsaken you! In fact, this situation of yours is a reminder for you. You need to understand the system of nature, understand your Creator. This is a time of rediscovery. You need to rediscover that the Creator has made this world in such a way that every situation will make way for another brighter situation’. This is the message the universe is giving out every day. Every morning is a testimony to this law of nature. God is Eternal, Living and All-encompassing. His angels are always ready to comply with His commands. Therefore, we have no reason to despair. What we really need is to turn to Him. We need to be convinced that the Creator is a Living Creator. He will surely turn to us in mercy. Through these words of the Quran, God gives us consolation and hope: ‘O people, I have not abandoned you. Every negative experience is a shock-treatment for you, and a reminder to turn in repentance towards Me. You need to change your lifestyle and your way of thinking. Understand the creation plan of God, and all of God’s blessings will return to you, just as the sun rises again in the morning.’ The Merciful Creator is reminding us to rethink. There is no need to despair in the current situation. Every dawn is full of hope that the world in which the sun rises every day leaves no place to sink into despair and despondency. This is the message sent out every day by the Lord of the heavens and the earth. The world is moving from darkness towards light, while the people of the world were speaking as if the world was going toward darkness. This is against nature. The world of nature is so designed that here one state gives way to another. * For more information on the Creation Plan of God, please use "Creation Plan" as keywords in the search option on the home page.