THE LAW OF PATENTS

The Lord of the universe has given man the freedom to bow down to Him, and it is His will that man should bow down to his Creator, through his free will, and he should accept Him as his Lord by choice. Royalty is defined as a legally binding payment made to an individual or company for the ongoing use of their assets, including copyrighted works, franchises, and natural resources. Royalty that is due to God is worship of God and total submission to Him. This is a natural binding for a human being. The Quran says: People, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, so that you may become righteous, who made the earth a bed, and the sky a canopy; and it is He who sends down rain from above for the growth of every kind of fruit for your sustenance. And do not knowingly set up rivals to God. (2: 21-22) A closer scrutiny of the universe shows that all creatures except man have surrendered themselves to the Creator through instinct. Only man is a creature of which some have completely surrendered to the Creator, and some have not surrendered (22: 18). This is because under God’s creation plan, the Lord of the universe has given man the freedom to bow down to Him, and it is His will that man should bow down to his Creator, through his free will, and he should accept Him as his Lord by choice and pay some royalty on his behalf to the Creator as a token. For those who will do so, God has prepared for them an eternal reward, that is, to bestow the seat of truth in eternal Paradise. o