Spirit of Islam, May-June 2025

I n the universe we know, man is the only creature with intelligence. No other creature possesses this quality, according to our knowledge. Animals are living creatures, but their actions are governed by instinct, which can be called unconscious intelligence. Conscious intelligence is a human specialty, not possessed by any other creature. Modern research has shown that the human brain has unlimited potential. It contains about 86 billion neurons. Man is born with unlimited potential, but experience shows that everyone departs from the world feeling that they failed to achieve their goals. Fulfilment is the deepest aspiration of a human being, yet every man dies without reaching this destination. This is a tragedy that affects all men and women in the world. There are countless other creatures in the world, just like humans, who are born and die. However, they never face the same level of discontentment as humans. We can find the answer to this contradiction by comparing man to animals. A comparative study of man and animals reveals that the concept of tomorrow is exceptionally found within humans. It is deeply ingrained in human nature that we want to extend our present into the future, hoping to find what we missed today. The case of animals is different. Their study shows that they have no concept of tomorrow. They live only in the present moment and die in it. Some animal activities, such as ants gathering food for the future, may seem to be based on a sense of tomorrow, but they are actually driven by the demands of the present rather than by a conscious awareness of the future. INFINITE MIND, FINITE WORLD Born for Tomorrow Humanity requires a vastly greater world and a much longer lifespan for its complete fulfilment. In our current state, the potential of our minds remains far from being fully utilised.