The Creation Plan of God
The Creation Plan of God
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would have given right guidance to you all
(16:9).
The Qur’an further observes; Had your Lord
pleased, He would have made mankind a single
nation. But only those to whom He has shown
mercy will cease to differ. To this end He has
created them. The word of your Lord shall be
fulfilled: ‘I will fill Hell with jinn and men all
together’ (11:118,119).
This freedom granted to man by his Creator is the
reason why a society with uniformity in all its
aspects could never be produced in human history.
If in a society there are virtuous people, there are
wicked people as well. The unworthy have never
ceased to create disturbance, even the societies
founded by the prophets are no exception. That is
why despite the existence of good individuals in
this world, a good society could never become a
possibility.
However, this is not a matter of evil, or even of
deficiency. The truth is that the recurrence of
disturbance and dissension in society is essential to
the realization of the Creation Plan itself, for good
