Introducing Islam a Simple Introduction to Islam
Testing Man’s Fitness
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TESTING MAN’S FITNESS
Man has complete freedom of will in this world, but
only God can actually make things happen. Man is
just being put to the test on earth. His reactions to
various circumstances are being scrutinized.
Some respond to events in a patient, just and
reasonable manner. Their actions earn them credit.
Others react quite differently. Their hot-
headedness, cruelty, and blindness to the truth
earn them nothing but blame. Some profess to be
Muslims. But if they adopt a disparaging,
deceptive and malicious attitude towards others,
their claim is immediately proved false. God will
particularly help those whom they wrong in order
to show where the truth lies. Some uphold the
truth, yet they are left in a helpless and forlorn
state. Others are blind to the truth, yet have every
conceivable worldly luxury at their disposal. This
situation may seem paradoxical, but it occurs for a
reason: to set apart those who cling to externals
and deserve to be classed along with other deniers
of the truth.
