Islam Rediscovered
19. The Islamic Concept of History
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involve the risk of some people misusing their
freedom and misuse it they did. This gave rise to
the problem of human suffering which results from
evil, yet this suffering, or evil, is a very small price
to pay for a very precious thing. According to Islam
that person is most precious who leads his life in
this world in such a manner that despite facing all
sorts of temptations he succeeds in overcoming
them. Despite having the power to misuse his
freedom, he refrains from doing so. Despite the
possibility of leading an unprincipled life, he
chooses of his own free will to be a man of
principle. To identify such individuals, it is essential
that an atmosphere of freedom prevail in the world.
This is not possible under any other system.
