Islam Rediscovered
6. The Creation Plan of God
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human being takes a new birth. He is born, not in
peaceful circumstances but in great strife and
turmoil. He faces darkness in this world, so that he
may live in the eternal light of the Hereafter. He
treads a thorny path in this life, so that he may
enjoy a flower-filled environment in the afterlife.
Here he suffers loss, so that he may be blessed with
the joys of recovery in the Hereafter. He patiently
bears the deprivation of the pleasures and comforts
of this world, so that he may be entitled to a place in
the eternal Paradise of heavenly bliss.
Such a precious soul cannot come into being in a
vacuum. Nor can he develop in the normal
atmosphere of society—no matter how closely
approaching the ideal that society may be. It is only
in the jungle of adversity that such a soul can
emerge; there is no other possible breeding ground.
What philosophers describe as social evil is a
training ground devised by the Creator to produce
human beings of great moral and spiritual
character. That is why, in every period of human
history, mankind has been faced with all manner of
conflict and dissension. The true believers, the
