Islam The Voice of Human Nature
1. THE TRIAL OF MAN
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neighbours: ‘I am better than he.’ The drama which
was enacted at the time of Adam’s creation is still
being played out over and over again, in our day-
to-day existence, only on a much larger scale.
At some point or the other during our brief sojourn
on earth, we are sure to encounter an ‘Adam’ – one
to whom something is due from us, be it only a
kindly word. On all such occasions, God makes His
will quite plain to us, albeit silently, that, in
obedience to Him, we must bow to this Adam.
Those who tread the path of the Angels will
understand God’s wishes and will give their
‘Adam’ his rightful due, hastening to yield pride of
place to him.
It is only people who act in this way who are the
true and faithful servants of God. As such, they will
find their eternal abode in heaven. Those who
follow the example of Satan, and refuse – out of
conceit and arrogance – to bow before the ‘Adam’
who has entered their lives, are rebels in God’s eyes.
They will be cast into Hell along with Satan, to burn
there for all time.
