The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
Prophetic Guidance for the Modern Age
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difference and disparity will also eliminate
challenge, and in its absence human initiative will
wither away. The Creator of all things has created
this world for the purpose of putting human beings
to the test. But the thinkers want to carve out a plan
of life without taking this purpose into account. In
any case, they have so far failed to formulate a plan,
so the question of establishing a practical system
does not even arise.
For instance, all these thinkers vehemently hold
forth on sin and wickedness. They even go to the
extent of saying that the greatest problem our
human society faces in this world is the presence of
evil. That is why we have to pay the utmost
attention to this matter.
But this is unrealistic thinking. What these thinkers
call the problem of evil is, in fact, a major factor in
the exigencies of man’s trial. Since this world has
been created for the purpose of testing, many such
incidents will inevitably take place as are
mistakenly referred to as evils.
For instance, if the Creator of human beings desires
to test them on the scales of patience and
