for a man to have a thorough understanding of
himself—just as the workings of a machine can
only be understood when we study the drawings
of the engineer who made it. Besides the mind
of the engineer, there is no other thing that can
clarify what the machine is meant for. The case
of man is the same.
The existence of man is such a unique
phenomenon that no other such example can be
found throughout the vastness of the cosmos.
Man is rightly called the ‘best of all creations,’
which means the best and most meaningful
‘being’ among all the things created. Such a
‘meaningful being’ cannot have been created
without a purpose. The Creator of man has
created him according to a special Plan. His
intention being that man must spend a period of
trial in this present, imperfect world and
subsequent to this, according to his deeds, he
will earn the right to inhabit the perfect and
eternal world, another name for which is
Paradise.
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