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Quranic Wisdom

The potential that man has, is bestowed directly by the
Creator, but it is the duty of man himself to turn this potential
into a reality. Herein lies the destiny of man. People, then, are
necessarily of two categories: firstly, the failures and secondly, the
successful ones.
Some achievers are said to be self-made men but, according
to the divine scheme described in the Quran, everyone is a self-
made man. In terms of potential, everyone is born to become a
self-made man. It means that the principles of destiny are laid
down by God Almighty but the making of human destiny is in
the hands of every man and woman.

The crux of this divine scheme is that man should
apply his reason and common sense, he should follow
his conscience, he should discover the laws of nature.

Man was given freedom by his Creator. This is a great divine
blessing for man. As a matter of fact, it is God Almighty alone
who can dispense the good things of life. He is the only giver
being in this universe. But God Almighty wanted to bestow His
blessing on man as a form of credit rather than as a unilateral
blessing.
The human personality is a unique phenomenon in the
universe. No creature, material or non-material, has this gift of
freedom of choice that man has. This gives man the highest status
in the whole universe. Man must have a correct understanding
of this exceptional privilege and use it properly. With its proper
use a man becomes a superman, but one who misuses the
opportunities opened up by freedom will be reduced to a level
lower than that of the animals.
The crux of this divine scheme is that man should apply his
reason and common sense, he should follow his conscience, he
should discover the laws of nature, he should study the divine

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