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The Creation Plan of the Creator

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e are not the designers of this world. This world was
Wdesigned by a Mind far superior to ours. Therefore, we
must follow the scheme of things as conceived of in the mind
of the Designer. Our plans will otherwise result in failure.
Peace is one of the principles according to which the world
has been designed. By following the peaceful method, there
is nothing that we cannot achieve, while by ignoring the
peaceful method all our planning will result in total failure.
This is a reality expressed thus by the Prophet of Islam:
‘God grants to peace what He does not grant to
violence.’
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This prophetic tradition is a statement of a law of nature.
This law of nature is in no way mysterious: every person can
understand it just by reflecting on nature. The law of nature
is that in this world only a peaceful plan can work. A violent
plan cannot work at all.

The rationale behind this natural principle is that when
one opts for the peaceful method, one is choosing to tread a
non-confrontational path. One, therefore, finds a clear road
ahead on which to continue with one’s journey as planned.
On the other hand, when one opts for the violent method,
the journey ends in confrontation. In this case, one is faced at
every moment with obstacles from the other side. This kind
of journey is against the law of nature, hence it is doomed to
failure. According to the Creator’s scheme of things, every
person is free to make his own choices. This means that the
road of life is not one-way-traffic. At every moment, other
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