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80 How can you explain the notion of life
being a test to a secular,
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non religious mind?

he word ‘test’ is not religious; it only explains why
Tour world is full of experiences. ‘Namaz’ and ‘Hajj’ are
religious words unlike the word ‘test’. The concept of test
tells us why problems exist in our life and explains why
success, failure, happiness and sadness exist in this world.
Test is not a negative word – it means that whatever
situation we face gives us an opportunity to undertake
personality and spiritual development. In other words,
these situations put us to the test in that they are meant
to determine our response.

The word ‘test’ is used only for the purpose of explaining
the nature of life. Instead of ‘test’, another term such as
‘training’ or ‘learning’ can also be used.

81 Please explain this Quranic verse:
‘ Indeed, man shall be a witness
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against himself. 75 14
his verse means that every human being has a conscience
Tor an inner voice. A person desires that his conscience
should justify his actions, but one’s conscience will never
do such a thing. In this sense, it would be a witness against
one’s deeds.

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