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God and His Creation Plan

39 The journey of a human being is replete
with all kinds of misuse of freedom

by him. Does this not show that it

is inherent in man’s nature to cause

atrocities?

hen man was granted freedom, it was implicit that
Wthere would be misuse. The Quran says:

When your Lord said to the angels, ‘I am
putting a successor on earth,’ they said,
‘Will You place someone there who will
cause corruption on it and shed blood?’
(Quran 2:30)

But God also placed a check in human nature which was
a guarantee that man would not take to 100% evil and
would take a U-turn to make a situation positive. This
check is the conscience, which is the ability to distinguish
right from wrong.

40 I feel all the time that I am falling

short of God’s expectations and

I feel guilty.

his attitude describes the sunnah, or the way, of the
TCompanions of the Prophet. All the Companions used
to lead their lives with a feeling of deficiency. It is this
feeling that gives you the motivation to do more. If you

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