the angels, 'I am putting a successive authority on the earth,'
theysaid, 'Why put on it one whowill cause corruption on it and shed
blood when we glorify You with praise and proclaim Your purity?' He
said, 'I know what you do not know'," Allah created conscious
entities, human beings, even though angels were already in existence
This is because Allah loves human beings according to their piety, who
harbor a fervent love and fear of Him, who know and praise His might,
who love and appreciate His creations, whoknow and are content with
all the beauties He creates and who delight in all these things, more
than He does the angels. The reason why Allah loves human beings more
than the angels is that angels simply obey Allah's commands, while
human beings strive against satan and earthly desires and believe in
the mysteries without seeing Him. It is because of these traits that
separate man from the angels that our Lord addresses our Prophet
(saas) as "beloved," thus indicating the love He feels for the
Messengers and devout believers. Rasulullah (saas) notes this love
that Allah feels for His servants in a hadith, " ALLAH said: "I have
created you from My own light, and other things from your light." (
Îmân Ahmed, Musnad IV-127; Hâkim, Mustadrak II-600/4175; Ibni Hibban,
Al- Ihsân XIV-312/6404; Ajlûnî, Keshfu' al-Hâfâ I-265/827 ).
" Who could have a better faith than someone who submits himself
completely to Allah and is a good-doer, and follows the religion of
Abraham, a man of pure natural belief? Allah took Abraham as an
intimate friend." (Surat an-Nisa, 125)
In verse 125 of Surat an-Nisa',our Lord expresses His love of those
who have faith by speaking of the Prophet Abraham (pbuh) as an
"intimate friend."
Our Lord Created Satan, Earthly Desires and Hell for Human Beings to Compare
Allah loves all fine things, including virtuous people, pleasant views
and delightful scenes and places. And He wants human beings to delight
in them, too. For example, He has sent down the verses of the Qur'an
with a delightful, melodious and magnificent harmony. Had He wished,
He could have sent them down without thatharmony. Had He wished, He
could have created man in Paradise, without creating the Earth and
Hell at all. But ifhuman beings had been created directly in Paradise,
they could never have known the deficiencies of this world and the
torments of Hell, and could never havecompared them and attainedthe
fervor, depth and submission desired by Allah. As revealed in verses
of the Qur'an, Allah created the Prophet Adam (pbuh) and hiswife in
Paradise. Despite being a prophet, Adam (pbuh) fell into error
becausehe knew nowhere else otherthan Paradise. Indeed, versesreveal
that the sorrow the prophet Adam (pbuh) felt when he descended to
earth stemmed from his comparingthis world with that of Paradise. This
regret is described as follows in verses:
" But satan made them slip up by means of it, expelling them from
where they were. We said, 'Go down from here as enemies to each other!
You will have residence on the earth and enjoyment for a time.'
Then Adam received some words from his Lord and He turned towards
him. He is the Ever-Returning, the MostMerciful." (Surat al-Baqara,
36- 37)
The beauty of anything can only be appreciated in comparison with what
is unpleasant and ugly, and virtue can only be appreciated when
compared with vice. One can compare the glorious variety and beauty of
life by putting good and bad, attractive and ugly side by side and
thus come to appreciate all the blessings one possesses. Otherwise,
one cannot give thanks for or appreciate the value of one's blessings,
and one would not wish to strive against one's earthly desires in
order to attain the infinite delights of Paradise. One can only
appreciate delights in this world and enjoy Paradise in the Hereafter
by making comparisons. But in that event, by Allah's will, Paradise
and all of its delights become a true blessing.
Striving against Satan and His Supporters Bestows a Feeling of Fervor and Depth
In the verse " Mankind! Eat what is good and lawful on the earth. And
do not follow in the footsteps of satan. He truly is an outright enemy
toyou" ( Surat al-Baqara , 168) Allah reveals that satan is theenemy
of man and commands man to strive against him. Had our Lord notcreated
satan, there would be no struggle between him and his supporters and
Muslims, and no preaching of the word. Having a profound faith, waging
an intellectual struggle to bring about the glorious reign of Islam,
intending to be a follower of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh), being a strong and
honorable believer and intellectually annihilating superstition and
the way of the dajjal all bringgreat joy and fervor to devoun
believers.
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