The Human Being

The Human Being

Already much has been said about the human being but there

are still some important aspects that deserve to be touched upon in a

chapter of its own.

The Nobility of Humans

Humans are a creation of God. Humans are not divine in any

way whatsoever. They do not share any divine qualities with God.

This is true for humankind as a whole as well as for each individual

human. No human is a literal son or daughter of God. In fact,

humans should realize that they are not the greatest or most

magnificent of what Allah has created.

In reality, every human has two very different possible

potentials awaiting him. This has been the case since the creation of

the first human. When Adam was created, the angels were ordered to

bow down to him. These angels are spiritual forces that are always

ready to be at the side of humans when they wish to do good deeds.

At the same time, there was Satan1 who vowed to be humankind’s

enemy and to mislead as many humans as possible. Thus, the two

potentials were established.

Humans are free to ascend to the highest of heights or t o

descent to the lowest of lows. These two different choices for

humankind are described in various places in the Quran.

From these two sets of verses, the key is clear: belief and

actions. It is by proper belief and righteous actions that one fulfills

his purpose in this life and fulfills his greatest potential.

Indeed, the goal of life is to worship and please Allah thus,

to receive His pleasure in return. Some people seem to be not

attracted by this goal. They seem to think that there is something

more that they can forge for themselves. However, such could not be

further from the truth. In fact, Allah has described the most noble of

creation as His slaves and servants, demonstrating that there is no

way of life or being that is more noble and elevated than that of being

a true servant of Allah. This is the foremost praise that Allah has

bestowed on any of the creation.

See you in the next blog to complete the book.

Sources :-

A book for calling people to Islam in English is the book .

"What is Islam?" by Jamaal Zarabozo .

A piece of advice and an invitation from a well-wisher for you .

I invite you, my dear brother, to Islam and to believe in God Almighty. He alone is worthy of worship. The purpose of our creation is to worship God alone, without any partners.