True Justice and Peace — Page 6
6 name of freedom today are not part of religious teach- ings; rather, they are due to the degradation caused by man-made laws which have destroyed the command- ments of Allah the Almighty. To express one’s power, prowess and superiority is not the teaching of Allah the Almighty. Rather, it is an invention of man, because he considers himself superior to everything. Therefore, whatever we are witnessing in the world today is due to man considering himself to be the wis- est and his being devoid of the light of revelation. This exact state of affairs is mentioned in the Holy Qur’an in the following manner: ْيِذَّلا اْوُلِمَع ْمُهَّلَعَل َنْوُعِجْرَي َرَهَظ ُداَسَفْلا يِف ِّرَبْلا َو ِرْحَبْلا اَمِب ْتَبَسَك يِدْيَا ِساَّنلا ْمُهَقْيِذُيِل َضْعَب “Corruption has spread on land and sea because of what man’s hands have wrought, that He may make them taste the fruit of some of their doings so that they may turn back from evil. ” [5] Due to this mayhem created by man, neither are the rich or poor safe nor are the religious (that is, the so- called religious people) or the irreligious. It is clear that under these circumstances man will be seized and pun- ished by God Almighty. This is a natural consequence of moving away from the Creator. Naturally, when we