Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 45
? 38 38 only He made man pure (in nature) but also imparted to him the knowledge of what in him would lead to vice and what would be a virtuous act. In other words, he is not only pure but also knows how he has to make use of the powers inherent in him, and he has a conscience which knows that a certain act would be sin and another a virtue. the point has ,قَد أَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكَاهَا وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَسَّاهَا ,In the verse been further elaborated i. e. , He attained to fortune who kept it (nature) pure. In other words, it means God did not endow it with evil. Therefore, the man who does not let it vitiate and keeps its purity untarnished, is a highly successful person. And one who crushes out its purity and tramples under his feet its goodness is an unlucky person and a failure. (4) God further commands: سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَى وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَى وَالَّذِي أَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعَى - فَجَعَلَهُ غُشَاء أَحْوَى - سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنْسَى - إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللهُ إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفى - وَنُيَسِرُكَ لِلْيُسهى - فَذَكَرَ اِنْ نَّفَعَتِ الذِكْرَى سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَنْ يخْشَى وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْأَشْقَى - الَّذِي يَصْلَى النَّارَ الكُبرى - 13-2 : 87 ) O man! glorify thy Excellent Lord. Here a question arises, how is one to know that the Lord is the Excellent. Says the Lord in answer, (He made man and made him free from all crookedness).