The Human inability to guide in hardships

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The word “Waseeq” has a very definite connection here between the apostles and the messages of God. It is not possible that one believes in God but denies his wisdom especially about the creation of man. It is therefore necessary that the creation of man should have a purpose and this is not against the nature of human existence for this is attained from the grand attributes of God and His divine light taking man closer to Him.

It is also proven that this guidance and education includes everything without exception. This is one perception and the other is that such ideas and favors cannot be perceived by incomplete intelligence and needs an apostle to explain.

In short it is evident that God has appointed special representatives for guidance so that they can take them out of the darkness into the light and perfection. They should take them out from ignorance and to knowledge, from denial to piety and best civil behavior. It is also no secret that the non-commissioning of the apostles would be detrimental to human existence and a denial of the purpose and aim.

Basically man is a gregarious animal more adept to collective living and we cannot deny the fact that his powers are limited both physically and intellectually. If he stays away from this collective existence then he will not achieve any culture, create or discover anything.

Collectiveness increases the intelligence, ideas and experiences of mankind and this leads to a great strength and perfection.

Had man tried to live a secluded and individual life he would never have developed and he could never read recite the books. This knowledge and discoveries or creativity is due to collective living. The greatest benefit of collective living for man is the freedom of thought and this is the first stage.

 It is also very clear that collective existence with all its paraphernalia is also the cause of personal pride and vanity. This is so because man tends to ignore and neglect each other’s rights. So there is a need for a collective law and organization that protects the rights of all free men. The set of laws should define the duties and rights of each person then only will these difficulties and disputes be eradicated.

This is why collective life without a good set of laws and proper management is useless and becomes the cause of loss and decadence.

Then this gives rise to the question as to who should formulate the laws man or God? The answer is attainable with a little diligence and it is that the law maker should be perfect and must have certain conditions to be able to make the best laws. The conditions are as hereunder.

1. The first thing is that the law maker should be completely aware of mankind in all ways physically and intellectually. He should be aware of all of his tendencies and inclinations and desires and nature. He must know all the basic tenets or rules that connect one person with another so that he can devise the laws in this light.

2. He should have the complete knowledge of the past as well as the future so that he can keep all the time in mind when he formulates the laws. They should work in the present as well as the future.

3. The best law maker is he who has the complete knowledge; he who can utilize mankind according to his capability through the laws in other words he should not impose duties that are beyond human performance. He should fully aware of human nature and it is possible only when he has the complete knowledge of both man and his nature.

4. The laws should be practicable and not mere ideas.

5. The real law maker is he who has never sinned, or erred, and he should be beneficent on mankind with a resolute determination and be brave.

6. The best and capable law giver is he who has no desire of benefit from the society because then he will only be observing thing superfluously and will not have the knowledge of the secrets. This deficiency is found in most of the clergy these days. And this is because always keeps his own and national benefit in mind. If he takes into consideration the rights of the entire society then this would not be the case and this is all the result of vanity and egoism.

So you find the above 6 attributes in any one excepting God? His knowledge has no limitations whether it is about the past or the future. He is aware of everything and all the secrets and results. He has no defects, no errors and no doubts. Finally He does not need anything or any helpers who may benefit Him.

We can thus reject all laws because of it being non-dependable except the laws of God because all laws or commandments except His are non-reliable. When we look deeply we will find that all chaos and mischief in society are the result of man depending on his own formulated law and his own limited knowledge which is full of moral defects. This is too is yet another proof of the imperative requirement of the mission of Prophets.

 

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