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The Proof of WisdomExplanation

The issue of nature needs proof, they cannot be understood or seen but everyone should strive to reach it deep in their hearts. We want to submit a few clarification despite this, so that people can be helped and they can understand the message within them in a better manner; read the writings of nature in a better way and attain the capacity to reply to the deniers of this message of nature.

If we have been created for destruction then what does this love for well being mean?

 We cannot deny the fact that if death degradation then everyone is wary of if and not only yearns for a long life but an eternal life.

The striving for a long life, the search for the elixir of youth and the craze for discovering the stream of ever lasting life is reflected in the history of mankind, the writings and adventures of intellectuals and adventurers and even in the poet’s verses. This proves that man basically searches for well being and he loves to protect and give a long life to his progeny who are a part of him which again is the sign of love for nature.

 If we are created for destruction then the above craving in us is meaningless and a baseless love. How is possible that the Wise God has created something useless in us? (We should note then only after accepting these arguments and believing in the pure God does the discussion on the Day of Judgment begin.

This natural inclination in man proves that there is a provision for satisfaction outside his body. Thirst tells us about the existence of water, hunger proves the existence of food and the attraction to the opposite sex and if it is not so then it is against the wisdom of the Wisest. The love for well being is an inherent nature of man and this is the proof a healthy life.

The famous thinker Faiz Kashani has said something very profound about this. He says:

“How is it possible that the human soul will be destroyed when God in His wisdom has instilled the love of well being and the abhorrence of destruction in it? On the other side it is certain that well being and eternal life are impossible in this world and if there is no other world for it to migrate to then this creation of God becomes a farce and meaningless but the persona of God is far above the assumption of Him creating something frivolous.(1)

According to the modern thinkers the desire for man to live for ever is so powerful that one cannot accept that this desire will not be fulfilled.

The continuity of belief in history is the proof of nature.

The customs and rites of people are always changing and culture is always subject to change. In the history of mankind only those things that have deep roots with nature are readily established.

It is not difficult to separate the normal things from the natural ones or in other words, if any thing can protect itself in the history of man (though in different forms) then it is a proof of it being natural and this can readily draw our attention to the life after death (Reflect).

Today the sociologists tell us that the religious belief in life after death has been forever.

As a sample we quote a paragraph from Samuel Koenig’s

Book on sociology as follows:

“Today not only is religion present in this world but from deep study we find that the earliest people too was supporters of religion. The forefathers of mankind too had religions because they used to bury their dead in a special way and buried their great work and their tools with them. The used to prove that they believed in an existence in the next world. (2)

This profound religious belief is the best sign of the Day of Judgment being something natural.

Can we accept the fact that we have within us a small court of justice but there is no such thing for this vast universe?

No department of justice in this great universe

The presence of the quest for knowledge within man or in other words the presence of a court of justice within him is for everyone to realize. Is there a person who does not feel elated after having done a great job or after having freed the helpless from oppression? Who is it that does not feel despair and remorse after being unjust and who is never troubled because of it?

(We do not speak about the mercenaries whose initial nature is destroyed by the repetition of sins but this is about the ordinary people) It is clear that the belief in the Day of Judgment is inherent in man and needs no other proof. even though there are umpteen intellectual proofs about it.

 


 

1. Ilmul Yaqeen for late Faiz Kashani vol.2 page 837
2. Jama’ Shinasi page 192

 

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