Playing God

"All rights of this book are reserved for the publisher and the author. This copy is for reading purpose only. This copy cannot be uploaded on any website except those of the publisher and the author." Playing God: Misreading a Divine Practice 8 In other words, the truth is made irrefutably evident before the addressees of a messenger. The process which is primarily adopted in this regard is that the person of a messenger is made a symbol of God’s justice. If he adheres to the truth, the Almighty rewards him and if he deviates from the truth, he is checked immediately by the Almighty. In this manner, it is as if people can observe God around His m essenger. Moreover, a messenger is shown various signs of truth from God. On the basis of these signs, he communicates the truth to his people. His preaching missio n, aft er passing through various phases, culminates in ac hieving t he above mentioned objective of deciding the fate of his nation in this very world. Once this is achieved, it in itself becomes a means of irrefutably conveying the truth to all people who happen to observe this phenomenon. The preaching mission of a messenger can be broadly categorized in the following three phases: i. The Propagation Phase ii. The Acquittal Phase iii. The Judgement Phase In the following paragraphs, we will take a look at some of the important features of these phases. i. The Propagation Phase With this phase begins the mission of the messengers. During this phase, with the special help and assistance of the Almighty, the messengers remove misconceptions which may surround the truth 6 and vehemently say that 6. As specified earlier, the truth refers to the fact that a www.javedahmadghamidi.com www.al-mawrid.org