RENAISSANCE FEBRUARY 2021

Faith & Beliefs 31 Monthly Renaissance February 2021 Hence, nature in man and other living beings carries the same meaning. However, there is one characteristic in man that is distinct from others. Man is initially weak and insignificant, but at the end, he dominates them all. The depth of his strength has still not been found. But all of this is between two fragilities. If this were not so, the Pharaonic claim by man would not have been unfounded. Thus, the fact that human nature passes through extreme phases of development makes it quite possible that he may take a wrong path. He was given freedom of expression and then also freedom of choice of pathways. In addition to these two problems, he faces a third difficulty. That is, man was placed at the crossroad of good and evil, without which freedom of opinion would have been meaningless and freedom of progress limited. Thus, struggle and difficulties are essential for human nature and it became his obligation to move forward in his struggle between good and evil and bring his wandering rationality to the straight pathway. God Almighty has placed man in these difficulties with the promise to assist him. He has made available all means for his guidance both within and outside him. Just as the weak baby has been provided the protection of his mother’s lap, so has man been given guidance through prophets. The God who enlivens the dead earth with rain also gives life to hearts through His word. Just as He makes high mountains the source of natural springs, he also enables elevated hearts to speak His word. Thus, even if after so much material being available to him, man is forgetful of God, it is his ignorance and not his nature. If history provides examples of idol worship, there are more examples of its refutation. The grime of polytheism accumulates on monotheism slowly, but just a sprinkle of monotheism covers the darkness of polytheism completely. It follows, therefore, that human nature responds to monotheism, otherwise why would it run towards it and move slowly towards the other. The above shows that there are basic differences between human nature and that of animals. The first difference is that humans have received a noble