RENAISSANCE APRIL 2021

22 Monthly Renaissance April 2021 Faith & Beliefs Essence of Polytheism (9) Amin Ahsan Islahi The Real Cause In the previous chapter, we have explained in detail that the love for a real benign Being and praise and gratitude for Him is the most ancient and sincere emotion that exists within the nature of humans. This is why the Qur’ ā n claims that God has taken a covenant of His providence from all humans and every person has had a role in this by agreeing with a “yes”: ۤۡ و ذۡ ﺧﺬ رﺑﻚ ﻣﻦ ﺑ ﻟﺴۡﺖ ۡﻔﺴﻬﻢۡ ٰدم ﻣﻦۡ ﻇﻬﻮۡرﻫﻢۡ ذرﻳﺘﻬﻢۡ و ﺷۡﻬﺪﻫﻢۡ ﻋ +ۡ, ﻘﻮۡﻟﻮۡ ﻳﻮۡم ﻟۡﻘﻴٰﻤﺔ ﻧﺎﻛﻨﺎﻋﻦۡ ﻫٰﺬ ﻏٰﻔﻠ 7 ۡ ن 9: ﺷﻬﺪۡﻧﺎ 9: ٰ ﻗﺎﻟﻮۡ ﺑ < ۡ ﺑﺮﺑﻜﻢ ) ١٧٢:٧ ( When thy Lord drew forth from the Children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants, and made them testify concerning themselves, (saying): “Am I not your Lord (who cherishes and sustains you)?”- They said: “Yea! We do testify!” (This), lest ye should say on the Day of Judgment: “Of this we were never mindful.” (7:172) Some people cast doubt on this, expressing their ignorance of whether such a promise has been made to God or not: they neither know of it nor do they remember that they had taken up responsibility to implement such a promise by agreeing to it. Both these points require proof, given that they are so important that every child of Adam shall be called upon to bear witness to the same. It is surprising that people do not know that when a drop of liquid enters a mother’s womb and she, God knows, tolerates unbearable pain and difficulties, rearing the baby inside her, nurturing it with her own blood, and then gives birth to this lump