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Does the movement of the universe towards perfection have any signification for the resurrection?
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Friday, 15 April 2011 00:00
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Sayyed Roohullah Musavi
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تغيير عنوان و سؤال و نگارش کلمات مرتبط
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resurrection, perfection, existence, life
death, hereafter, cosmology, Islamic antropology, this world
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\viewkind4\uc1\pard\ltrpar\fi720\sl276\slmult1\lang1033\f0\fs28 With its regular and precisely calculated motion, the entirety of the universe is moving forward to its final maturity, i.e., resurrection, just like a child advancing to the higher stage of development that maturity represents. In short, the universal and innate progress of all things from defectiveness to a series of relative perfection has as its aim absolute perfection, just as the Quran declares: "To Him you will return" (10:4).
\par \pard\ltrpar\sl276\slmult1 Thus, not only does the wheel of material progress never stop, the entirety of the universe never ceases advancing. At the same time, man's inner and spiritual progress and his lofty ideals cannot be completed under the conditions of his present existence. It is in fact the ending of the present order of things that brings about the beginning of his eternal life and the conditions that are required for him to attain a lofty degree and sublime station. Freed from all kinds of material impurity, he discovers for himself a realm overflowing with both material and spiritual pleasure; it is there that his faith and deeds come to bear fruit, and everyone is requited for his convictions and acts.
\par \pard\ltrpar\fi720\sl276\slmult1 Thus, the Quran says:
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\par \pard\ltrpar\li1440\sl276\slmult1 'We did not create the heavens and the earth and all they contain in vain and for no purpose' (28:27).
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\par \pard\ltrpar\li1440\sl276\slmult1 'Those who in all states, standing, sitting, or lying, remember God and reflect constantly on the creation of the heavens and the earth and say, "O Creator, you did not create this magnificent universe in vain; You are pure and exalted; preserve us from hellfire through Your grace"' (3:191).
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\par \pard\ltrpar\li1440\sl276\slmult1 'We did not create the heavens and the earth and all they contain as a game; We created them in justice and in accordance with wisdom, but most men know not' (44:38-39).
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Resurrection Judgement and the Hereafter by Ayatullah M. Lari
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The Hereafter 2
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With its regular and precisely calculated motion, the entirety of the universe is moving forward to its final maturity, i.e., resurrection, just like a child advancing to the higher stage of development that maturity represents. In short, the universal and innate progress of all things from defectiveness to a series of relative perfection has as its aim absolute perfection, just as the Quran declares: "To Him you will return" (10:4). Thus, not only does the wheel of material progress never stop, the entirety of the universe never ceases advancing. At the same time, man's inner and spiritual progress and his lofty ideals cannot be completed under the conditions of his present existence. It is in fact the ending of the present order of things that brings about the beginning of his eternal life and the conditions that are required for him to attain a lofty degree and sublime station. Freed from all kinds of material impurity, he discovers for himself a realm overflowing with both material and spiritual pleasure; it is there that his faith and deeds come to bear fruit, and everyone is requited for his convictions and acts. Thus, the Quran says: 'We did not create the heavens and the earth and all they contain in vain and for no purpose' (28:27). 'Those who in all states, standing, sitting, or lying, remember God and reflect constantly on the creation of the heavens and the earth and say, "O Creator, you did not create this magnificent universe in vain; You are pure and exalted; preserve us from hellfire through Your grace"' (3:191). 'We did not create the heavens and the earth and all they contain as a game; We created them in justice and in accordance with wisdom, but most men know not' (44:38-39).

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