Welcome to this week's episode of the series Let's Know Islam. Today, we discuss another proof of the Day of Resurrection.

One of the logics behind the Day of Resurrection is God's prudence. God has created mankind and the universe. Based on His infinite prudence, God has created the universe in a manner which paves the way for development and perfection of mankind. If human life would be limited to the material world, in this case the question which would be raised is why God would create and thereafter wipe out?

For instance, consider a skilled painter who creates a unique work of art and then destroys his painting. Can it be said that such a person is sane? Obviously, no prudent individual would carry out such a pointless measure.

God has created the universe based on His infinite knowledge and prudence, and has not left anything pointless in this scene. Any given phenomenon in the universe is developing and moving toward perfection. Mankind who is a unique creature should also attain perfection.

As fetus in mother's womb goes through a number of phases in order to enter the world; mankind also goes through a number of stages in the material world to be prepared to embark on Hereafter.

God Almighty is prudent and He never carries out a pointless task. Consider the world of creation with all of its grandeur and magnificence. Signs of divine prudence are observed in the universe. How can one accept that this infinite innovation and prudence would come to an end? If we consider the law of evolution as one of the principles governing the universe, how can it be possible that all this evolution would be mortal?

Some of the ayahs of Holy Quran point out that the world of creation would be pointless without the Day of Resurrection. This means that if there would be no Day of Resurrection, the creation of mankind would be utterly pointless. Only those, who are ignorant, fragile and incapable carry out hollow and aimless deeds. However, the omnipotent and prudent creator of the universe would never create the world pointlessly.

Can one believe that the goal behind creation of mankind would be for him to live in the material world for a few days; to tolerate woes and hardships; to have bitter and sweet experiences; and to all of a sudden leave everything and pass away?

The fact of the matter is that the creation of mankind is not an aimless task. The goal of creation is the development and perfection of mankind. Meanwhile, the world of nature, and mankind's life in the material world, on their own, cannot enable mankind to attain perfection, because the material world is temporary, while humans are highly inclined toward survival and an eternal life, maintaining the needed capacity for immortality. So, based on divine prudence, the goal behind creation of mankind should materialize. Undoubtedly, complete materialization of this goal is not feasible in the material world. So, human life should continue after death for him to attain his appropriate perfection. It can be said that this eternal life in Hereafter is what grants true meaning to the temporary material life of mankind.

Meanwhile, 115^th ayah of Surat al-Muminun in Holy Quran notes: "Did you suppose that We created you aimlessly, and that you will not be brought back to Us?"

Based on the text of this ayah, one can realize that if human existence would have ended with death; his creation would have been pointless and aimless.

Furthermore, the 85^th ayah of Surat al-Hijr in Holy Quran notes: "We did not create the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them except with reason, and indeed the Hour is bound to come…"

If there would not be a Day of Resurrection, the principle of creation of mankind and the world would have been pointless. It is the Hereafter which grants meaning and direction to the material world.

The 38^th, 39^th, and 40^th ayahs of Surat al-Dukhan in Holy Quran note: "We did not create the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them for play. We did not create them except with reason; but most of them do not know. Indeed, the Day of Judgement is the tryst for them all."

Those, who do not believe in the Day of Judgement and life after death, are drawn to nihilism. They consider human life limited to existence in the material world and do not consider a final destination for the material world. Materialists imagine that mankind has been left baffled and disillusioned in the material world and continues his path, aimlessly. At times, some of these individuals commit suicide due to their sense of hollowness, given that they are fed up with their pointless lives.

The 27^th ayah of Surat Sad in Holy Quran notes: "We did not create the sky and the earth and whatever is between them in vain. This is a conjecture of the faithless. So woe to the faithless for the Fire!"

In the monotheistic outlook, world maintains valuable and promising goals and the prudent and omnipotent God has not created this universe pointlessly.

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