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“Praise should be solely for God. However, please remember that I
am an Angel. The emotions I have just expressed are those of a human,
not mine. Whatever I have learnt about human emotions and words,
most of it has been due to your company. So, if you wish, you can praise
yourself”. Saleh replied.
“No. Praise and glory should solely be for God. But tell me
something, will they be humans?”
“Yes they are also humans. Similarly, Ghilmán, the boy servants of
the residents of Paradise are also humans. These boys will not grow up
and will always remain boys.”
“Why will they remain boys? Servants are considered to be better if
they are of mature age and hence, more knowledgeable?” I
immediately raised an objection.
“No, that is not the case. Despite being young, they would be
extremely good judge of peoples’ moods and needs. During functions in
the Paradise, whenever a glass would need to be refilled, they would
just have to look into the eyes of the person holding it to decide how
much more of the drink is desired. So, their intelligence and
understanding would be beyond comparison. However, they would
retain the form of boys so that they are active and agile, capable of
performing any task in the blink of an eye. Their attire, appearance, and
looks would be such that they would look like precious pearls scattered
around in the gathering. Another reason for them being kept as boys
eternally is to avoid the need of any conjugal necessities. However, in
contrast, the Maidens of Paradise would be completely mature girls
who would become wives of the residents of Paradise.”
“Will the Maidens and the Ghilmán be especially created for the
residents of the Paradise?” I asked Saleh.
He replied, “There is a long story behind it.”
“We are not short of time. Go on, tell this story too!” I said.
“Listen! Today is not the first time human beings are being
presented to God for judgement.”
“What do you mean? Was there a Day of Judgement even earlier?”
“No, there was no Day of Judgement earlier. However, all human
beings have been created once before.”
“Are you referring to the Covenant of Alast?”
“When you enter Paradise, you can ask the Almighty as to when
that event took place. All I know is that it happened once. In fact, the
trial that human beings were put through this time was preceded by
another such incident. The foremost event that took place was an
occasion when God offered an opportunity to all of his living creations
to enjoy his company eternally in the Paradise. But to be able to do so,
they first had to spend some time in the world without being able to see
him. All they were supposed to do was to obey his orders, worship him,
and submit to him without seeing him. Governance of the world was to
be temporarily handed over in trust to the beings who accepted this
challenge. The beings who accepted the challenge had to show that
despite being the empowered rulers they were ready to obey him
without seeing him. Those who used this authority and free will
correctly were to be rewarded with the eternal company of God in the
Paradise whereas those who failed this test were to face punishment in
the Hell.’’
‘’What happened then?’’ I asked.
‘’Well, all living beings got scared and stepped back. The reason was
that the Paradise was beautiful but the Hell was equally terrifying! You
just saw hardships of the Judgement Day with your own eyes. Who in
his right mind would present himself for such a trial?’’
“And probably, we the emotional humans opted for this test.” I
said.
‘’Yes, that is exactly what happened. But, the decision to go through
the test from God was taken by the collective soul of the entire
humanity. Thus, it was a pre-requisite for God’s ultimate standard of
justice to create every single human being and ask directly about the
extent of the test he or she was willing to undergo.
Abdullah! This happened because your Lord is not unfair to anyone,
not even in the smallest way. That is why he first created all human
beings and then unveiled his complete scheme of the test to them.
Obviously, majority of the human beings were already prepared to take
this test. Thus, they agreed to it being fully aware of its implications.
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