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The Resurrection and the Scales of Justice - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief The Resurrection and the Scales of Justice 2022-11-29 515 Views Resurrection , free will , Freedom , Divine Justice , Scales of Justice A cursory look at the system of creation will reveal to us that everything is systematic and governed by rules. In the body of man, this system is so delicate that any imbalance would lead to either sickness or death.

For instance, in the structure of the eyes, heart, and brain this order is readily noticeable. The same order, systematization, and justice prevail over all creation. Through justice, the skies and the earth have been erected. An atom is so tiny that millions of them could be located at the point of a needle. Such an atom must be extremely precise and ordered in its structure to allow it to exist for millions of years.

This happens because of the justice and exact calculations that are employed in the construction of an atom. Is man such an exceptional being as to be free to do what he pleases? Is he free? Or is there something hidden here? Free will and Freedom in Decision-Making One distinctive feature that distinguishes man from all other creatures is that he possesses freedom of action. Why has He created him free and given him the freedom of will to carry out what he wants?

The reason rests in the fact that if he were not free he would never develop. This freedom has ensured man’s spiritual and ethical development. Suppose one is forced at gunpoint to help and assist the needy and carry out those acts which are beneficial to the community. Even though his acts would be naturally useful to everyone no ethical or human perfection or maturity would have taken place.

Whereas, if he had carried out these actions voluntarily and he only did one-hundredth of what he could have done, he still would have taken a big stride towards his perfection and development. Thus, the first condition for spiritual and ethical perfection is to have free will; a man should do good things on his own and not through force. This great asset has been given to man just for this purpose.

Of course, this great asset is like a beautiful flower which is accompanied by thorns which represent the misuse of this free will. Naturally, it would be quite easy for God to punish a man for his unjust deeds, to inflict him with all sorts of miseries, to make him blind, dumb, or paralyzed altogether.