Such will enter paradise, and they will not be wronged in the least.

Such will enter paradise, and they will not be wronged in the least.” [^2] Human beings have two reciprocal stations: one station is related to the pious and possessors of virtue; that is to say the prophets, the righteous [ salihan ], the saints [ awliya’ ], the sincere [ siddiqin ] and the martyrs, and it is because of this station that the Prophet Adam ( ‘a ) became the object of prostration for the angels and that man attains a position where he is described thus: إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَهَرٍ \* فِي مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِنْدَ مَلِيكٍ مُقْتَدِرٍ “Surely the pious shall be in gardens and rivers, in the abode of truthfulness with an Omnipotent King.” [^3] The reciprocal station is the position of downfall, degradation and remoteness from Allah.

When an individual refrains from servitude and worshiping Allah and discharging personal and social duties and, in short, once he abstains from fulfilling his human role and traverses the course of decadence, he reaches a position lower than animals: ... لَهُمْ قُلُوبٌ لاَ يَفْقَهُونَ بِهَا وَلَهُمْ أَعْيُنٌ لاَ يُبْصِرُونَ بِهَا وَلَهُمْ آذَانٌ لاَ يَسْمَعُونَ بِهَا أُوْلَئِكَ كَالأَنْعَامِ بَلْ هُمْ أَضَلُّ ...

“They have hearts with which they do not understand, and they have eyes with which they do not see, and they have ears with which they do not hear; They are like cattle; rather, they are more astray.” [^4] Therefore, the value of man lies in paying heed to the divine and spiritual aspects of his self which spring from the heart and incline to the other members of the body.

The tongue has a share in remembrance of Allah, the eyes have a share in reciting the verses of the Glorious Qur’an, the ears have a share in listening to the truth and the hands as well as legs have a share in moving along the path of Allah.

Accordingly, if we notice that in the Glorious Qur’an many recommendations have been made about remembrance of Allah, it is because human life does not have value without remembrance of Allah and it is only by this means that a person can attain the status of nearness to Allah. Islam and all the divine religions believe in these two infinite opposing positive and negative values.

This is something that is not conceivable by means of ordinary human standards and can only be understood and justified according to divine criteria.

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