Incomplete Human Laws Not Answering All Needs of Mankind
Those who see themselves in no need of following divine prophets devise a set of laws for their lives, such as:
1) Laws that are devised by a dictator which are full of flaws and lead to oppression
2) Laws that are devised to safeguard the interests of a special class only
3) National laws that are based on the views of people: Today’s world considers this category as the most progressive, however, none of the laws set by humans is complete and comprehensive as they do not encompass the individual and social aspects of individuals. This goes back to individuals who have devised these laws:
A) How did they know all aspects of humans and their needs?
B) Have they been truly seeking the interests of humans?
C) How should we become sure of them not committing mistakes?
D) Their views may have been influenced by a specific group or environment.
E) They may have been influenced by temptations or arrogance.
F) How should we become sure that the result of these laws would not badly affect individuals or society?
These skepticisms have been proven to be true if we look at the history of defenders of so-called human rights or social justice as we can see that they have not taken any influential step to save the underprivileged. This failure has undermined the hopes of people across the world. Meanwhile, only followers of the school of divine prophets remain steadfast and have a divine feeling toward implementing the rules.
All these issues lead to the formation of skepticism in individuals and they further grow when people see adhering to laws brings no reward for them but violating them is immediately met with punishment. This is while divine rules propose both rewards and punishments for the faithful. People can receive rewards for every step that they take on the path of prophets.
This article was derived from a book written by Iranian Quran teacher and researcher Mohsen Qara’ati.
