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the creation of Allah and His command of the universe. The explanation of that is
that if the master has handed the servant the seeds and the tools of tillage, and
readied for him a land for cultivation, and the servant is able to cultivate it and
has appointed him to look after it, then if eh was lazy and left the tools idle and
left the seeds until there were rotten, then if the servant attempted to defend his
laziness, he deserves to be blamed by his master and to have his anger directed
at him. Allah, the Almighty has created the pair, male and female, then He incited
upon them, whether male or female, the desire for each other and He created the
small quantity of sperm and created in the female the womb and prepared it as a
secure place for it and created the placenta to carry its nourishment. These acts
and tools certify to the intention of their creator and call those who possess
minds to know what they were prepared for.
Secondly, striving to gain the love and pleasure of the Messenger of Allah,
praise and peace be upon him, by multiplying the Muslims whose number will be
the cause for his pride.
Thirdly, that there remains after him a righteous sons who will pray for him as it
was narrated in the Hadith: “All the deeds of the son of Adam will be cut except
that if the master has handed the servant the seeds and the tools of tillage, and
readied for him a land for cultivation, and the servant is able to cultivate it and
has appointed him to look after it, then if eh was lazy and left the tools idle and
left the seeds until there were rotten, then if the servant attempted to defend his
laziness, he deserves to be blamed by his master and to have his anger directed
at him. Allah, the Almighty has created the pair, male and female, then He incited
upon them, whether male or female, the desire for each other and He created the
small quantity of sperm and created in the female the womb and prepared it as a
secure place for it and created the placenta to carry its nourishment. These acts
and tools certify to the intention of their creator and call those who possess
minds to know what they were prepared for.
Secondly, striving to gain the love and pleasure of the Messenger of Allah,
praise and peace be upon him, by multiplying the Muslims whose number will be
the cause for his pride.
Thirdly, that there remains after him a righteous sons who will pray for him as it
was narrated in the Hadith: “All the deeds of the son of Adam will be cut except