THE COVENANT, REVELATION, AND THE ETERNAL COMMITMENT
THE REASONING MIND THAT CHOOSES TRUTH: THE COVENANT, REVELATION, AND THE ETERNAL COMMITMENT Introduction: Who Is the Human Being? The Qur’an does not portray the human being as a passive creature who obeys blindly. Rather, it presents humanity as a conscious agent endowed with reason, free will, discernment, and responsibility for its choices. For this reason, intellect, will, and accountability stand at the center of the Qur’anic understanding of human nature. Throughout the Qur’an, we repeatedly encounter calls such as: “Will you not reason?” “Will you not reflect?” “Will you not take heed?” These appeals invite people not merely to engage in mental activity, but to seek the truth, recognize it, and live according to it. At the heart of this call lies what the Qur’an describes as the Mithaq (Covenant) —a binding commitment established between Allah and humanity. The purpose of human existence on earth gains meaning through faithfulness to this covenant. The model human being en...