By M.S. Alaoui
The Cycle of Cause and Effect
“God’s justice is not delayed for the afterlife — it is exacted now, through the natural and spiritual consequences of our choices.”
In this chapter, we abandon the myth of delayed divine judgment. The Quran presents *Al-Haqq* — not as a moral value, but as a cosmic law: the law of cause and effect that underpins everything. This principle binds both the physical and metaphysical realms, meaning that every action produces a consequence — immediately or through time. It is this law that governs resurrection, rebirth, and the journey of the soul.
Al-Haqq is the principle that makes creation possible and meaningful. It is why God describes Himself as *Aḥkamu al-Ḥākimīn* — the Most Just of Judges — not as a distant punisher, but as the architect of a perfectly balanced reality. In this system, the soul’s evolution is just: whatever it earns, it faces. And thus, reincarnation becomes a necessity, not a philosophical option — a mechanism of divine justice.
مَّآ أَصَابَكَ مِن سَيِّئَةٍۢ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ يَدَاكَ
“Whatever harm reaches you is because of what your hands have earned.” (Quran 42:30)
The full chapter reveals how divine justice is the hidden framework of existence — and how recognizing this law allows us to decode both scripture and our own lives. It prepares the foundation for understanding reincarnation, karma, and the soul’s accountability in later chapters.
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