The issue of understanding the depths of the human psyche and exploring its intricacies remains one of the most complex axioms that has eluded human comprehension throughout the ages. Some attempts to impose specific frameworks for human understanding or behavior always clash with the reality that there are areas in consciousness and divine decree that we cannot comprehend or alter their inevitable paths.
In the context of political oddities, a statement by former US President Donald Trump emerged, in which he claimed that his country had reached a level of capability that enabled it to raise the dead. Although this statement transcends the bounds of logic and reason, it reflects a deeply rooted human tendency to desire control over what is beyond human will and fixed cosmic laws.
Since Adam's descent to Earth, humanity has striven to achieve the unattainable, attempting to transform grand aspirations into tangible realities. This desire, though sometimes stemming from an absolute will to do good and spread righteousness, often collides with the complex reality of human nature, which is inherently diverse.
The late 19th and early 20th centuries witnessed the emergence of great reformers who dedicated their lives to trying to uplift the Arab and Islamic nation. These pioneers developed theories to define the path, and those who came after them tried to codify these ideas and translate them into practical steps aimed at creating a reformist core that would start from Egypt and encompass the world.
These reform projects were essentially based on the eternal principle of Omar, which links the glory of Arabs to Islam, a truth on which no two people disagree. However, the major problem arose in the attempt to formulate a model that would compel everyone, from the individual to the state, to agree on a single pace and a unified, literal application that disregards innate diversity.
The goal of restoring the glory of Arab-Islamic civilization is a noble and legitimate one, but the mechanisms for achieving it by uniting the entire world around a single idea remain a difficult aspiration. History and reality prove that absolute unity in opinion and methodology has never been a characteristic of stable human societies.
Quranic texts confirm that difference is the origin of human creation, as Allah Almighty says: 'And they will continue to differ, except those on whom your Lord has bestowed mercy; and for that He created them.' This difference is not a flaw, but rather a means for the integration of life and the clarification of truths, and by its opposite, things are distinguished and their true value in existence is known.
If the Creator, Exalted be He, had willed, He would have made people one nation from the very first moment, and would not have allowed the existence of contradictions and conflicts between good and evil. But divine wisdom dictated that man should have free will, endowed with faculties of reason and the ability to choose between guidance and error, which makes the idea of forcibly 'enslaving souls' impossible.
It is narrated that one of the great movement theorists, at the end of his life, made an important review reflecting the maturity of experience, where he wished he had focused his efforts on deeply educating a limited number of young people instead of trying to accommodate the broad masses. This belated vision acknowledges the difficulty of dealing with the human psyche and its many fluctuations.
Human nature is a complex mixture of faculties and minds, capabilities and hopes, desires and self-restraint. It is an entity that carries within it opposites and contradictions that only its Creator comprehends, who inspired it with its wickedness and its piety, making the attempt to direct it in one direction an act that exceeds limited human capabilities.
Successive generations lived dreaming of the theory of 'world mastery' and the possibility of uniting all people on the path of guidance, ignoring the differences in backgrounds and inclinations and the existence of minorities. These questions about how to deal with human diversity continued to require answers and development that did not keep pace with the grand ambitions of those movements.
Looking at early Islamic history, we find that apostasy occurred in parts of the Arabian Peninsula immediately after the death of the Prophet, peace be upon him. Lady Aisha described the state of Muslims at that time as weak and scattered, indicating that faith and commitment are not necessarily a fixed and stable state for everyone.
Even during the era of prophethood, the most glorious period of guidance, hypocrisy and hypocrites were found within the Muslim community, which confirms that human nature can accommodate contradictions even in the presence of revelation. This historical reality requires contemporary reformers to build their visions on the possible, not on the imagined impossible.
Building a just civilization that includes in its justice humans, animals, and nature requires a realistic vision that starts from what is possible and available. True reform begins with understanding that we cannot reform all of humanity, but we can work to improve reality and develop societies in accordance with God's laws in His creation.
If Allah, the One, the Irresistible, had willed, He would have made all people one nation, for difference is a cosmic law through which life is integrated.
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The Dilemma of Comprehensive Reform: Why Can't Humanity Be United as One?