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32Islam, Democracy and Human Rights in Contemporary Indonesiatullah), governed by the words of Allah regulating the orderlymanner of the universe. The world is impermanent. It is notsomething everlasting. Human beings have their end of theirlife, and each shall hold accountable for his/her deeds beforeAllah. Allah deliberately creates man to become His caliph onearth so as to devote his life to Allah. Allah grants man with theability to think categorically and talent to create symbols tovisualize the world, as illustrated in the account of the creationof Adam who has the capacity to name earthly things andmaterial goods. Other non-human creatures, including theangels, have no such capacity. This ability to categorically thinkin abstract way and conceptual as cited in the al-Qur%u2019an makeshuman being %u2018the most perfect creature%u2019, moreover, it ismentioned in Hadits Qudsi that Allah creates no other creaturecomparable to and loftier than intelligent and ingenuity humanbeing. However, if human beings have no comprehension aboutthemselves, without doubt, the same human beings would fallinto a position below the lowest of the lowest creatures inexistence. Mentioned in al-Qur%u2019an the accounts of the fall ofnations in the history of mankind, because of tyranny, despotand cruelty beyond reason without the resolve to the right path. This teaches us a lesson and a reflection for us %u2013 modern humanbeings %u2013 who incline to arbitrarily destroy things, creating greatdisaster to mankind, the earth, the place we live, and theuniverse.The teaching of Islam in principle affirms that human beingmust not disobey God and see fellow human being as equal.Their sincere, vast and immeasurable strict obedience to Godreflects their true inner-life. Inner-life, as stated by Ali bin AbiThalib, cannot tell a lie. The foundation of human relations, accor-