It would be impossible a us to continue living in this world if each of us knew exactly what fate had b store for us. So, Allah in His mercy conceals the future c all His creatures, and reveals only the present. He hides from the animals what men know, and He hides from men what the angels know. For example, if a lamb had reason d a man, it could not gamble happily knowing it was destined to be killed e human food. But being quite ignorant f its fate, it is happy to the last moment of its short life contentedly grazing g the flowery meadow, and even in its innocence licks the hands h the butcher who is about to slaughter it. What a blessing it is that we are ignorant i the future! Allah, to whom the death of a sparrow is of equal importance with the death of a hero, has, in His mercy, thus limited our knowledge so that we might fulfill our duty in the sphere j which He has appointed us.