How does God execute His plans without forcing humans to do right or wrong deeds?

Answer: That Allah plans for everything is justified from the following verse:

Verse 253 of Chapter 2:

Those messengers We endowed with gifts, some above others: To one of them Allah spoke; others He raised to degrees (of honour); to Jesus the son of Mary We gave clear (Signs), and strengthened him with the holy spirit. If Allah had so willed, succeeding generations would not have fought among each other, after clear (Signs) had come to them, but they (chose) to wrangle, some believing and others rejecting. If Allah had so willed, they would not have fought each other; but Allah does whatever He pleases.

God has given humans the freedom to do whatever they like and the guideline as well through His messengers and divine books to clearly show them the right and wrong pathways. On the other hand, God has also given Satan the freedom to attempt for constantly influencing the human minds to do the wrong things. However, humans who are firmly in the right pathway are able to protect themselves from such influences and those who are not in the correct way, can easily be influenced by Satan. Now let's try to explain how God implemented one of His plans as mentioned in the following verse?  

Verses 34-36 of Chapter 2:

Then We commanded the angels, "Bow yourselves to Adam. And they bowed down. Not so Iblis: he refused and was haughty: He was of those who reject Faith. We said: “O Adam! dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden; and eat of the bountiful things therein as (where and when) ye will; but approach not this tree, or ye run into harm and transgression.” Then did Satan make them slip from the (garden), and get them out of the state (of felicity) in which they had been. We said: “Get ye down, all (ye people), with enmity between yourselves. On earth will be your dwelling-place and your means of livelihood – for a time.

Having been created, both prophet Adam (peace be upon him) and his wife, Eve were kept by God in the ‘Garden’ for a trial where they were allowed to eat of the bountiful things therein, but forbidden to go towards a ‘Tree’. God knew that Satan would succeed in misleading them by his temptations as they were not firmly guided in the right path. God thus executed His plan by sending them to the earth and giving them and their children a clear message in the following verses that Humans should follow the guidance which He sent through His messengers in order for them to enter the paradise while anyone who rejects it shall be the inmate of the fire. During the course of life, humans could be misguided by Saitan, but if they properly repent, God would forgive them and give the chance to rectify.

Verses 37-39 of Chapter 2:

At that time Adam learnt appropriate words from his Lord and repented, and his Lord accepted his repentance, for He is very Relenting and very Merciful. We said, "Now go down, all of you from here. Henceforth there shall come to you Guidance from Me now and again: whoever will follow it shall have neither fear nor sorrow and whoever will refuse to accept it and defy Our Revelations they shall be doomed to the Fire wherein they shall remain for ever.

Of course God had the supreme power and full authority to design alternative plans in the beginning of human history.

To be continued…

How did God organize the order of the verses for the ‘Opening’ of Al-Quran?

Answer: The ‘Opening’ of Al-Quran has clearly two parts with the first half  being the verses 1-4 and the second half consisting of verses 5-7.

Since the first verse (In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful) which is the integral part of this ‘Opening’ chapter, is also generally recited prior to reciting other chapters throughout Al-Quran in order to be kept away from evil and receive God’s help, a possible explanation on the significance of ordering verses 2-4 and verses 5-7 and linking these two parts, has been provided below:

Verses 2-4

2. All praise and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of existence.

3. The most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

4. The owner of the Day of Recompense.

According to the verse 2, all praise and thanks should be directed to the Lord of the ‘Universe’. Thus, this verse points out all of the attributes of God ‘known’ and ‘unknown’ to us, for which He deserves all praise and thanks from His creatures. Human beings have been be given the limited capability to explore all of those attributes and consequently, the attributes of God ‘known’ to us could be a tiny part compared to those still unknown to us. God has actually with the help of human discoveries and inventions enabled us to reach our current level of knowledge on the ’known’ attributes.

Even before the creation of human beings, the significance of verse 2 was justified.

Verse 30 of Chapter 2:

Just recall the time when your Lord said to the angels, "I am going to appoint a vicegerent on the Earth." They humbly enquired, "Are you going to appoint such a one as will cause disorder and shed blood on the Earth? We are already engaged in hymning Your praise, and hallowing Your name". Allah replied, "I know what you do not know.

In the ‘Day of Judgement’, the significance of verse 2 will also be justified.

Verse 75 of Chapter 39:

And you will see the angels circling around the Throne, glorifying their Lord with His praises; and the people shall be judged with full justice, and it will be proclaimed: "Praise is for Allah; Lord of the worlds!"

In the subsequent verses (verses 3-4), a portion of those ‘known’ and ‘unknown’ attributes of God seems to have become more specified based on their direct impacts on human beings  in the ‘current world’ and the ‘next world’ (‘Day of Judgement’).

To be continued…..

Verses 5-7

5. You (alone) we worship, and You (alone) we ask for help.

The significance of verse 5 seems to be splitted into the subsequent verses.

‘Worship to God’ and ‘asking God for help’ are integral parts for each other.

Justification:

Verse 45 of Chapter 2:

Seek help with the Salat and fortitude: no doubt, Salat is a hard task but not for those obedient servants, who realize that ultimately they shall meet their Lord and shall return to Him.

Verse 153 of Chapter 2:

O Believers, seek help with fortitude and Salat, for Allah is with those who show fortitude.

6. Guide us to the straight path.

7. The way of those whom You have granted Your grace, not (the way) of those who earned Your anger, nor of those who went astray.

God’s grace or favor as mentioned in verse 7 is only concerned in relation to the awards in the Day of Judgement? Best on the following verses, it may also include God’s favors both in this word and the next word.

Verse 201-202 of Chapter 2:

Then there are others who say, "Our Lord, give us what is good in this world and also what is good in the Hereafter and save us from the torment of Fire." Such people shall have their due share (in both the worlds) according to what they earn. And Allah is swift at settling accounts.

To be continued…..