PURPOSE OF LIFE

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PURPOSE OF OUR LIFE;

GOD ALMIGHTY TOLD IN THE QURAN

In sura(77 ayat 83)

77-83] Does 64 not man see that We created him from a sperm-drop, and yet he stands forth as a manifest adversary?65 Now he strikes out likenesses for Us66 and forgets his own creation.67 He says, "Who will give life to these bones when they are rotten?" Tell him, "He Who created them in the first instance will give them life again: He is skilled at every kind of creation. He it is Who created fire for you from the green tree, with which you kindle your fuel.68 Is not He, Who created the heavens and the earth, able to create the like of them ? Why not, when He is the skillful Creator. When He intends anything, He needs only say: 'Be', and it is. Glorified is He in Whose hand is the absolute control of everything, and to Him you shall all be returned

THE FIRST STEP TO PARADISE

The first step in self development, then, is to concentrate single-mindedly on Paradise. Indeed, the

one who is unsure of his destiny in life, torn between this world and the Next, like one standing with

his feet in two separate boats - will be thrown off balance. Many of the difficulties that we face are

due to this lack of commitment and inability to focus on the real and ultimate goal. If you can keep

your focus on Janna, then everything else will be possible.

The selection of the ultimate goal of Paradise must be made consciously and may involve an

absolute break with the past. To choose this new goal as the ultimate goal in one's life is in fact to

choose a new life, to begin a new journey. Embark on this new journey by refreshing your wudu

(ablution) and offering two rakas (units) of Salat or Prayer reminding yourself of all the punishment

of Hellfire you have just resolved to avoid at all costs and all the rewards of Paradise that you will

strive to achieve. Remind yourself also of the important stations and landmarks on the journey;

imagine death as near; imagine the moment when the Angel of Death will declare, `your time is