The Nature of Life and Death

The Nature of Life and Death The Creation Plan of God Everyone asks the same questions: Who am I? Why I am here on this planet earth? What is the purpose of human life? What is success and what is failure? These questions may be summed up in a single sentence: What is the creation plan of the Creator? Chapter sixty-seven of the Quran, Al-Mulk (The Kingdom), gives the answer to this question. The translation of the relevant verse is as follows: God created death and life so that He might test you, and find out which of you is best in conduct. He is the Mighty, the Most Forgiving One. (67:2) According to the Quran, a human being was created as an eternal being. In the above Quranic verse ‘death and life’ represent both the pre-death period of life and the postdeath period of human life. So, death and life cover the entire eternal lifespan of human beings. God created humans with a well thought-out plan, the essence of which is to give a person complete freedom – not simply as a gift, but as a test. The result of this test