The Nature of Life and Death

The Quran refers to Paradise as dar us-salam (10:25). Dar us-salam means the home of peace. According to this, every member of the high society of Paradise will be a peaceful person. Only that person will be selected for Paradise who has proved in the present world that he is so intellectually developed that he can live in society with peace and compassion. No excuse, whatsoever, would develop the slightest feelings of hate and violence against anyone in his heart. About the sublime society of Paradise, there is a very meaningful verse in the Quran in chapter Al-Nisa (Women). It says: Whoever obeys God and the Prophet will be among those He has blessed: the prophets, the truthful, the witnesses for God, and the righteous. What excellent companions these are! (4:69) Only that person will be selected for Paradise who has proved in the present world that he is so intellectually developed that he can live in society with peace and compassion.