Love of God

As compared to this definition, Islam presents a positive concept of life according to which death marks the second phase of human life. According to Islam, man has been created as an eternal being. Then his life-span has been divided into two phases—life before death and life after death. The period of life before death is a preparation ground while the period of life after death is that in which one reaps the reward for one’s actions. According to this creation plan, man ought to regard the period of life before death as a preparatory period and must spend all of it in preparation for the second phase. For the phase of life after death is only for reaping the reward for one’s actions and not for further action. The event of death is indeed a message for life. The message is: what you have to do, do today itself—in the life before death, because no one will be given time for preparation in the afterlife. THE REALITY OF LIFE We are not here in this world to ‘Enjoy the good things in life.’ We are here to realize God and develop a GodOriented personality which can be held deserving of inhabiting Paradise. A special function was held in the Parliament Annexe, New Delhi, on the evening of September, 26, 2008. It was organized by the Foundation for Amity and National Solidarity in the main Committee Room. On this occasion,