English book · Man’s Search for Truth

Purpose of Man’s Life?

English book, p. 17

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

PURPOSE OF MAN’S LIFE? Man is rightly called the ‘best of all creations’, which means the best and most meaningful ‘being’ among all the things created. Such a ‘meaningful being’ cannot have been created without a purpose. The existence of man is such a unique phenomenon that no other such example can be found throughout the vastness of the cosmos. Man is rightly called the ‘best of all creations’, which means the best and most meaningful ‘being’ among all the things created. Such a ‘meaningful being’ cannot have been created without a purpose. The reality is that God, the Creator of man, has created him according to a special Plan. To become acquainted with this plan is necessary for every human being to have a thorough understanding of himself. According to God’s Creation Plan, man must spend a period of trial in this present, imperfect world and subsequent to this, according to his deeds, he will earn the right to inhabit the perfect and eternal world, another name for which is Paradise. What is God’s Creation Plan for Humanity? God created an ideal, eternal world called Paradise that was perfect in all respects. He ordained that this ultimate world be inhabited by impeccable ideal human beings. To achieve this target, God first settled man on Earth giving him complete freedom. The present world is a selection ground for this grand project. Here, it is being observed who makes proper use of his freedom and who misuses it. At the end of human history, those who have abused their freedom will be rejected, and those who

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