Man’s Search for Truth
English book, p. 37
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
BUILDING A DIVINE PERSONALITY will find a place in a world of peace, love, and goodwill in Paradise. In this world, everyone suffers from frustration and failure. It is because everyone wants a perfect life in this world itself, which is impossible. After all, this limited and ephemeral world was not created for that purpose. Despite all our efforts, we will fail to make a perfect life in this world of tests. The present world is not Paradise; it only introduces the concept of Paradise to us. We can see only glimpses of perfection in this world. This should increase our desire for complete perfection, which we can only find in eternal Paradise. This life is a journey to Paradise, not Paradise itself. Therefore, we should devote our lives to preparing ourselves for Paradise in the next life. During this limited life on Earth, what we need to do, first and foremost, is to seek out the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe and submit to Him voluntarily. Having seen a glimpse of Paradise on this earth, we should seek it at the core of our being. Intellectually, spiritually, and morally, we should make ourselves deserving of Paradise by developing a divine personality within ourselves. BUILDING A DIVINE PERSONALITY Spirituality means building a divine personality in this world so one can be truly successful in the world by obtaining a place in Paradise in the period of life after death. This world is where an individual engages in actions, and the Hereafter is the place where he will receive the fruits of his actions. A concise and initial portion of a person’s life is spent in this world. Then, he is taken to the next world, where, according

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