Man’s Search for Truth

A BUD THAT WILL BLOOM IN HEAVEN proof of love amidst hatred, who, despite people’s oppression, unilaterally forgives them, who experiences gain even in loss. A person of Paradise is he who has become close to God, who sees the light of God in the rays of the sun, who experiences the divine touch in the gushing of the wind, who obtains an introduction to God’s greatness in the heights of the mountains, who witnesses God’s mercy in the flow of the rivers, who in the mirror of creation begins to see the glowing radiance of the Creator. God has, through His prophets, explained the attributes of a person fit for Paradise. Therefore, while living in this world, a person who produces in himself paradisiacal attributes will, after death, be declared eligible for entry into Paradise. Entry into Paradise will happen neither on any recommendation nor is it based on a connection to any revered personality. Neither will it happen based on any mysterious spiritual solutions. Instead, admission into Paradise is entirely based on a known reality—and that is, that the person who in the present world becomes and lives like a paradisiacal person will find admission in Paradise in the Hereafter. A BUD THAT WILL BLOOM IN HEAVEN If you willingly surrender before the Truth and respond positively in the face of trials and tribulations, you will prove that you deserve Paradise. Quran says: ‘He will admit them into the Garden He has already made known to them.’ (47:6) Elsewhere, the Quran says about the people of Paradise: “Whenever they are given fruit to eat, they will say, ‘This is what