Shaping the Souls for Eternal Paradise

In relation to God, love is the highest degree of discovery; with reference to man, it means developing human-friendly behaviour. Calling people to God with well-wishing is also a manifestation of the love of God. When anyone establishes a relationship with God which is imbued with love, he naturally has a strong urge to convey the message of God to the people so that none of God’s servants is deprived of the eternal mercy of their Lord. PURPOSE OF MAN’S CREATION As per the divine plan, man must develop his personality in the pre-death period, so that he is selected as a deserving candidate for Paradise—his habitat—in the post-death period. The well-known American evangelist Billy Graham (born 1918) narrates one of his life’s experiences. Once, he received an urgent message from an American statesman who wanted to meet him at the earliest. On receiving this message, Billy Graham cancelled his appointments and immediately set out to meet this man. When he arrived at the statesman’s palatial home, he was immediately taken to a room, where Billy Graham and the statesman sat on chairs facing one another. Then, in a serious tone, the statesman said to Billy Graham: “You see, I am an old man. Life has lost all meaning. I am ready to take a fateful leap into the unknown. Young man, can you give me a ray of