Shaping the Souls for Eternal Paradise

Truth, you can choose not to accept it. In your dealings, you can choose to be unjust and cruel. You can choose to follow your own will, not God’s will. If you behave in this way, you have polluted your soul. The Lord of this universe will not accept you in His neighbourhood. THE CONCEPT OF DEATH The temporary period of man’s life before death is a preparation ground and the eternal period of life after death, is where one reaps the reward for one’s actions. The dictionary defines death as the permanent cessation of life. Unfortunately, this dictionary definition of death presents a negative picture of death. It reminds us that man may have been born as a complete man, but his life ended after a very limited period. That is why his desires remained unfulfilled. 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 lifespan 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 after death is when 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