The Spirit of Islam

devoted servants, living for Him, dying for Him, and setting all our hopes on winning His eternal favour. A person owes everything to his Creator. If he becomes conscious of this, his Lord will mean everything to him, as a mother means everything to her infant. THE MEANINGFUL UNIVERSE CANNOT HAVE A MEANINGLESS END Those who think deeply realize that it is unthinkable that a meaningful universe should have a meaningless end. This leads one to seek one’s purpose in life. C hapter 3 of the Quran states: “There are signs in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day for people of understanding; who remember God while standing, sitting and [lying] on their sides, and who ponder over the creation of the heavens and the earth, saying, ‘Lord, You have not created all this without purpose. Glory be to You! Save us from the torment of the Fire.