Introducing Islam a Simple Introduction to Islam
Man’s Quest
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immortality. The one cannot be found without the
other.
This world is a manifestation of God’s attributes,
but its shortcomings and limitations show the
manifestation to be incomplete. A complete
manifestation of a perfect and infinite God would
itself be perfect and infinite. Another world must be
awaiting us. This incomplete manifestation of God’s
attributes requires a sequel for its fulfillment.
Paradise is that eternal world of God in which His
attributes will appear in all their perfection. It will
be free of all the defects we experience in the world
about us. Paradise is evidence of God’s absolute
power to make beauty perpetual and joy boundless
in a world of everlasting peace and contentment.
Everyone is seeking some unseen fulfillment.
Everyone seeks a perfect world, but this has always
eluded man. Yet it is quite natural that he should
continue to strive, for the universe in which he lives
testifies to the existence of one, infinite God. The
emergence of a world of infinite blessings is just as
likely as the existence of the present transitional
world. How can an inherently infinite Creator be
