Spirituality in Islam
Spirituality in Islam
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this transient world? Would you like to realize your
full potential after experiencing the limitation of
your capacities in this present world?”
God created a perfect and complete world as an
eternal abode for Man. Then, He wanted to know
who was worthy of inhabiting that eternal world.
For this purpose, He created the time-bound and
imperfect abode in which we are now living. This
life, therefore, is only a test. Man is constantly
under the observation of his Lord. With every
utterance and movement, Man is writing his own
eternal destiny. One who, during his pre-death
period proves himself through his conduct
deserving of that world will, in his post-death-
period, be rewarded with admission into it. Others,
however, will be flung into the Universal junkyard,
that is Hell, condemned for all eternity. So, they will
lose both worlds, the present incomplete world as
well as the next, perfect and everlasting world.
God has revealed Himself in two books—the
Qur’an and the Universe. The Qur’an is a literal
version of God's word, while the Universe, or
nature, is a practical demonstration of it. These two
