People might argue and disagree about many things in life based on their different backgrounds, perceptions and understandings. However, there is one fact in life that no two persons in this world can ever disagree about. This fact is DEATH.
Every human being, no matter how long he/she lives, will die one day. No one can deny this fact. It is something that we see every day. You do not need to do much effort to prove it. Just visit the nearest cemetery and you can see people dying every day. Death might come at any moment. Old people die and young people die. Sick people die and healthy people die. Being young and healthy does not mean that you are so far from death. It still can happen.
Being aware of this fact should not be a cause of sadness. It rather should be a motivation for us to think deeply and honestly about the purpose of our lives. Is there any purpose for our lives? Are we just living to satisfy our desires? What will happen after death? Will we just vanish? Is there really a day that every human being will be held accountable for what he/she did? Does heaven and hell exist? Can you prove it? These are some questions that might arise in your mind when you think about the fact of death. Some people just turn their backs to these questions and try to get themselves busy with their lives. However, every day passes they get closer from their destiny and their lives will get to an end one day. Therefore, it is of great importance to reach an answer for these question before a time comes that we may regret when regret is of no help any more.
Using our minds only to reach answers for the questions mentioned above is impossible. You might guess an answer but you can never be sure about it. Once a person dies, he can not communicate to us what he saw, is seeing, experienced and is experiencing any more.
Fortunately, we do not have to answer these questions by ourselves. All what we need is to realize that we have a creator. A God that created us and created everything in this world. Every thing around us is a clear evidence for the existence of this God. Just think about the things that have direct effect on you: the sun, the moon, your human body, etc... After deep thinking, you will realize that all these things won't function properly unless there is a God that created them and made them look and function the way they do.
This God did not leave the humanity, His creation, to go astray without any guidance. This God did not leave us to guess the answers for the questions about our purpose in life and about our destiney. He rather sent us messengers from amongst us, human beings like us, to teach us our purpose in life. Amongst those messengers are Moses, Jesus and Mohammad peace and blessings be upon them. Mohammad peace and blessings be upon him came with a book from God as did Moses and Jesus. This book is Quran, in which answers for all the above questions can be found easily.
God tells us about our purpose in life in Quran:
"I have only created Jinns and men (human beings), that they may serve Me." chapter 52-verse 56
In other verses God (Allah in Arabic) tells us about the destination of those who follow their evil desires and exceed their bounds and the destination of those who restrain themselves from exceeding the bounds:
"Then for him who transgressed all bounds, (in disbelief, oppression and evil deeds of disobedience to Allah). And preferred the life of this world (by following his evil desires and lusts), Verily, his abode will be Hell-fire; But as for him who feared standing before his Lord, and restrained himself from impure evil desires and lusts. Verily, Paradise will be his abode." chapter 79-verses 37-41
But how to serve God? In what way? Also what are the bounds? What are the evil desires? How to know evil from good? All these questions are answered in detail in Quran. However, not to make this article too lengthy, I will leave exploring the answers to the reader.
[1] These thoughts are inspired by Harun Yahya's documentary "Never Forget":
http://www.harunyahya.net/V2/Lang/en/Pg/WorkDetail/Number/1919
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