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SEEING GOOD IN ALL

events, such as a traffic accident, or a fatal disease, may, at
any time, bring an end to his life. As we said in the previous
section, no matter how man might struggle to avoid even the
thought of death, he will ultimately meet that unavoidable
end. Whether a pretty girl, or a famous person, no one is
immune to death. Not wealth, possessions, sons, friends, that
is, nothing, can protect man from death:

Say: "Death, from which you are fleeing, will certainly
catch up with you. Then you will be returned to the
Knower of the Unseen and the Visible and He will
inform you about what you did." (Surat al-Jum'ua: 8)
The foregoing means the following; the life of this world
is temporary and it is not the real and final resting place of
man. Consequently, a man must orient all his efforts toward
the life of the hereafter.
Whatever you have been given is only the enjoyment of
the life of this world. What is with God is better and
longer lasting for those who believe and trust in their
Lord. (Surat ash-Shura: 36)
If we consider the fact that the life of this world is

temporary and that the human body is vulnerable to death,
we are led to a subject we must all contemplate; the purpose
of man's creation on earth. God makes plain this purpose in
the following verse:
He who created death and life to test which of you is
best in action. He is the Almighty, the Ever-Forgiving.
(Surat al-Mulk: 2)
In many verses of the Qur'an, God makes it clear that man
is created to be a servant to his Creator. It is also stressed that
the life of this world is a test, designed to distinguish the