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Crux of the Quran

Crux of the Quran

f you go through the Quran in quest of its central message—
Ior the crux of the scripture—you will certainly discover an
important point on which the Quran lays great emphasis, that
is, its concept of falah. There are other similar words used by
the Quran such as fawz, etc. Both falah and fawz mean success.
According to the Quran, the truly successful are those and only
those who are destined to find success in the Hereafter.
Two well-known terms are very helpful in understanding the
Quranic point of view. These terms are ‘promotion’ and ‘break
in service’. After a long period of service, one is given promotion.
Promotion brings better salary and better perks. According to
the Quran, the day one dies is the final day when one receives
promotion.
In our present world, we have been given all kinds of natural
amenities and the best possible life support system. It is like mini-
Paradise in which all the things we have been given are there
to test us. One who proves, by his good behaviour, in such an
environment that he is fit be admitted to Paradise will be selected
and promoted to the eternal life of the next, ideal world.

This promotion is based on the record of the pre-death period
of life. The present world is also like a paradise, in that it has
all those good things which will be given in Paradise, the only
difference being that the present world is an imperfect paradise,
while the paradise to come will be perfect.
Those who will be selected for this promotion will be allowed
to settle in the Paradise of the next world, where all the desires
they had in this life will be fulfilled. This paradise is free of all

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