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Introduction

Introduction

f you read the Quran, you will find that it deals with all of the
Isubjects relating to human beings. But the basic theme of the
Quran is the creation plan of God. All other subjects touched on
by the Quran are related to this basic theme, directly or indirectly.
God Almighty created the universe, and, it is God Almighty who
revealed this book that is called Al-Quran. The primary purpose
of the Quran is to reveal that divine plan according to which the
world was created and people were settled in it.

This theme, which is central to the Quran, is thus described in
chapter sixty-seven, Al-Mulk (The Kingdom): “He created death
and life so that He might test you, and find out which of you is
best in conduct.” (67:2)
Here the words “life” and “death” refer to two different periods
of humanity. The word “life” represents the pre-death period and
the word “death” represents the second period of life, which may
be called the post-death period. God Almighty created man as an
eternal being but he divided his life into two periods—the before-
death period and the post-death period. The pre-death period is
very short, about hundred years, while the post-death period has
no such limit. It will continue for all eternity.
According to the Quran, God Almighty created an ideal world
that is called Paradise. The present world — the planet earth —
has all those things that man needs or desires. But, in this world
everything is imperfect in its form. In Paradise, on the other
hand, everything will be perfect and ideal. Paradise will be free
of every kind of limitation or disadvantage. Moreover, Paradise
is an eternal world. Paradise has a beginning but it has no end.
God Almighty created man and woman, bestowed them

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