THE CONCEPT OF LIFE

Life is a brilliant demonstration of god's wisdom and knowledge,a vivid reflection of His art and power.He is the Giver and Creator of life.Nothing comes to existence by chance,and nobody creates himself or anybody else.Life is a dear and cherishable asset,and no sensible or normal person would like to lose it by choice.Even those who feel so desperate and take their lives by committing slow suicide,try in the last minute to regain their ewistence and wish to capture a second life to live.Life is given to man by god,and He is the only Rightful One to take it back;no one else has the right to destroy a life.This is why Islam forbids all kinds of suicide and self-destruction,and recommends patience and good Faith when a dear soul passes away.When a murderer is executed in panishment,his life is taken away by the wright of god and in accordance with His law.
When god gives life to man,it is not in vain that He endows him with unique qualities and great abilities.Nor is it in vain that He charges him with certain obligations.God means to help man to fulfill the purpose of life and realize the goal of existance. He means to help him to learn the creative art of living and enjoy the good taste of life according to the Divine guidance.Life is a trust with honesty and skill,with mindfulness of God and with consiousness of responsibility to Him.
Life may be likened to a journey starting from a certain point and ending at a certain destination.It is a transitory stage,an intrtion to the Eternal Life in the Hereafter.In this journey man is a traveller and should be concerned with only what is of use to him in the Future Life.In other words,he should do all the good he can and make himself fully prepared to move any minute to Eternity.He should concider his life on this earth as a chance provided for him to make the best of it while he can, because when his time to leave coms he can never delay it for one second.If his term expires it will be too late to do anything about it or extend it.The best use of life,therefore,is to live it according to the teachings of God and to make it a safe passage to the Future Life of Eternity.Because life is so important as a means to an ultimate end,Islam has laid down a complete system of regulatios and principles to show man how to live it, what to take and what to leave,what to do and what to shun,and so on.All men com from god,and there is no doubt that they shall return to Him.In one of His comprehensive statements prohet Muhammad wisely adviced man to consider himself a stranger in this life or a traveller passing by the world.