purpose of our creation is to worship God alone and to obey Him, as God has said in the Holy Qur’an(51:56). This life we live today is a very short life. The unbelievers on the Day of Judgment will think that the life they lived on earth was only a day or part of a day, as God has said: He (God) will say: “How many years did you stay on the earth?” They will say: “We stayed a day or part of a day....” (Qur’an, 23:112-113) And He has said: Did you then think that We had created you in jest (without any purpose), and that you would not be returned to Us (in the Hereafter)? So, God is exalted, the True King. None has the right to be worshipped but Him... (Qur’an, 23:115-116) The life in the Hereafter is a real life. It is not only spiritual, but physical as well. We will live there with our souls and bodies. In comparing this world with the Hereafter, Muhammad said: { The value of this world compared to that of the Hereafter is like what your finger brings from the sea when you put it in and then take it out. }1 That is, the value of this world compared to that of the Hereafter is like a few drops of water compared to the sea. How Does Someone Become a Muslim? Simply by saying with conviction, “La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammadur rasoolu Allah,”one converts to Islamand becomes a Muslim. This saying means “There is no true god but God (Allah),2 and Muhammad is the Messenger (Prophet) of God.” How Does Someone Become a Muslim? Chapter 3 General Information on Islam A Brief Illustrated Guide To Understanding Islam 52 (1) Narrated inSaheeh Muslim, #2858, andMosnad Ahmad, #17560. (2) As was mentioned on page 47, the Arabic word Allah means God (the one and only true God who created the whole universe). This word Allah is a name for God, which is used by Arabic speakers, both Arab Muslims and Arab Christians. For more details on the wordAllah, see the next to last paragraph of page 47.
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