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Can the supposedly understood 'brief & meaningless' life be in reality 'meaningful & everlasting' ? Analyzing life from a neutral point, our purpose in life is restricted to following & seeking good-life according to the requisites of civilization & culture. Be it the materialistic western civilization or the ascetic eastern traditions, most individuals try to blend in with the crowd - without thinking, pondering & contemplating. There are other philosophies which try to explain that the sole aim of feelings, senses included in the machine of one's life is restricted to satisfying the desires, one such is Atheism. The 'purpose of life' can be summed up in two simple steps: To recognize the truth behind : our existence, our intrinsic-morality & our natural tendency to search God. To know and experience the divine attributes of God, and by experiencing them, to believe in them. Every single action & experience in ou...

Assalaamu 'alaikum! ( May peace and God's blessings be upon you )   What does Qur'an & Islam speak on the nature of God and How God is defined in Islamic text and context. For the case of existence/non-existence of God first one must conclude upon 'What is the definition of God' , then comes the second stage of investigating - whether that 'God' as defined can exist or not. Nature of God through Islam is concisely described in the following chapter of Qur'an Chapter 112 - Surah Al Ikhlas In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful 1. Say: He is God, the One and Only; ( The architect of everything Known and Unknown to man, including the Universe and everything within) 2. God, the Eternal, Absolute; ( We know that the Universe wasn't eternal, It had a beginning, something which caused the universe must be pre-existing, intelligent and not bound by universal-laws) 3. He does not beget, nor is He begotten; (one such example...