MEANING OF LIFE ACCORDING TO ISALM In Islam , humanity's ultimate purpose is to discover their creator Allah (English: The God ) through His signs and be grateful to Him through sincere love and devotion. This is practically shown by following the Divine guidelines revealed in the Qur'an and the Tradition of the Prophet . Earthly life is a test, determining one's position of closeness to Allah in the hereafter. A person will either be close to Him and His Love in Jannah (Paradise) or far away in Jahannam (Hell). For Allah's satisfaction, via the Qur'an, all Muslims must believe in God, his revelations, his angels , his messengers , and in the " Day of Judgment ".The Qur'an describes the purpose of creation as follows: "Blessed be he in whose hand is the kingdom, he is powerful over all things, who created death and life that he might examine which of you is best in deeds, and he is the almig...