True Purpose of Life from the Perspective of Qur an and Hadith

True Purpose of Life from the Perspective of Qur’an and Hadith Sublimity or spiritual decline of a society depends on the type of targets chooses by members of the community, and lack of recognition of the “true purpose”, keeps individuals and communities from achieving felicity. This paper has tried to search the “true purpose of life” in the Quran and hadith, its impact on human perfection and also the position of the Qur’an toward human choice purposes with analytical and library methods. The results were: 1. By examining verses and hadiths about the creation of human, purpose of life from the point of view of the Quran and the traditions are “nearness to God” and “connection of servant to God” through the acquisition of knowledge of the Lord and worshiping him. 2. According to the concept of “worship” in the hadiths, it can be seen that the worshiping of God when is derived from the knowledge which is combined with clear wisdom and conscience free from selfishness, brings him to the absolute source of all the perfections, that is of God. And this nearness which is real not virtual causes conformity with God in his perfection attributes and through it the perfection of man is achieved. 3. Among the five types of human picked purposes of life which are: Liberation from the pain of the cycle of reincarnation, Achieve worldly success and material pleasure, Nihilism, Self-sublimity through Asceticism, Self-refinement in the light of moderation not tendency to material pleasure and not monkhood, Qur’an only accepts the fifth view and others are rejected. Keywords: Purpose of Life, Thraldom, Divinity, Nearness, Worship.