The Part of Faith in Giving Meaning to life as Understood in Islam

Human life is regarded as a topic subject to considerable attention from various aspects. Question on the what of the meaning of life is one deeply rooted in all human being. Therefore, human has been trying to find a satisfactory answer on which one may reach peace of mind and become hopeful to life. Such properties as knowledge, ability to foresee many future events, free will etc. have made human life distinct from that of other animals. It, therefore, may be said that the essence of human life is due to these qualities. All obtainable meaning or purpose as the fruit of life including both fruitfulness and fruitlessness of life would be known as originated from mental qualities of human being. In the paper, it is intended to explain the nature human life, what is meant by the meaningfulness of life and, finally, the part of faith and belief in God for making life meaningful. It has been made clear that given lack of God or belief in God, human life would be meaning less and in vain