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LIFE SUPREME 117 world, whereas the Hereafter is better and more lasting. " (87:15-18). The Promised Messiah has emphasised the importance of wholehearted devotion to God: "Turn wholly and solely to Him in that you lose interest in this world. ". While we have to live in this world, nevertheless, we should not allow the greed and love for material wealth and pleasures to override our spiritual obligations. Life in this world is a fleeting existence. It comes and goes like a dream. The physical body is an evanescent shell containing the eternal self-the soul. Yet through his foolhardiness or ignorance, man is more interested in his material welfare than in his spiritual welfare. . The Promised Messiah has been raised in this age among the. Muslims to rekindle love for Islam in their hearts and to invite all mankind into its fold. The Promised Messiah successfully laid the foundation of his divine mission and in order to present the message and spiritual efficacy of Islam he commissioned his followers to mould their lives and conduct wholeheartedly in conformity with the true teachings of Islam and thereby practise habitual worship.