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Abi Talib (as) has said, “You should know that today (this world) is the day to prepare (for the next life), and tomorrow (the Day of Judgement) is the day of competition and the prize (for this competition) is Paradise (for the good doers) and the punishment is Hell (for the evil doers).”[^1] In this tradition from our master, the Commander of the Faithful, 'Ali b. Abi Talib (as), we see a very clear explanation of the transient world and the next life.

In addition, the picture of the sojourn of humanity in these two places is also presented in this tradition. In a very interesting explanation of the next life, it has been compared to a competition ground and just as he has said, “Today is the day of preparation.”[^2] The word “مضمار” comes from the root words “ضمور” and “إضمار” in the meaning of preparing a horse for a competition.

“…and the prize (for this competition) is Paradise (for the good doers) and the punishment of Hell (for the evil doers).” Therefore, this world is the place of preparation and is not our final or ultimate goal.

During this time of preparation and training, a person must continuously be within the stage of self-building, and if he slips or falls into neglect for even one second while on this path and is not able to develop the necessary prerequisites, then there will be no chance for him in the field of the next life. Maybe you have heard of the preparation that astronauts go through in their profession? They have a difficult training mission in which they operate in a weight-less environment.

Everything that is outside of the gravity of the Earth becomes weightless and even the human being himself is not beyond this law.