WHY AM I HERE?Where am I going? Who is the Creator and what is the purpose of creation?

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WHY AM I HERE?????? WHERE AM I GOING??????

Why am I here? Where am I going? Who is the Creator and what is the purpose of creation?

What am I made of? What makes the human being different from the animals? Where can I find the answers to these questions?

The Creator has given us specific directions, specific guidance, a specific map that tells us what to do and where to go to attain success in this life and the hereafter. We find these specific directions for success in the Qur’an and sunnah.

Continued from last month….

1) Our body: A strong believer is better than a weak believer. (hadith)

i. Is my body strong or weak today???

ii. What kind of food do I put in my body??? What did I put in my body today? Will this food strengthen or weaken my body???

Our Lord has told us that the ultimate purpose behind the creation of the jinn and mankind is so that they will worship Him alone with no partner or associate. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And I (Allaah) created not the jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me (Alone)”

[al-Dhaariyaat 51:56]

How can we achieve this purpose and fulfil this goal?

Many people think that ‘ibaadah only refers to a number of rituals that Allaah has commanded should be done at certain times – such as prayer, fasting and Hajj – and that this is the end of the matter. But it is not as these people think.

How long does it take to do these rituals of worship every day and night. Indeed how long does it take in a person’s lifetime? What about the rest of his life then? What about the rest of his energy? What about the rest of his time? How should it be spent and where does it go? Should he spend it in worship or something else? If he is going to spend it in something other than worship, then how can he fulfil the purpose for which mankind was created, which the verse limited completely to worship of Allaah? How can he fulfil the words of Allaah (interpretation of the meaning):

“Say (O Muhammad): Verily, my Salaah (prayer), my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allaah, the Lord of the ‘Aalameen (mankind, jinn and all that exists)”

[al-An’aam 6:162]?

‘Uboodiyyah is a holistic matter that encompasses the life of the Muslim. When he strives in the land seeking provision he is worshipping Allaah, because Allaah has commanded him to do that, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):

“so walk in the path thereof and eat of His provision. And to Him will be the Resurrection”

[al-Mulk 67:15]

When he sleeps, he sleeps so as to gather strength to worship Allaah, as Mu’aadh ibn Jabal (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “I seek reward for my sleep just as I seek reward for praying qiyaam” (narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4342). Indeed the Muslim is not content unless his pleasure in eating, drinking and marital relations is counted in the scale of his good deeds, as the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “In the intimacy of one of you there is sadaqah (charity, a good deed).” They said: “O Messenger of Allaah, if one of us satisfies his desires will he be rewarded for that?” He said: “What do you think, if you were to do it in a haraam way, would you not have a burden of sin?” They said, “Yes.” He said: “Similarly if he does it in a halaal way he will have a reward.” Narrated by Muslim, 1006.

The way to attain this great status is for a person always to remember his Lord whatever he is doing in all spheres of life, and to ask himself whether he is in a situation where his Lord will be pleased with him or angry with him. If he is in a situation where Allaah will be pleased with him, then let him praise Allaah and do more good. If it is otherwise then let him seek Allaah’s forgiveness and repent to Him, as Allaah describes His pious slaves
as doing when He says (interpretation of the meaning) :

“And those who, when they have committed Faahishah (illegal sexual intercourse) or wronged themselves with evil, remember Allaah and ask forgiveness for their sins; — and none can forgive sins but Allaah — and do not persist in what (wrong) they have done, while they know.


iii. What kind of food strengthens my body and

Answer 1

Was there a question in there? Seems like you already know all the answers to life's mysteries, doesn't it? And all you had to do was take somebody's word for it.

Convenient.

Answer 2

I have read and examined a lot of spiritual texts including the Bible, Bhavigad Gita, Upanishads, Torah, Talmud, Zohar, Tibetan book of the dead, Tao Te Ching.....
I have been to church, temple, mosque and worshiped with Christains, Jews, Buddhists, Muslims and Hindus

After doing all this the book that I read about all this stuff that makes the most sense is Eckhart Tolle's "The Power of Now"

Buy the CD version of this book and listen to it slowly and meditate to it....it will help you understand the nature of religion and spirituality....and here’s a clue....there is a universal intelligence and whether you call it GOD or the source or whatever it doesn't matter...and here is another clue......you get to this source by looking within...not without.

Good Luck!!

Answer 3

john 3:16 in the Bible lets you know what is all you need for eternal peace and life in Heaven with Yehweh and Jesus, nothing more is needed.

Isn't true that with Allah there is no guarentee of eternal life with him? And where is the peace? this is a religion that is physically forced on people.

Answer 4

to be responsive to and love their writer andthe writer to be responsive to and love the creation. we've been seperated beacuase of sin yet to the truthful that factor of seperation is coming to an end. hear! the lord jesus is coming quickly dont be caught unprepared

Answer 5

Your question is too long. Try something short and sweet if you don't want to waste your 5 pts in future.

Answer 6

And here I thought this was a genuine question, not a shameless plug for Islam.

Answer 7

Amen.

Answer 8

How come religious nutters have so much time on their hands?

Answer 9

FYI,I don't answer to novels. Try chopping it up a bit.

Answer 10

Because God loves you and to love and serve God. That is why we are all here.