There is either ultimate purpose to life that everyone shares or there is no ultimate purpose in life. If there is no ultimate purpose in life, this will mean it does not matter how one lives there life, they will all have the same end. This means one can be at the peak of righteousness, helping the poor, orphans, the needy, and can at the same time be equal in status with one who has gone mad massacring innocent people, raping who they want, and anything that you can think of that takes the lives of the people unjustly. If there is ultimate purpose in life, than this will mean that humans have been assigned a purpose that they need to fulfill. This paper is about the Islamic purpose in life, that Allah(god) has assigned to people that needs to be fulfilled, which will end up in reward or punishment.
"And I have not created the jinn and the men but that they may worship ME(51:56)".
Men and Jinn(another creation of Allah who also have free will) purpose in life is to worship to their creator associating no one in worship with him. worship means to obey Allah, and follow everything they are told. A Muslim staying a way from alcohol, gambling, interest dealing, having sex outside of marriage is worship, so is praying or even looking at world and being amazed on the creation of Allah. Allah is one who is free of all need, so know that worshiping Allah is not what Allah needs but it is what you as a human will chose( disbelieving in the one who created you, and everything that sustains your life or believing in him alone worshiping no one besides your creator ) and it is a test to which human will fulfill this purpose.
“Did you think that We had created you in play (without any purpose), and that you would not be brought back to Us?”
So Exalted be Allah, the True King: Laa ilaaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Lord of the Supreme Throne!”
men is not given life so that he drinks, eats, sleeps, does what every he wants, and than dies with no purpose . Allah has honored the human being by given him a purpose unlike the animals who only act on desire. Everyone is but created for a purpose which is to worship their creator, associating no one with him in worship. a humans life has purpose and so is his death and everything between.
“We created not the heavens and the earth and all that is between them for a (mere) play”
We created them not except with truth (i.e. to examine and test those who are obedient and those who are disobedient and then reward the obedient ones and punish the disobedient ones), but most of them know not”
When you look at the creation of Allah know that for everything Allah has created has a purpose even if you do not know the reason. We have cloth which has a purpose, so is your whole body such as your hair, brain, eyes, hands, including what is inside(biology) and what is outside(physiology), so what about your whole being -purpose ,if using your intellect you do not come to conclusion that it has a creator, than it is but a waste where your no different to an animal who only acts upon their desire.
"And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him"
It is must upon you that you disassociate worshiping another being , except your creator Allah, from calling to them in help, from thinking they give you what you have such as food, water, cloth and anything a human has in life. Disassociate from them thinking they gave you life, and have created even the smallest thing(atom). Disassociate from them thinking that they can bring you anything good or bad, if Allah will(wants) the opposite to happen. disassociate from them from giving praises or thanking them. lastly you must disassociate from them thinking that they(false gods) have any power or control of what Allah has created and bring your whole worship to allah.
Reward(to Muslims) and punishment(for the disbelievers) is given.
Muslims
"Indeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds - for them are the Gardens of Pleasure(31:8)".
"Allah has promised those who believe and do righteous deeds [that] for them there is forgiveness and great reward(5:9)".
"The description of Paradise which the Muttaqun (pious - see V. 2:2) have been promised is that in it are rivers of water the taste and smell of which are not changed; rivers of milk of which the taste never changes; rivers of wine delicious to those who drink; and rivers of clarified honey (clear and pure) therein for them is every kind of fruit; and forgiveness from their Lord. (Are these) like those who shall dwell for ever in the Fire, and be given, to drink, boiling water, so that it cuts up their bowels(47:15)?
Allah has created Paradise for those who believe in him and worship no one besides him, believing in him the right way- believing and following the messengers that he send to every nation, with exception of prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him) where he was not only send to his own people but to every nation( every people across the world).
the disbelievers
"Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly gone far astray(4:116)".
"Indeed, those who disbelieve in Our verses - We will drive them into a Fire. Every time their skins are roasted through We will replace them with other skins so they may taste the punishment. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted in Might and Wise(4:56)".
When one disbelieves in his creator rejecting the message of the creator which was given to them by the messengers of Allah, who he has send to every nation(all people across nations) proclaiming that there is non worthy of worship except him, than their punishment is hellfire.
before Allah raised messengers among their nation, speaking the language of the people calling them to worship Allah, but now Allah has send one last messenger Whose name is Muhammed(peace be upon him) to not only to his people but to every nation across they world. The message of Allah is in the Quran which will never be altered even a latter until the day of judgement, for this is the last message for all people.
"To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is within them. And He is over all things competent(5:120)".
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