Why were we Created?

Why were we Created?
God (Allah) said in the Holy Quran : … I only created jinn and man to
worship Me. (Surat adh-Dhariyat: 56) "Why does Allah want us to
worship Him?" Now if we are to look initially into revelation, to
determine why was man created, there is a deeper question that we
should be asking before that: "Why did God create?". This before we
even get to man because man is not the greatest act of creation. Allah
says: "The creation of the Heavens and the Earth is indeed greater
then the creation of mankind; yet, most of mankind know not." [Surah
Ghafir, verse 57] Man is not the greatest act of creation, this
universe is far more complex and far more magnificent than man. So the
issue of creation should then go to, "Why did God create?", as opposed
to simply, "Why create man?". Human beings don't really create, they
manipulate, because they can only "create" what already exists. When
we make a chair or a table, we didn't create the wood, we had to take
it from a tree, we didn't create the ****l, which makes the screws
etc, we had to melt down rocks and take the ****l out. So we are not
creating from nothing. We are manipulating things which Allah has
already created in to different shapes and forms which are useful to
us. We call it "creation" but the real act of creation, is creation
from nothing, and this is unique to Allah alone. There is another
aspect, besides the fact that the creation exists because Allah is the
creator. We can also see from what prophet Mohammad pbuh has informed
us, that in the creation there is manifestation of Allah's attributes
of mercy, forgiveness, kindness etc etc. Allah created man in
paradise, they disobeyed Allah, but Allah had taught them how to
repent, how to turn back to him and seek his forgiveness, then he
would forgive them. Having done that, they were forgiven, Adam became
the first prophet, and mankind was absolved of that sin. The story of
Adam and Eve is the story of human existence. Human beings are given a
consciousness of Allah. When Allah created all human beings, as he
states in the Qur'an, he took from Adam (Adam) all of his descendents,
and made them all bear witness that Allah is their Lord. So we are all
born with that consciousness. He has also given us a consciousness of
what is right and what is wrong. we were created in a means or a way
in which Allah has chosen to manifest his attributes of creation,
mercy, grace etc and he could have chosen another one. But relative to
us as human beings, we know that our purpose is to worship Allah.
Allah does not need our worship, a Allah didn't need to create. When
he created us to worship him, he didn't create us, out of a need for
our worship, because Allah has no needs. In a famous hadith qudsi in
which Allah says; If all of you, jinn and mankind, were to worship
like the most righteous amongst you, it would not increase the
dominion of Allah in any way shape or form. And if all of us, jinn and
mankind ... Therefore when we look for the purpose of worship, we have
to look into man. Allah created us to worship him, because we need to
worship him. It is something he has given us as a means of benefiting
ourselves. We are the ones who benefit from it. Worship has been
established, fundamentally for the growth, the spiritual growth of
man. This growth takes place through the remembrance of Allah. When
you look at all the different aspects of worship, you will see the
core of it is focused on the remembrance of Allah. "Establish the
prayer for My remembrance." Allah has said that he has created us to
test us, to see which of us is best in deeds. He is not testing us to
know, in the sense that he doesn't already know, but this world is a
test for us in order again that we can grow spiritually. We cannot
develop this spiritual characteristic of generosity unless some of us
have more then others and then we are required to give of the wealth
we have. When we give, we grow. Similarly, if we were not in a
position where others had more then us then we wouldn't have the
ability to develop the higher spiritual quality of *******ment,
patience, satisfaction in what Allah has given us. So it is all there
in order to bring out the higher spiritual qualities, which enable us
to attain the state, which makes us suitable and eligible to return to
paradise. The paradise from which we were created, we were created in
paradise and for paradise. Through our choices we have left, in this
life, a field of testing, where we can grow to a state where we
deserve paradise. The purpose of this life is the worship of Allah,
this life is a test. A test for us, will we worship Allah, or will we
forget Him. This is where our focus has to begin.

If you wish to know more about Islam, we prefer to visit the following
websites:
 
http://www.islam-guide.com
 
http://www.islamhouse.com/s/9661

http://www.rasoulallah.net/v2/index.aspx?lang=e

http://www.thisistruth.org
 
http://www.quran-m.com/firas/en1
 
http://kaheel7.com/eng
 
http://www.todayislam.com
 
http://www.thekeytoislam.com
 
http://www.islamland.com
 
http://www.discoverislam.com
 
http://www.thetruereligion.org
 
http://www.beconvinced.com
 
http://islamtomorrow.com
 
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran
 
http://www.quranforall.org
 
http://www.quranexplorer.com/quran
 
http://www.knowmuhammad.com
 
http://www.prophetmuhammed.org
 
http://www.chatislamonline.org/ar
 
http://www.dar-us-salam.com
 
http://youtubeislam.com

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