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843 I have a close family member that is currently going through what i call a phase questioning the religion and trying to obtain answers to his questions.

Can you please help me in providing the answers with regards to Islam so that i can help and guide him into the right path. These are the following two questions he has recently asked me:

Q1. Why were we created by Allah (S.W.T)?
Q2. What is our purpose?
The answers to both of your questions can be found explicitly in one verse from the Holy Qur’an. Allah (S.W.T) states,

‘And I did not create Jinns and mankind except to worship Me.’ (51: 56)

The sole purpose for our existence is to express our allegiance to Allah (S.W.T) and His Messenger. Allah (S.W.T) is the One who created us and He alone assigns our duties and responsibilities. If He clearly indicates that our duty is to worship Him, then this means that all other duties and tasks take secondary importance.

If the main purpose of life was to accumulate wealth, then surely there would be a means by which we could take our wealth with us to the grave and for it to benefit us there. If the main purpose of life was to merely enjoy ourselves, then this thus means our creation was pointless and directionless.
From a common sense point of view, this life can only be of worth if there is a purpose behind it and Islam tells us that this purpose is to worship Allah (S.W.T) and please Him.

(Answered by: Alims at Islamic Centre, Leicester, UK.)
Category (Allah (SWT) / Prophets of Allah)
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