"cv" <cv33cv33cv33@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> DOES ALLAH CREATE US IN VAIN?
>
> The brain is aware of the existence of Allah Almighty by the use of
> the signs in the universe. The human brain recognizes that the Creator
> of the universe is Knowledgeable and Wise. Thus, it is quite
> impossible that He creates us in vain and without a special target.
> Otherwise, this fact would not be in tandem with His wisdom, Glory be
> to Him.
>
> {{ "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 Allâh, the True King, Lâ ilâha illa Huwa(none has the right to be
> worshipped but He), the Lord of the Supreme Throne!!}}, (Holy Qur'an
> 23: 115
> Though, we cannot know what does the Creator want from us, How to
> worship Him as He really wants us to do? How to thank Him? This is why
> He has sent to us messengers to tell us about Himself (Allah Almighty)
> and the reason He has created the universe. Why he has created us?
> What is the life-style He has depicted for us to follow? And what He
> has preserved to us whether it is a reward or a punishment?
>
> {{ Messengers as bearers of good news as well as of warning in order
> that mankind should have no plea against Allâh after the Messengers.
> And Allâh is Ever All¬Powerful, All¬Wise. }}, (Holy Qur'an 4: 165)
>
> The messengers, whom Allah has picked out from the best of His
> creatures, were under the custody and the protection of Allah. They
> have brought miracles from Allah Almighty to give evidence of their
> truthful message. Allah has sent down to them the procedure of life
> which must be performed by the humankind. As it is, he who has obeyed
> Allah and his messengers will be perfectly rewarded by Allah Almighty;
> and he has disobeyed Allah will be punished for sure.
> {{ And whoso obeys Allâh and the Messenger (Muhammad), then they will
> be in the company of those on whom Allâh has bestowed His Grace, of
> the Prophets, the Siddiqûn(those followers of the Prophets who were
> first and foremost to believe in them.), the martyrs, and the
> righteous. And how excellent these companions are!. }}, (Holy Qur'an
> 4: 69).Furthermore, Allah Almighty has confirmed in the Holy Qur'an:
> {{ And whosoever disobeys Allâh and His Messenger (Muhammad), and
> transgresses His limits, He will cast him into the Fire, to abide
> therein; and he shall have a disgraceful torment. }}, (Holy Qur'an
> 4:14 )
>
> Allah Almighty has explained to us that the creation is certainly for
> specific wisdom:{{ And We created not the heaven and the earth and all
> that is between them without purpose! That is the consideration of
> those who disbelieve! Then woe to those who disbelieve (in Islâmic
> Monotheism) from the Fire! }}.(Holy Qur'an 38:27)
>
> Allah Almighty has made it clear to us to know the reason behind the
> creation of the humankind:{{ And I (Allâh) created not the jinns and
> humans except they should worship Me (Alone).}} (Holy Qur'an 51:
> 56 ).
> It goes without saying that worshiping Allah is not only praying,
> genuflecting, and fasting, but it contains also all the deeds and the
> behavior which Allah loves us to do. Taking care of the orphan is
> considered as worshipping. Visiting a sick person is part of
> worshipping. Taking away anything that might hurt the others in the
> road is a way of worshipping. Greeting the others is also
> worshipping….etc.
>
> Sheikh Ibn Taymiyyah has confirmed:
> Worshipping is a name that is connected to everything Allah Almighty
> loves and agrees on whether it is related to sayings, interior and
> exterior deeds. Prayer, giving alms, fasting, doing the pilgrimage,
> saying the truth, loyalty, filial devotion, good contact with one's
> relatives, fulfillment of the pact, Ordering to work out kindness and
> avoiding badness, striving against the unbelievers and hypocrites, the
> philanthropy to the neighbors, orphans, indigent, vagabond, slaves,
> animals, invocation of Allah, reading…are all kinds of worshipping
> Allah Almighty.
>
> The love of Allah and His messenger, the fear of Allah, deputation to
> His Almighty, keeping loyalty to His religion, being patient to his
> orders, being thankful to His beneficence, the contentment towards His
> fate, the reliance on him, Beseeching His mercy and apprehending his
> excruciation, and the like are all kinds of worshipping Allah
> Almighty.
>
Would the Creator only have created beings for the purpose of worshipping
him/it?
That's a bit egotistical isn't it? Especially if he punishes those who
don't.
No, I think it was more to expand and enrich the experience of life.
In any case this message is off topic for this group.
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