Questions about the Purpose of Life, Our Duty in this World and Our Life in Heaven
Question:
Dear Sir!
Please tell in detail that what is the purpose of our creation?
Why God created us?
If ebadat (worship) is the purpose then our focus would be prayers/recitation etc?
Some say to implement Islam all over the world is the purpose?
some people doing this by sword and some through preaching what is the balanced concept about this and what should be our priorities in accordance with this?
We should focus only for Rizaq (livelihood) Halal for our family along with the prayers?
People other than muslims will go in heaven or not?
If no then what is our role to be a muslim just to have birth in muslim family?
Our goal is to enter in heaven only then what will be the life in heaven? We will have all we need, means stagnant life?
Please guide and pardon if asked some thing wrong but these things confused so much that some time I feel myself as non-muslim.
Answer:
First, commenting on what you wrote at the end of your question, please note that no question is wrong, there can only be a wrong answer. Therefore it is never the person who asked the question who needs to apologize, if needed, it is has to be from the one who answered it!
There are some questions that can be answered more clearly if the answer is brief. The questions you asked are among them. So I am going to answer them very briefly but request you to let me know if you would like clarification on any of my answers:
1. What is the purpose of our creation? Why God created us?
Based on the Qur'an (51:56) the purpose of creation of human being is to consciously and willingly live as the servant of the Almighty.
2. If ebadat (worship) is the purpose then our focus would be prayers/recitation etc?
Prayers and recitations are only an illustration of how we should be. We need to remain as the servants of the Almighty. The ritual illustration of this will be the prayer and the recitations (supplications).
3. Some say to implement Islam all over the world is the purpose? Some people doing this by sword and some through preaching what is the balanced concept about this and what should be our priorities in accordance with this?
That is not what God says (as revealed in the Qur'an). In fact I believe and argue that it is against the Qur'an to attempt to implement Islam all over the world.
4. We should focus only for Rizaq (livelihood) Halal for our family along with the prayers?
Please refer to my answer to question two above. Looking for Halal livelihood too is part of living as a servant of the Almighty.
5. People other than muslims will go in heaven or not?
Any one who follows what he honestly believes to be the truth can go to heaven with the blessing of the Almighty. In order to be like this one needs to be in the path of purification. Please see my answer to a similar question: Reward for Non-Muslims in the Hereafter.
6. If no then what is our role to be a muslim just to have birth in muslim family?
Based on my answer above, being born in a Muslim family or having the label of Muslim is not enough for our success in the hereafter.
7. Our goal is to enter in heaven only then what will be the life in heaven? We will have all we need, means stagnant life?
Our goal is to please our Lord by being His servant, which will then make us good enough to be close to Him in the hereafter, and that is heaven.
The reason we feel a need for excitement and change and progress in our life is because we are (as far as we concern) away from our Perfect Creator and consciously or subconsciously we are looking to reach Him again (84:6). Once we reach Him in the hereafter and (with His blessing) in heaven then it is like we are connecting to the source. There won't be any need for excitement, change or progress in that situation.
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Related Topics:
- Reward for Non-Muslims in the Hereafter
- Is God Sadist?
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May 2013
Farhad Shafti
