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Purpose of Human Existence
Muslims believe, God is the Creator and the Sustainer of the universe, Who created everything for a reason, and He created humankind with a simple purpose – to obey and submit to Him willingly (using their free volition) and without any compulsion. He raised Prophets / Messengers among humans to guide people in fulfilling their purpose of life, for which they were created. Some of these messengers include Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad (peace be upon all of them). They all taught us through a consistent message about God by affirming His greatness as the Creator and Sustainer, and guiding people to obey and to submit to Him alone. This universal concept has always resonated with mankind’s natural and innate disposition as a human being; and whenever the humanity misplaced the prophetic guidance, they ended up innovating things about God, for which they had no evidence.
Muslims believe that Muhammad ﷺ was the Final Messenger of God, and that after him, no new messenger would be raised for the guidance of mankind until the Day of Resurrection.
Fully accepting the Oneness of God is to accept that He (Allah) is distinct from everything else that exists. It would not suit Gods’ majesty and glory to associate the limited attributes of His creation to Him because He is not restricted in any way, while His creation is. He is the First with no beginning and the Last with no end. Everything in the universe was created by His will. He is not confined by space or time and He is the only One who is in control and provides for His creation.
Who Is God ?
God is the name or term attributed to the Supreme Being, Who is the only logical cause of the existence of all created things. God is recognized by His creation that exists all around us, including us; and our own existence is the most potent evidence of the existence of God Himself.
“How can you deny God, when you were dead and He gave you life, then He will put you to death, then He will bring you to life, then to Him you will be returned?” [Qur’an: 02:28]
Simple in-depth observation of the creation around, leads us to conclude that God, who planned and executed such a massive creation of the universe, has to be the possessor of ultimate intelligence, wisdom, planning, ability, and execution. God has to be all powerful, omnipresent, omniscient, supernatural-being that maintains and manages the ‘organizational-balance’ within His creation, which couldn’t have lasted even for a fraction of a microsecond without His perfect execution and sustenance.
When people asked Muhammad (عليه السلام): Who is God? The Almighty God (Allah), sent revelation in the Qur’an: “Say (O Muhammad): He is Allah, the One and Unique. Allah, Who is Eternal (needs none, and all need Him). He neither begets, nor is born. There is none equivalent to Him.” [Qur’an: 112:1-4]. This is a clear statement by God describing Himself to humanity without any room for confusion. God is One and is exalted above everything He creates and He is capable over all things.
“He is Allah: there is no god but He; the Knower of the unseen and the manifest, He is the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. He is Allah: there is no god but He: the King, the Holy, the All-Peace, the Giver of security, the Overseer, the Most Mighty, the Overpowering, the All-Great. Exalted be He from whatever they associate with Him. He is Allah, the Planner, Executer and Fashioner of creation. His are the most beautiful names. Whatever is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him. He is the Most Mighty, the Most Wise.” [Qur’an: 59:22-24].
