The Life Of This World

Subiect: The Life Of This World Joi Mai 19, 2011 4:00 am

The Life Of This World

Allah, all praise and glory be to Him, has created the universe for a
specific purpose. He informed us with it in order to know why the
creation has been brought about? What is the aim? And what is the
end?
Allah, Whose Majesty reigns supreme, says (what means):

“And I (Allah) created not the jinn and humans except they
should worship Me (Alone). I seek not any provision from them
(i.e. provision for themselves or for My creatures) nor do I ask
that they should feed Me (i.e. feed themselves or My creatures).
Verily, Allah is the All-Provider, Owner of Power, the Most
Strong.” (Az-Zâriyât, 51: 56-58).

The aim behind creating this universe is to worship Allah, praise Him,
celebrate His Glory, and exalt Him. In these glorious Qur’anic verses
The Truth, all praise and glory be to Him, did not assign by name
except ‘The jinn and humans’, while excluding the rest of the
creatures in the universe, but why?
Because Allah has given freedom of choice only to those two species
amongst the creatures: they can believe in Allah and they can – Allah
forbid – disbelieve in Him. They can obey Allah and they can – Allah
forbid – disobey Him. As for the rest of the species in the universe,
they are made to obey and never can disobey. They continually
glorify the Praises of Allah, the Exalted and Ever-Majestic; they never
forget His Glorification or slacken in it. Recite the Qur’anic verse in
which Allah, Blessed and Exalted be He, says (what means):

“See you not that to Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens
and whoever is on the earth, and the sun, and the moon, and the
stars, and the mountains, and the trees, and Ad-Dawâb (moving
living creatures, beasts, etc.), and many of mankind? But there
are many (men) on whom the punishment is justified. And
whomsoever Allah disgraces, none can honour him. Verily! Allah
does what He wills.” (Al-Hajj, 22:18)

The noble Qur’anic verse generalized prostration, which include all
the creatures, whether in the heavens or on the earth. None of them
leave submission, showing obedience, remembering Allah and
Glorifying His Praises. But mankind did not attain such a
generalization. Instead, they are divided into two parties: one that
obeys and believes and the other that disobeys and disbelieves. This
division came only when Allah mentioned mankind, why? Because,
as we have said before, Allah, Blessed and Exalted be He, has given
mankind as well as jinn freedom of choice.
Allah has created this great universe to serve man, the viceroy on
earth. The entire universe willingly obeyed their Creator, but many
among mankind whom Allah has given sovereignty over His universe
did not comply!
Allah, Whose Majesty reigns supreme, has offered the trust, which is
freedom of choice, to all species of the universe, but they were afraid
to bear such a responsibility and said, ‘O Lord! We want to be
compelled to obey.’ Allah, all praise and glory be to Him, says (what
means):

“Truly, We did offer Al-Amânah (the trust or moral
responsibility or honesty and all the duties which Allah has
ordained) to the heavens and the earth, and the mountains, but
they declined to bear it and were afraid of it (i.e. afraid of Allah’s
Torment). But man bore it. Verily, he was unjust (to himself) and
ignorant (of its results).” (Al-Ahzâb, 33: 72)

This was the first and the last choice that all the species in this
universe made. As for man, he chose to bear the trust, because Allah
has willed that man should come to Him willingly not compulsorily.
Man can disbelieve, but he believes out of loving Allah; he can
disobey, but he obeys out of loving Allah. Therefore, mankind and
jinn are the species that prove the attribute of loving Allah for His
Sake. They willingly choose to follow His Way, out of love not
compulsion. Hence, they glorify the Praises of Allah, prostrate
themselves to Him, exalt Him, pray to Him and invoke Him as a
confession of their love to Allah, all praise and glory be to Him.
The Truth, Blessed and Exalted be He, says (what means):
“And I
(Allah) created not the jinn and humans except they should
worship Me (Alone).” (Az-Zâriyât, 51: 56).

For worship to be real,
it should comprise all the activities of life. In other words, all man’s
actions should reflect his love for Allah and every movement in life
should be a vivid proof of this love. The Divine Law should be his
guiding light, devotion should be his leader and no crookedness
should be in the path he follows. Allah should never see him where
He prohibited him, nor miss him where He ordered him to be.

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