Discuss the basic purpose of the creation of mankind as per Islamic teachings?
The Islamic purpose of life is a standing purpose. The basic purpose of creating mankind is to worship Allah He created man as his khalifah.The basic purpose of the creation of man is to worship Allah.To understand why human beings need to worship God, one must first understand what is meant by the term 'worship.' In Arabic, the language of the final revelation, worship is called `Ibaadah, which is closely related to the noun "Abd", meaning a slave. A slave is one who is expected to do whatever his master wills.Mankind’s basic trust, our responsibility, is to believe in and worship Allah: "And I did not create the Jinn and mankind except to worship
Me".To a Muslim the whole purpose of life is "ibadah" or worship to the One True Almighty God on Terms and under His Conditions.
The term "worship" to a Muslim includes any and all acts of obedience to Almighty Allah.The most complete system of worship available to human beings today is the system found in the religion of Islam. Any ignorance, however great, could be Any ignorance, however great, could be forgiven except for man to be ignorant about the secret of his existence, his aim in life. In Islam, the purpose of life is to worship Allah.The word "ibadah" is derived from "Abd" which means slave. So we are slaves of our creator and it is our duty to obey Him to worship Him.
To a Muslim the whole purpose of life is "ibadah" or worship to the One True Almighty God on Terms and under His Conditions. The term "worship" to a Muslim includes any and all acts of obedience to Almighty Allah. So his purpose of life is a standing purpose; Worshipping Allah by accepting Allah's Will over his own.
This act of ibadah (worshipping, thanking and extolling the Greatness Almighty Allah on His Terms and Conditions) is for the Muslim, throughout his whole life regardless of the stage. Whether he is a child, adolescent, adult or aged person, he is seeking after the Will of the Almighty in all these stages.
We must come to know our Creator, Sustainer and Ultimate Judge. We must learn to believe in Him, thank Him, praise Him, honor Him and worship Him, alone without any partners from His Creation. We must learn about His Messengers and Prophets, peace be upon them, and the message with which they were all sent. We must learn the Word of God as was directly revealed, preserved and memorized and passed down by memory throughout all the generations of Muslims to the present day, and this is the basic purpose of our creation.
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