Why did God create man?

SilentObserver said:
Why did God create man? I mean really, what for?

I can understand the whole universe thing, and the world, and nature. It's kind of like having a great big fishbowl. But why create man? He knew we were going to kill all the other fish, wreck the filter, pollute the water, destroy all the plants and other things in the fishbowl. So why?
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Yes God knew what we would do, but he gave us freedom us choice. The same way Adam & Eve had freedom of choice by which they chose to disobey Allah and be flung out of heaven. Allah says in the Quran that He created man and jinn to worship Him. Perhaps God created us to worship Him in heaven but by giving us free will He also knew that we will become inhabitants of earth one day.


But the fact that we are here now means we need a purpose in life. Our worship neither benefits God nor does the lack of it harm Him. Every deed we carry out determines our own fate in the here-after. For those who do not believe in the hereafter, I can only urge them to reflect on the fact that if we can exist on this earth that was created out of nothing then why can't we exist in another dimension in the here-after?

Our purpose in life is not to ask questions to which we have no answers for. But to attain the pleasure of Allah so that He may grant us the home we lost due to our own disobedience.


peace
 
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How can someone die "before hand"? Every has a time appointed for death, and no one can escape that.
 
TO all Brothers and sisters.

there are some common question like this one what am i?, why was i existed here, etc.,

These kind are question never help anyone neither the questioner nor the people who reply to it to gain any kind of knowledge.

since most of us don't go through the Paperworks and other historical and scientific aspects before we ask these type of questions.

since our ancesters who have asked the same way and never stopped it jus with a question but they started to gather informations on them. so please whoever needs knowledge on these kind of question try to first find or collect some information on them and then have some idea of what U R going to ask

since these question lead to a semi confused state unless the proper solutions are given.

so i once again request you all to think twice or thrice and gather some information before posting questions like these.
 
shible said:
TO all Brothers and sisters.

there are some common question like this one what am i?, why was i existed here, etc.,

These kind are question never help anyone neither the questioner nor the people who reply to it to gain any kind of knowledge.

since most of us don't go through the Paperworks and other historical and scientific aspects before we ask these type of questions.

since our ancesters who have asked the same way and never stopped it jus with a question but they started to gather informations on them. so please whoever needs knowledge on these kind of question try to first find or collect some information on them and then have some idea of what U R going to ask

since these question lead to a semi confused state unless the proper solutions are given.

so i once again request you all to think twice or thrice and gather some information before posting questions like these.
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In fact nobody could provide a perfect answer to these questions but these questions still arise in everyone's mind. There's no harm in giving your own idea or opinion about any of these questions. We may not find a true answer but we still get some new thoughts and ideas in this way.
 
The fact that most of Us are not aware of that to search answers we need not go to library.

Since we have Internet. if you need answers to these questions i can give a minimum of 10 to 50 results by just browsing the Net.

so don't say no one provided You the resource but instead Make the best utilization of the resource given to you
 
And (remember) when your Lord said to the angels: "Verily, I am going to place (mankind) generations after generations on earth." They said: "Will You place therein those who will make mischief therein and shed blood, - while we glorify You with praises and thanks (Exalted be You above all that they associate with You as partners) and sanctify You." He (Allâh) said: "I know that which you do not know."

“O ye people! adore your Guardian-Lord who created you and those who came before you that ye may have the chance to learn righteousness. Who has made the earth your couch and the heaven your canopy; and sent down rain from the heavens; and brought forth therewith fruits for your sustenance; then set not up rivals unto Allah when ye know (the truth).” (Qur’an: Translation of the meaning, 2:21-22)

Allah Almighty created the human beigns to worship Him Alone and to worship no other besides Him.

Qur’an :“ And I (Allah) created not the jinns and the human except they should to worship Me (Alone)” (Translation of the meaning, 51:56).

Sunna: “Mankind’s duty to Allah is to worship Him Alone, and not to associate partners to Him in anything”. (Bukhari - Muslim)

Worship is a comprehensive term which includes all sayings and actions that are loved by Allah Almighty.

Qur’an: “Say (O Muhammad ): Verily, my prayer, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, the lord of mankind, jinns, and all that exists”. (Translation of the meaning, 6:162)
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shible said:
The fact that most of Us are not aware of that to search answers we need not go to library.

Since we have Internet. if you need answers to these questions i can give a minimum of 10 to 50 results by just browsing the Net.

so don't say no one provided You the resource but instead Make the best utilization of the resource given to you
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If you look at the question only from the religious point of view, then you are not allowed to question Allah like this. However, if you just want to know the purpose of the creation of man whith such a wonderful brain which is improving with every new generation, then you may find many answers that may lead to the usefulness of human kind for this universe. You can also find out about your usefulness in this life. Those who don't want to be useful in this world just say hateful things about the good qualities of human beings as well against this world. some of them to the extrem of destrying the world and the human race. They're nothing idiots made like this by illiterate people who they sometimes call as scholars.
 
If everyone was born with the same kind of intelligence then we will not live the life as humans , but as Intelligent cultured Animals.

You have to know that you cannot seperate your normal life into spiritual and normal life since Islam never says us to fall on anyone side rather it says seek knowledge and know the blessings of your creator

and utilize them to serve him at your best.

for example 200 years back men use to travel from nation to nation using some means of transport andnow you can see the difference.

it doesn't mean he cannot use the same, but since humans think of civilization. Either they accept the new terms invented or they are forced to accept them.

Though whatever may change. All these changes are only made by people above the ground. they can build huge buildings above the groud. but can they build a new ground.

they can create a new calender according to the seasons available, but can they create new seasons.

they can create new ships to fly on the sky. but can they create the new sky.

So when you connect your scientific and Spiritual thoughts you do have the answers for the reason why God created.

It's that we are like ants on a huge ant showcase build on Glasses.
we can do anything creative but it is limited within the boundry
 
The general consensus seems to be that he created us with the sole purpose to worship him. And if we worship enough, we can get into heaven.
So God is this unimaginable being, the greatest, the creater of all. You can well imagine that God is not lacking in confidence.
So why does he need us to worship him? Is it one giant ego trip? Or is there an actual purpose to this worshipping? Besides our own self-preservation of course. Does the act of worshipping actually do something good, besides make God feel good?
 
SilentObserver said:
The general consensus seems to be that he created us with the sole purpose to worship him. And if we worship enough, we can get into heaven.
So God is this unimaginable being, the greatest, the creater of all. You can well imagine that God is not lacking in confidence.
So why does he need us to worship him? Is it one giant ego trip? Or is there an actual purpose to this worshipping? Besides our own self-preservation of course. Does the act of worshipping actually do something good, besides make God feel good?
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He doesn't need us to worship him, we need to do it for our own benefit. He clearly said that he doesn't need us in quran and hadiths.

Part of reason as some scholars mention in thier books, is that it realizes his names and attributes as i mentioned in prev post.

e.g. He will demonstrate hsi mercy, offer his forgiveness, show his justice, show his wisdom, execute his punishment amongst many others.
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but once we knwo the reason he put us here, we should get down to the job asap b4 death takes us unaware :skeleton:

take care all the best :)
 
lolwatever said:
He doesn't need us to worship him, we need to do it for our own benefit. He clearly said that he doesn't need us in quran and hadiths.

Part of reason as some scholars mention in thier books, is that it realizes his names and attributes as i mentioned in prev post.



but once we knwo the reason he put us here, we should get down to the job asap b4 death takes us unaware :skeleton:

take care all the best :)
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So it leans a little more toward the egocentric explaination. Interesting. It seems as if God says, "I don't need any of you. But for your own good, you need to recognize how great I am and worship me. Or you will burn forever. "
He doesn't need us to worship him, we need to do it for our own benefit.
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My point. He created us, and the situation where we need to do this. Why the worship? Why did he make it so that we need to do this?
 
Ok think it pratically if we are working for a concern. is the concern the only thing gets benifited of our work.

the same happens in terms of God but the difference here is God never gets benifited by us but he wants to shape us as better as a diamond from our raw state. So that we can attain greater Image in this world as well as in the world hereafter
 
SilentObserver said:
So it leans a little more toward the egocentric explaination. Interesting. It seems as if God says, "I don't need any of you. But for your own good, you need to recognize how great I am and worship me. Or you will burn forever. "
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Pretty much, afterall, apart from his attributes of 'most merciful', compassionate, kind etc.. one of the attributes of Allah is that he is the proud and majestic.

Questioning things he's done and his wisdom isn't going to set us on any useful path.

My point. He created us, and the situation where we need to do this. Why the worship? Why did he make it so that we need to do this?
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I don't know, perhaps becasue he wants to display his power and might, his capacity to create... Allahu alam (Allah knows best)

Once the believers enter jannah (inshalah), we'll sure be happy that we where created :D
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