Bismillah-ir Rahman-ir Raheem

The Purpose of Life

Abd’ul-Haleem P. Baña

CMU, FTC Hall

Feb.24.2007

CreationOur Universe is like a

factory of life, everything works for the production, preservation and sustenance of Life

So What?What is there in this Life?

That our creator designed the universe for the sole purpose of producing, preserving and sustaining this Life?

Then Life should have a PURPOSE

The sense of purpose gives true value to everything; the sense of purpose defines the value and worth of both the designed and the Designer, the created and the Creator.

VALUEIf human life don’t have a definite purpose, then a pair of shoes is more valuable than man.

Imagine…If man don’t have a definite

purpose, it will not only render him valueless, but will consequently (God Forbid) insult the wisdom of his creator.

DefinitionBefore defining the purpose of

man’s creation, it will be better to know the Creator first, because knowledge of the creator is vital in understanding the purpose of Life.

Knowledge of God

Al – Ilah(the Praised God)

“Allah”

TeachersThe knowledge of our Creator

was taught by 4 teachers:Scriptures:

•Torah (Moses [pbuh])

•Zabur (Psalms of David)

• Injeel (Gospel of Jesus)

•Qur’an (Muhammad [saw])

Teachers

ProphetsBook of UniverseBook of Man

Man“Maw arafa nafsa, fagad

arafa rabba!”

“Whoever knows himself, knows his Lord”

UnderstandUnderstanding man is a way

to knowledge of our Creator, … and define the purpose of man.

Man’s nature will define the real purpose of his existence.

How to understand?

If we will leave the definition of man’s purpose to himself, basing on his limited knowledge, understanding and judgement, his definition will be biased.

The AuthoritySo what is really the purpose of

man’s creation? There is no other authority on this than the Creator, because the Creator Knows best the Purpose why HE created Man.

Qur’an 51:56

“And I created not the Jinn and Mankind, except that they should worship ME.”

First PurposeTo weigh up on the scales of

the senses put in your being, the Bounties stored up in the treasures of the Divine Mercy and to offer Universal gratitude of thanks.

Second PurposeThrough the feelings, tendencies

and faculties embedded in your nature, discover the hidden treasures – the works and manifestations of the divine sacred names and then recognize the most holy one through those names.

Third PurposeThrough taking as units of

measurement the small samples of attributes like the partial KNOWLEDGE, POWER, and WILL given to your life, it is to know through those measures the absolute attributes and sacred Qualities of the all Glorious Creator.

Fourth PurposeTo consciously display and make

known through your life in the view of the creatures in this exhibition of the world the wondrous arts and subtle manifestation which the divine names have attached to you

Fifth PurposeTo understand through your

impotence and weakness, your poverty and need, the degrees of the divine power and dominical riches. So you should understand the degree of the infinite divine power and riches through your infinite impotence and poverty.

Peace!

Wa Salaaam!