Why did Allah bring us into this world?


AssalamuAlaikum Brothers and Sisters,

 Why Allah has created us is one of the important question often asked from Muslims and we have a simple answer just to WORSHIP him,, finish but does this answer satisfies if a non-muslim will ask this question....? I guess no because then they will ask next logical question that Why does Allah create us  (men and jinns) to worship him...?

Allah says:
"The creation of the Heavens and the Earth is indeed greater than the creation of mankind; yet, most of mankind know not."
Al-Qur'an 40:57

Man is not the greatest act of creation, this universe is far more complex and far more magnificent than men. So the issue of creation should then go to, "Why did Allah create?"

 Allah is the creator. That is one of His qualities that is what He has informed us. That creation is being His great attribute (Quality), THE CREATOR, Thus the product of this quality is His creation.

Allah says:
"There is nothing like him, and he is the hearer and seer of all."

 It is based on this inborn belief that Allah defined the purpose of mankind’s creation in Quran:
“I have created the jinn and humankind only for My worship.” (Quran 51:56)
Thus, the essential purpose for which men and jinns (Jinn: an unseen creation which, like the man, has an intellect and a free will and will be judged based on his actions.) were created to worship the Almighty Allah.
However, the Almighty is not in need of human's worship.  He did not create human beings out of a need on His part. 
If not a single human worships Allah, it would not diminish His glory in any way, and if all of the humankind worship Him, it would not increase His glory in any way.  Allah is perfect.  He alone exists without any needs.  All created beings have needs.  Consequently, it is the humankind that needs to worship Almighty Allah.
“Indeed Allah is All-Powerful (Al-`Aziz) and He is able to do all things (`ala kull sha’in qadir). The Qur’an has mentioned this hundred of times.It is also mentioned in the Qur’an that Allah is the Creator and He is the Best Creator.“Glory be to Allah, the best Creator.”(Al-Mu’minun: 14)
To understand why human beings need to worship Allah, one must first understand what is meant by the term ‘worship.’  The English term ‘worship’ comes from the Old English weorthscipe meaning ‘the state of being worthy or honor.’  Consequently, worship in the English language is defined as ‘the performance of devotional acts in honor of a deity.’  According to this meaning, man is instructed to show gratitude to God by glorifying Him. 
In the Quran, God says: “Glorify the praises of your Lord...” (Quran 15:98)
Allah addresses this phenomenon in many chapters of the Quran.  For example, in the Quran, Allah states: “The seven heavens and the earth and whatever is in them, glorify Him and there is nothing which does not glorify His praise.  However, you do not understand their glorification.” (Quran 17:44)

However, in Arabic worship is called ‘ibaadah', which means ‘abd, meaning ‘a slave.’  A slave is one who is expected to do whatever his master wills.  Consequently, worship means ‘obedient submission to the will of God.’  
This was the essence of the message of all the prophets sent by Allah to mankind that Allah has created us and brought us into this world to worship Him and to obey Him, to carry out His orders and abstain from His prohibitions.
Furthermore, worship in Islam is not confined to the mosques in which Muslims pray; rather, while the Arabic term ibaadah (worship) comprises of one’s being dutiful to Allah, for example, it involves treating others with kindness (other human beings, animals, the environment, etc.) and dealing with goodness by helping and supporting others and behaving with good character. It is for this reason that some scholars of Islam have described worship as being “all actions and utterances which please the Almighty Allah, whether by physical actions or internal actions (such as beliefs, intentions, thoughts, and emotions).

JazakAllah Khair
Location: Dubai - United Arab Emirates

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