Reality & Purpose of

Life

Reality of LifeTwo Deaths and Two Lives

“How can you disbelieve in Allah? Seeing that you were dead and He gave you life. Then He will give you death, then again will bring

you to life and then unto Him you will return.” (Al-Baqarah: 28)

The Origin • The Creation of Souls

1st Death • The souls were put to sleep

1st Life • Life in this World

2nd Death • Transference to an Arbitrary World

2nd Life • Infinite Life in Hereafter

“And (remember) when your Lord brought forth from the Children of Adam, from their loins, their seed and made them testify as to themselves (saying): “Am I not your Lord?” They said: “Yes! We testify”.” (Al-A’raaf: 172)

“You were dead and He gave you life” (Al-Baqarah: 28)

Human body gets created in the womb, transmission of the soul into body and arrival into this world:

“Verily, We created man in the best stature.Then We reduced him to the lowest of the low.” (At’ teen: 4-5)

“Until, when death comes to one of them, he says: “My Lord! Send me back, so that I may do good in that which I have left behind!”. “No! It is but a word that he speaks” and behind them is Barzakh (a barrier) until the Day when they will be resurrected.”

(Al-Mominun:99-100)

• The resurrection on the Day of Judgment• Gathering into a huge plain of ‘Hashr’• The process of accountability • Final transfer to Heaven or Hell for an eternal life.

“(And remember) the Day when He will gather you on the Day of Gathering, - the Day of loss and gain. And whosoever believes in Allah and performs righteous good deeds, He will expiate from him his sins, and will admit him to Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise) therein forever; that will be the great success. But those who disbelieved and denied Our Ayat, they will be dwellers of the Fire, to dwell therein forever. And worst indeed is that destination.” (At’taghabun: 9-10)

Usefulness of vast concept of life

His reactions to the accidents will also be according to his concept of life.

A person decides his aim and way of life according to the concept of life, he has in his mind:

“A rational person will overpower his mutinous self and will strive for the eternal life.”

(Tirmizi)

Significance of Wordly Life

Worldly life is a limited but important segment of eternal life. The final destination, heaven or hell, of a person in infinite hereafter life will set according to his acts in worldly life.

“World is a harvesting field for Hereafter” (Where, ‘as you sow so shall you reap’ in the Hereafter).

The worldly life is for Trial and tribulation

•Creation of the cycle of life and death: “He has created death and life for testing that which

of you is best in deed.” (Al-Mulk: 2)

The Worldly life has been given to mankind for trial and tribulation. The various aspects of this trial and tribulation are as under:

Purpose ofHuman Creation Zariyat 51: 56

Command of Allah for all MankindBaqarah 2: 21

Summary of call of all the ProphetsA’raaf 7: 59,65,73,85, Hood 11: 50,61,84

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( 56: 51)الذاریات

Purpose of worldly life:Ibaadat

“I have not created Jin and humans but for My submissive obedience.”

ب�ك�م� ر� ا الن�اس� اعب�د�وا �ي-ه� ي�ا أ(21: 2ۃ)البقر

“O people! Obey your Lord submissively.”

ه� ه4 غ�ير� �لـ� ا ل�ك�م م7ن إ الل�ه� م� وم� اعب�د�وا ي�ا ق�(84، 61، 50: 11ھود، 85، 73، 65، 59: 7)االعراف

“O my people! Obey Allah (submissively)! You have no other ilah (god) but Him.”

True Concept of Ibaadat

The difference between a slave & employee! An employee is hired for specific job and specific time. A slave has to obey every command of his master at any time.

To submit as a slave in adoration

ConnotativeMeaning

To become enslaveor submissively obedient

Literal Meaning

The difference between slavery and Ibaadat!Slavery is obedience without a will,

where as Ibaadat is voluntary obedience of Allah with feelings of love.Ibaadat = Submissive obedience + Heartily love

(Body) (Soul)

Components of Ibaadat

Love(Spirit)

SubmissiveObedience

(Body)

ول� س� أ�ط�يع�وا الر� أ�ط�يع�وا الل�ه� و� و�(12: 64)التغابن

“Obey Allah and obey the Messenger [Muhammad (saw)].”

د أ�ط�اع� اللJه� ق� ول� ف� س� م�ن ي�ط�ع� الر�(80: 4)النساء

“Whoever obeys the Messenger, in fact, obeys Allah.”

بQا ل7لJه� د- ح� أ�ش� ن�وا ال�ذ�ين� آم� و�(165: 2ۃ)البقر

“Those who believe love Allah most ardently.”

Narrow Concept of Ibaadat

• Only modes of worship (Ibadat), rituals, commemorative days and customs of happy and sad events are regarded as Ibadat.

• And it is forgotten that the twenty four hour life can be made Ibadat if one keeps in view the Commandment of Allah and the Sunnah of His Prophet (saw).

Difference between Ibadat & Ibadaat (modes of worship)

Ibaadat of Satan has been prohibited

Establishing modes of worship are being narrated seperately after Ibaadat

اء ن�ف� ين� ل�ه� الد7ين� ح� ل�ص� وا إ�ال� ل�ي�عب�د�وا الل�ه� م�خ ر� ا أ�م� و�م�ة� ي7م� ذ�ل�ك� د�ين� الق� ك�اة� و� ت�وا الز� ي�ؤ ة� و� ال� يم�وا الص� ي�ق� و�

(98: 5ۃ)البین “And they were commanded not, but to obey Allah submissively, keeping their obedience alone for Allah devotedly, and establish

As-Salat and give Zakat, and this is the exact Deen.”

يط�ان� �ل�يك�م ي�ا ب�ن�ي آد�م� أ�ن ال� ت�عب�د�وا الش� د إ �ل�م أ�عه� أeب�ين �ن�ه� ل�ك�م ع�د�وf م- (60: 36)یgس إ

“O Children of Adam! Did I not take a firm commitment from you that you will not worship the Satan. He is clearly your enemy.”

Means (Direct outcome)

1.Prayer (Salat)1.Prayer (Salat)

3. Sawm (Fasting)3. Sawm (Fasting)

4. Hajj (Pilgrimage)4. Hajj (Pilgrimage)

2. Zakat

(Charity)2. Zakat

(Charity)

Remembrance of Allah

Purifies heart & eliminates love of money

Creates Taqwa (fear of Allah for His obedience)

Combination of all other pillars and solitary of Ummah

Type of Worship

Ends (Objectives)

Spiritual strength to live individualLife according to Divine Guidance

Collective strengthTo establish

collective system of Life according to Divine Guidance

Relationship between modes of worship & Ibadat

Loss of Partial Ibaadat

Loss in this world as well as in Hereafter

Partial Ibaadat is following of Satan

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(208: 2ۃ)البقر

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ة� ي�ام� ي�وم� الق� ي�اة� الد-ني�ا و� الح�د7 الع�ذ�اب� �ل�ى أ�ش� د-ون� إ ي�ر�

(85: 2ۃ)البقر

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أ� يرe اطم� اب�ه� خ� ص�إ�ن أ� ف4 ف� ر ح�

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“Oh people of belief! Enter into Islam completely, and do not follow the path of Satan.” “Do you believe in a part of the Book and reject the rest? Then what is

reward of those who do so among you, except disgrace in the life of this world, and on the Day of Resurrection they shall be consigned to

the most grievous torment.”

“And among mankind is he who obey Allah as it were upon the edge (i.e. in doubt): if good befalls him, he is content therewith; but if a trial befalls him he turns (back) on his face. He loses both this world and

the Hereafter; this is the manifest (sheer) loss.”

Scope of IslamComprehensive concept of Ibaadat

Modes of Worship •These are commandments of Allah

Human Rights •Their performance is the demand of Allah

Halal Earning •It has been ordered by Allah

Teaching •Can be a sadaqa e Jaria as the Prophet was sent as a Teacher

Social Welfare •It has been emphasized by Allah

Abstaining from sins •Again these acts are forbidden by Allah

Daily Life •If eating etc. is as per Sunnah then these are means of Ibadat

The Hindrance in total Ibaadat:Unjust / Un-Islamic System

The main hindrance in total Ibadat is Unjust System. If in a society, Islamic orders are not enforced than the total obedience of Allah in collective life is impossible.

Ibaadat of Allah Demands

Obeying Allah where we can

Struggling to establish a Just System