Last Prophet Of Allah.
However,
one
may
look
at
the
purpose
of
creation
from
a
different
aspect
and
thus
end
up
with
an
altogether
different
answer
as
to
what
the
primary
reason
is.
If
you
go
back
to
the
question
of
how
can
we
benefit
from
Allah,
we
may
come
up
with
a
different
reason,
other
than
worship.
All
of
creation
isalready
at
benefit.
Our
existence
is
benefit.
Being
created
is
an
example
of
Allah's
mercy
towards
us.
Thus
one
can
conclude
that
we
were
created,
fundamentally
because
Allah
is
merciful.However,
although
there
are
many
different
perspectives
to
the
answer
as
to
why
we
were
created,
they
are
all
connected
and
in
a
way
each
of
them
is
right.
In defining what is meant by a Muslim's duties, we may generalise that a Muslim's duty is to worship Allah. To elaborate further, Muslims do not see the term worship in the vague sense of praying and fasting, etc - worship can be any aspect of aMuslim's daily life depending on the intention. For example even a when a Muslim goes to get an education, provided that heintends to use it for good, it is seen as worship and will be rewarded.
Each of Allah's divine attributes has practical implications in thelife of a firm Muslim. Clear, comprehension of the uniqueness of Allah's nature improves a persons Taqwa, or belief in god. Having taqwa in our hearts throughout our daily life adds a feeling of contentment peace with one's self and constant happiness, for when they return to Allah He will say:
And thou, O soul at peace. Return to thy Lord well pleased with Him and He will be pleased with thee Holy Quran 89:28-29 Realisation that Allah knows all, hears all and sees all that we do is one of the most important aspects of Allah's nature that aMuslim can benefit from. Knowing that 'there are not two but that the third is Allah (hadith) increases what we might call our'self-policing'. For example, when one is alone such as when a teenager is away from his strict parents, he may say that there isno one to fear so why bother praying? The answer to this is given in the following hadith:"Fear Allah as if you can see Him, if you cannot imagine seeing Him, know that He sees you." Allah sees everything that we do and so we should be faithful inour duties even when we are alone.
For
those
who
have
a
very
high
realisation
of
the
nature
of
Allah,
they
do
not
worship
him
for
the
fear
of
His
hell,
nor
forthe
want
of
His
paradise
but
because
Allah
is
worthy
of
all
praise.
Imam
Ali
(AS),
the
cousin
of
the
prophet
says:
This is the ideal that all Muslims should aim for.
