The Purpose of our Existence:

The Purpose of our Existence:

Man's life is not meaningless. The great wisdom of man's creation
is to submit to his Creator, Allah, following His commands and
abstaining from His Prohibitions. During life, man will be subjected to
trials and tests. This will expose the true submitters and worshipers
of Allah from those who chose otherwise.The road for success in this
life and in the Hereafter is, therefore, to worship Allah as though the
submitter sees Him, and while he see Him not, He truly Sees him.

·The Rights of Allah on His Bondsmen: To worship Allah alone, and
associate none with Him in worship.

·The Rights of Man on His Creator: to permit people to enter Paradise
if they worship Him properly.

·The Oneness & Uniqueness (Tawheed) of Allah and its Influence on
Creation: Man should know the Names, Attributes, and Actions of Allah
so that he can worship Him properly. Know that He is the only true God
that deserves to be worshipped, associating no partners whatsoever in
His worship. Know that He, Allah, is the One Who Sustains, Provides,
Bestows favors, Gives life and Causes death; the One who is most
Merciful, Severe in Torment, Oft-Forgiving, All-Just, All-Wise, and all
that He is qualified with. Nothing is like Allah. All of His Attributes
are True and Real. The how (i.e. the manner) of His Attributes are
known only to Him.

·Knowledge: The Message calls those who accept Islam to acquire
knowledge about all aspects of Islam, and Allah has special levels in
Paradise for the people of knowledge. When we speak about any aspect of
Islam we must know about it first. And if we don't know, we should as
the trusted and knowledgeable scholars.

·Admonition: the believer feels and recognizes that Allah is
All-Aware about him and about his hidden and manifested actions.
Nothing escapes Allah's knowledge. He is Most High, above creation, and
His Knowledge encompasses everything.

·Righteousness: Deeds are righteous only when they
(i) are purely done seeking Allah and His Pleasure,
(ii) follow the way (authentic Sunnah) of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w, and
(iii) are built on the correct 'Aqeedah (belief) according to the
teachings of the Prophet s.a.w and as understood by the Prophet's
companions.
The deeds are the ceiling and the 'Aqeedah is the foundation.

·Interactions:
A) The Message deals with the organization of the society at large. It
covers the ruled and the rulers. The rulers should deal justly with the
ruled and the Muslims obey their leaders as long as the leaders do not
command them to do disobedient acts. Rebellion against them, however,
is not allowed if it will lead to more afflictions and tribulations.

Rulers and ruled are all called to apply the Islamic laws. The ruled
tolerates the unjust ruler and gives the ruler his rights and in case
of injustice, he (the ruled) asks Allah for his own right. Patience
under such circumstances and a sincere return to Allah minimize (or
completely) prevent the grave afflictions associated with dissent.

B) The Muslims are brothers of each other. They enjoin right and forbid
wrong to the best of their abilities and in ways that don't lead to
more mischief. They cooperate on what is right and do not support each
other on wrong. They keep away from introducing bida' (innovations in
Deen).3 On the scale of the mini-society of the family, the believer
should do his utmost in leading the family members away from Hell Fire.
The man is a leader for his Family, and the wife is in charge of her
home. Both should deal with firmness and forgiveness. Allah commands
justice and likes it. He dislikes suspicion, deception, mockery,
backbiting, spying, wickedness, and all forms of evil interactions.

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