What is the purpose of life? Why and what are we here for in this world? Can we do anything we like in this world and expect to get away with it? Who am I? Where was I? Where am I? Where am I going? Is my purpose of life to eat, drink, sleep, play, procreate, etc. or is there something more than this? Do I have a Creator? Why has He created me? What does He expect of me? Who can tell me? Can my Creator Who is a Supreme Being create me and leave me without any kind of guidance? Can I spend my most precious time in gambling, drinking away in pub, sex, sports, drug abuse, clubbing, creating illegitimate children, proud of my colour and beauty (by the way if I have a fair complexion, is it of my own choice? Or if I have a dark complexion, is it my own fault?).
Is it the colour and the outer appearance making us different from animals or is it our inner self and noble character? Carelessness about our neighbours, taking pride in illicit affairs,, undermining the elders of our community, looking down upon the weak, needy and the destitute. If such is the case, then are we not worse than the beasts?
Look at the way women in our society are treated. They are no more than sex objects. Television, magazines, newspapers, advertisements, posters, to name a few are no more than to corrupt the innocent minds of our citizens. Western countries take pride in their so-called booming economy, development in science and technology and the rest. But they have nothing to do with moral values, loss in spiritual values, decay in self-respect to name a few.
Look at the ever rising rate in juvenile crimes, rapes, murders, unwanted pregnancies, abortions, illegitimate births, homosexuality, racism and prejudice, etc. Who is responsible for all these decay in our society? We have become materialists and slaves of our own desires. The truth of the matter is that we are psychologically enslaved by the media. We are losing our children, heritage and culture, moral and spiritual values even without realising it.
Is there ever a time going to come to wake up from the deep slumber and start questioning ourselves about our destination and where are we heading for? Today's youth are tomorrow's leaders. Have you ever thought in whose hands are we going to leave our society? What sort of citizens are our children going to become? What sorts of sons, husbands and fathers are our boys going to become? What sorts of daughters, wives and mothers are our girls going to become? What kind of leaders are we going to have to lead our nation? Apparently the so called world leaders have deliberately kept us occupied with worldly pleasures so that our minds are numbed and we don't get time to think the true purpose of life and question their wrong doings. In this way they can get away with virtually anything they like!
Think, and think very seriously and find the right solution. Don't forget ISLAM has the best solution to all these problems. One only needs to study Islam with an open mind and see for oneself how much it has it to offer towards social, moral and spiritual values.
POINTS TO PONDER: You have been created for a particular purpose. You are not here as a result of an accident or by chance or fluke either. You are in this world because God Almighty willed so. Not only did God create you, but also He created you from amongst the best of His creations, a human being! He showered all kinds of blessings upon you. He gave you eyes to see, ears to hear, a tongue to talk, intelligence, food, shelter and good health among countless other things. He has veiled your sins, weaknesses and shortcomings. He has exposed your virtues and good deeds. He has granted you so many blessings you never asked for as well as many you asked for.
Please remember this life is too precious to be wasted away. In order to discover the true purpose of life and live a meaningful life, study ISLAM and you will notice the difference.
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In the name of Allah , the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
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