Wednesday 12 December 2007

The purpose of life

What is our real purpose of existing? many people refuse to ponder of over this very important question. can our intelligence alone answer our spiritual dimensional questions?

The life of sheik Abdul Gadir Jelane can give us a brief prelude to what life is all about. Jelany was a strong believer in God and he always try to do his best to live the life of a rigthous human being. One fine day,he was engage in deep remembrance of God.The enemy of all human beings,the Satan,appear in a the form of light which glow the whole room that Jelany was in.The devil wish to make Abdul Gadir jelany believe that his knowledge alone can save him from the temptation of the satanic whispers.The Satan called out to Jelany and said ''Oh Abdul Gadir ,i am your lord and it is no more obligatory for you to engage in any acts of worship ''. Abdul GAdir thought to himself, the Prophets of God were never stopped from engaging in the worship of God so ''who am i to deserve such a high status?''.he immediately realise ,the caller was the enemy,the Satan himself trying his best to deceive Abdul Gadir. He told him ,''there is no helper ,no protector accept Allah,you are the devil and you intend to misguide me''. The devil device another plan, he said to Abdul Gadir ''you are lucky ,your knowledge has saved you from me ''. Then again Abdul Gadir thought ,this is another trap .he said to the devil ,'' it is God who has saved me from you not my knowledge ''.

Devil went away. these story high lighted that ,if human beings rely solely on their knowledge ,intellect and wisdom ,they will not do any acts pleasing to God.All they do which is good will end being for show and name. Our ultimate purpose in life is not just to get educated ,work,enjoy the good things and suffer the bad things and then die . Our existence is much more grander than that. We are here for our self's and to believe in the creator of the heaven and earth and all that which is in between them. Our believe in God should be in the ways that he wish's us to believe not just any philosophical ways we have invented.

parting quote ''it is easy to be brave when you are not scared or when not in a scary situation''.

To be continued

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