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and the purpose of our existence in this worldly life.
[67:2] The One who created death and life for the purpose of distinguishing those among you who would do better. He is the Almighty, the Forgiving.
[51:56] I did not create the jinns and the humans except to worship Me alone.
[45:22] GOD created the heavens and the earth for a specific purpose, in order to pay each soul for whatever it earned, without the least injustice.
[76:2] We created the human from a liquid mixture, from two parents, in order to test him. Thus, we made him a hearer and a seer. [76:3] We showed him the two paths, then, he is either appreciative, or unappreciative.
[21:35] Every soul will taste death, after we put you to the test through adversity and prosperity, then to us you ultimately return.
[47:31] We will certainly put you to the test, in order to distinguish those among you who strive, and steadfastly persevere. We must expose your true qualities.
[2:48] Beware of the day when no soul can avail another soul, no intercession will be accepted, no ransom can be paid, nor can anyone be helped.
All these verses explain the real purpose of our life. These verses also tell us to take due care not to leave loose ends which could spoil our final destiny. These verses equip us and set the line of conduct expected to be followed by us to become successful in the Hereafter.
If we reflect upon the struggle and perseverance of successful people in the world,
we see they followed a certain set of self-committed statements seriously. They lived with it all the time. They weren’t distracted from it. It wasn’t something they abandoned when the going got tough.
As submitters, we realize that our goal in this life is to be a righteous person so that God will be pleased with us. In all our actions and decisions, our priority should be the eternal life, not the temporary one in this world. God says this worldly life is nothing more than an illusion (40:39, 6:32). Therefore, let us not run after the illusion which we would never catch anyway. Let us try to become practical and realistic, striving towards the real goal. Review your progress from time to time. Renew your commitment by reminding yourself why you are on this path. This practice if maintained properly will yield tremendous rewards. It will make us successful in this world as well as in the hereafter.
God loves the strivers and the appreciative. We should never forget to thank God for every blessing He has bestowed upon us. In return, God showers us with His mercy and grants us eternal happiness.
[14:7] Your Lord has decreed: “The more you thank Me, the more I give you.” But if you turn unappreciative, then My retribution is severe.
Believing in God is not enough. We must be appreciative. The more we thank God, the more He will help us realize the real goal of our life. God loves the charitable people, and to encourage us, God urges us to become charitable and lend a loan of righteousness to Him. Further God guarantees to repay you manifold in the hereafter without neglecting your share in this world.
[28:77] “Use the provisions bestowed upon you by GOD to seek the abode of the Hereafter, without neglecting your share in this world.
Be charitable, as GOD has been charitable towards you. Do not keep on corrupting the earth. GOD does not love the corruptors.”
[2:245] Who would lend GOD a loan of righteousness, to have it repaid to them multiplied manifold? GOD is the One who provides and withholds, and to Him you will be returned.
Don’t let the past drag you down. Ask God’s forgiveness for any mistakes and ask His help to do better. This way each day can be your new beginning. A new hope. We clean our office desk in the morning by removing unwanted things. In the same way wipe the unimportant events of yesterday from your mind. Try to write up your course of action at the beginning of the day. Make a commitment to do better than yesterday. In the busy schedule of life, you don’t want to lose sight of the big picture and veer off track. You want to prioritize your goals and fine-tune your activities.
Everything competes for your time, energy and money. When it’s hard to choose how to spend your time, money and energy, your sense of understanding will cut through conflicts in your mind. But this needs a strong commitment to be consistently on the path of your mission. You want to focus your energies on what’s truly important. We must not get carried away by some immediate pleasure around us that seems more appealing. Your commitment will help you put in dedicated and genuine effort.
In this world, you may not always get what you want. Your boss may not pay you enough. Your friends may leave you out of an activity. Your family may berate you. But these kinds of issues are less important if you stay focused on your purpose in life. If you encounter a roadblock, your first thought should be, “Trust in God, He is Great”.
Indeed, if we stay focused and remain steadfast in worshiping God alone by following His commandments,
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