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The Goal of Creation (2) - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief The Goal of Creation (2) 2021-06-19 419 Views Human Creation , Purpose of Creation , Goal of Creation , Creation of man In continuation of the discussion on the topic “The Goal of Creation”, we shall focus on other related issues on the topic here. Thus, in Islam everything revolves round the axis of God, including the goal in the mission of prophets and individuals’ goal of life.

Now let us study the question of worship. In the second verse, Ibrahim’s words show pure devotion and he shows himself a thoroughly devoted servant of God who is ruled by no thought but that of God. Concerning the reason for the mission of prophets, the Qur’an offers several explanations.

The Quran says: “O, Prophet, We sent you as witness, harbinger and giver of warning, to invite towards God by his leave, and to be a bright light.”(1) Thus a prophet is a witness to the people’s deeds; a harbinger of the good deeds recommended by the prophets; an agent of warning against evil acts, and a man who calls human beings towards God, which is by itself an ultimate goal. Elsewhere a prophet’s mission is mentioned as a duty to bring people out of darkness into light.

Therefore, it is clear that the people are called upon to know God the prophets are the link between creatures and the creator.

In another verse another point is mentioned as the goal in the mission of the prophets: “Truly we sent our prophets with clear proofs and with them we sent the Book and true measure, so that the people rise in justice, and we sent iron in which there is great firmness and benefits for people …”.(2) In this verse by measure is probably meant law, so that justice will prevail. Thus, the prophets have come to establish justice, and this is another aspect of their objective.

Justice cannot, as people like Ibn-Sina argues, be truly established among people without an equitable law, which for two reasons cannot be devised by man. Firstly, man cannot distinguish truth completely or free himself from personal bias, Secondly, there is no guarantee for its execution, for, man’s nature makes him prefer himself to others. So, when the law is in his favor, he accepts it, and when it is against his interest, he rejects it.

A law must be of a kind to which man submits, and such a law must come from God to induce obedience in man’s deep conscience.