باب اول: مقصدِ زندگی
مقصد اور ضرورت میں فرق
تعلیمی اداروں کا نظام اور دینی کمزوری
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Translation in English
Chapter One: The Purpose of Life
My Sheikh often used to say: Allah created the entire universe for human beings, and He created human beings to worship Him. If we think about it, the whole system of the universe is busy serving us. The moon, stars, sun, earth, animals, and birds—all are benefiting humans in some way. Allah made humans the best of all creation (Ashraf ul Makhluqat), and then ordered Satan to bow down to humans. When Satan refused, he was cursed.
But sadly, today’s human has befriended his oldest enemy (Satan). The Lord who gave us countless blessings, we are busy disobeying Him.
Just think! If someone helps us even a little in this world, we become grateful and never forget their favor. But that Merciful Lord, whose given food and drink we consume, whose blessings we are drowning in every single moment—we disobey Him. Allah says repeatedly in the Quran that He will show us His signs in the universe and within ourselves. A human should look at his own body—these hands, these feet, these eyes, this heart, this brain—all are gifts from Allah. But sadly, we use these very gifts against Him. Using our eyes for the wrong things, using our hands for the wrong deeds, and walking on the wrong paths—all of these are forms of ungratefulness.
Allah says: "Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?" (Surah Ar-Rahman)
The real purpose of a human being is to worship the Lord—which means bowing down to His every command. Worship is not just the name of a few rituals; it is the name of living your entire life according to Allah's will. Obeying His commands in every part of life is true worship.
Understand this with an example: If a thing does not do the job it was made for, it is called useless.
If a mobile phone cannot connect a call, it is useless.
If a car cannot travel, it is useless.
Similarly, if a human forgets the purpose he was created for, what is his value? If he does not bow before his Lord, he has no value in the sight of Allah.
The Difference Between Purpose and Need
Today's youth are confused about their life's purpose. We often confuse our "purpose" with our "need", and our "need" with our "purpose".
For example: When we get sick, we need a doctor. To build a house, we need an engineer. This is why we study different subjects. These are all our needs, but our real purpose is to spend our lives pleasing Allah and to bow before Him.
Today, the reality is that we have no time for our purpose, but we spend all our skills and time on our needs. No one denies the importance of worldly needs, but we have given them a higher rank than they deserve.
We are always running in a race for our needs, but when it comes to our purpose, people say: "Just give it a little Islamic touch."
Ask yourself:
How much time did we take out to learn our Deen?
How much effort did we put into correcting our basic beliefs?
How much did we worry about fixing our inner selves?
Today, if someone is told there is an Islamic program, a talk about the Hereafter, or a gathering for self-improvement—the usual answer is: "I will come if I get some free time."
It is as if learning the Deen is a spare-time activity! We have placed religion at the very bottom of our priority list, and our laziness and carelessness in this matter are hidden from no one.
The Education System and Religious Weakness
Look at how deeply we study subjects like Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. We put so much hard work into every single subject. But on the other hand, our ignorance of basic and necessary Islamic knowledge is a matter of great concern.
We spend a huge part of our lives in colleges and universities, but even after coming out of there, we remain completely blank about basic religious knowledge. A forty-page Islamic Studies book cannot fulfill the religious needs of the youth.
Even if a good syllabus is introduced, the teachers who teach it are often empty of spiritual feelings. Alhamdulillah, good teachers do exist, but one problem is that some teachers do not practice Islam themselves. If someone does not practice what they preach, how will they inspire others?
Some Islamic Studies teachers explain religion in ways that go completely against the agreed-upon beliefs of the Ummah. Instead of building the youth's trust in Deen, this creates more mental confusion. Some have a westernized mindset and make criticizing Islam their favorite hobby. This creates distrust among the youth against authentic scholars.
Remember a golden rule: A Muslim can make a mistake, but Islam cannot. Islam is a complete and beautiful religion. Whoever comes close to it will fall in love with it.
An Incident
Once, a Sociology professor entered the university classroom in anger and said: "What kind of Islam is this? I left my belongings outside the hostel, and someone stole them!"
I respectfully replied: "Sir! Is this the fault of Islam or the Muslim? Islam did not order anyone to steal. The person who stole was defeated by his own desires, Satan, or his environment. What is Islam's fault in this?"
Hearing this, the respected teacher took his words back.
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