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What we need to realise and know is every one of us is trying to be a better person.

Each one of us is trying to become better in several ways.

Number one in our relationship with our Maker because we as believers realise and recognise and believe that we were made by the supreme deity

whom we are going to return to one day.

And there was a purpose of creation that he made mention of in the Qur'an in more than one place.

One of them is

Allah actually says I have not created mankind or jinn kind for any purpose besides for them to worship me.

When I was young I used to ask myself what about football, what about everything else.

I mean how can Allah say he has only made me to worship him and that is it.

There is no other purpose to life.

Until as I grew older I realised that the meaning of it is in order to lead your life in the obedience of the Almighty

everything you do becomes an active worship if your intention is correct.

And if you were to stay away from prohibition then for the time that you are staying away from prohibition and abomination

you are actually in the obedience of Allah worshipping him.

Then I realised that you know what it is something very broad.

I don't need to stand in perpetual prayer and I don't need to be fasting every single day in order to be looked at as a person who is worshipping Allah throughout his life.

Rather I just need to lead my life in a way that I will not be displeasing the Almighty.

Then you find another verse in Suratul Mulk making mention of that purpose of life where Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says

It is he who created death and life in order to test you who from among you has better deeds.

So I need to make sure that I have the best possible deeds according to my capacity given to me by Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.

This is mentioned in Suratul Mulk and there like I said many other verses that speak of the purpose of creation.

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