The Best of Creation
Indeed , those who believe in One unique God , without partners , and do righteous deeds ( according to the 2 conditions mentionned earlier) come the crown of creation. That is although humankind is not the greatest creation of Allah , they have the potential to become the best of His creation. In Chapter al-Bayyinah , Allah states : " Surely , those who believe and do righteous deeds are the best of creation" (98:7) Why Did God create Mankind on Earth ? The question concerning the purpose of mankind's creation may be expanded to include to the in which we live. The question would then be " Why did God create human beings in this world?" He said " It is He who created death and life to test which of you is the best in conduct.and He is the Mighty, The Forgiving" (67:2) also " Surely I have created all that is on the earth as its ornaments that I may test which of them is the best in conduct" (18:7) However , the tests of conduct are not to inform God about humankind , because He obviously knew everything there was to know about us before He created us. The tests serve to confirm on the Day of Judgment that those going to hell deserve it and those going to paradise only got there by God's grace. The test of conduct serves 2 basics purposes : 1) Human spiritial growth 2) Punishment or reward. Spiritual Growth Generosity and Contentment. For example , in all human societies , the qualities of generosity and contentment are considered among the noble characteristics. But neither of these traits can be developped if everyone has the same amount of wealth right? Generosity can only be acquired when the human soul know that sharing with the needy is good. On the other hand , contentment is produced when the soul defeats evil of evil and greed. Allah wisely distribued unequally wealth in this world : " Allah has favored some of you over others in sustenance" ( 16:71) He also stated : " He raised some of you over others in rank to test you with what He granted you" (6:165) The desire to accumulate weather cannot be satisfied in this life because , the more human beings have , the more they want. The Prophet quoted : " If a man had a valley of gold , he would desire another , for nothing will fill his mouth but the dirt( of his grave). And Allah forgives whoever sincerely repents" ( Sahih al Bukhari) Craving for wealth is further enhanced by envy. God instructed us not to desire what He has given others. The Prophet taught us to no envy others by saying " Look to those less fortunate than you , and do not look to those above you: it is better for you in order that you do not deny what Allah has blessed you with" ( Sahih al Bukhari) and Abu Hurayrah reported " Wealth is not mesured in property but in contentment" ( Sahih al Bukhari)
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