Alhumdulilah Rabil-Alameen(Praise Be To The Lord of mankind),
As Muslims, we are told that this dunya, or this world is nothing but a test for the believer. ALLAHSWT tells us in the interpretation of the meaning:
You will surely be tested in your possessions and in yourselves. And you will surely hear from those who were given the Scripture before you and from those who associate others with Allaah much abuse. But if you are patient and fear Allaah – indeed, that is of the matters [worthy] of determination. (Ali-Imraan: 186)
We have to stay mindful that our reason to live is to worship ALLAH, believe in ALLAHSWT, and make it to Jannah, but of course there will be tests in our lives for ALLAH to see who truly believes in him. Allah tells us in the quran that we will not be left alone for merely saying we believe:
Do the people think that they will be left to say, "We believe" and they will not be tried?But We have certainly tried those before them, and Allah will surely make evident those who are truthful, and He will surely make evident the liars. Quran: 29:2-3
Allah is warning the believers that there will be trials for us to overcome. These trials
can be our wealth, our family, our possessions, and etc, and just saying that you believe
is not enough. We must prove ourselves to Allah, and stand firm upon his guidance
and the Prophet's(peace and blessings be upon him).
Allah tells us in the interpretation of the meaning:
"I have only created jinns and humans to worship Me. I do not need from them to provide
for Me, and I do not need from them to feed Me. Allah is surely the One Who gives
providence, and He is the Mighty and Strong."
Quran( Chapter 51, Verses 56-58)
When going throughout our lives we have to strive for our ultimate goal, and what is that
goal? That goal is Jannah, or paradise. When striving each and every day to do the pleasing
things to ALLAH we will become stronger in our faith, and we will be tested with the most
dearest things in our lives. We have to make a choice between striving for the
Face of ALLAH or striving for just the pleasures of this world.
One of the sahaba states:
Al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
Our brothers are dearer to us than our families, for our families remind us of this world,
but our brothers remind us of the Hereafter.
When we surround ourselves by other Muslims that are striving to the Jannah then we are able to keep ourselves firm upon the guidance of ALLAH and his messenger RasululahSAW.
Insha'ALLAH, by reading this brief, but important post on the purpose of life, and about the tests we will be given by ALLAHswt then it will become easier for the believer to face the tests with the guidance of ALLAH and to prepare for struggles in their path to reach the ultimate goal of paradise.
Wa alaikom salaam,
Lauren And Ruqayah
