Basics of Religious Education — Page 16
16 16 16 16 16 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION Some of the detailed commandments of social and moral conduct may be found in Part III under ‘Selected Sayings of the Holy Prophet sa ’. Allah is the Creator and the Master of all of us. Therefore, He alone can appoint a purpose for us. The Holy Qur’an, which is the word of God, makes reference to this objective as follows: And I have not created the Jinn and the men but that they may worship Me. (51:57) Thus, according to Islam, the purpose of man’s creation is the understanding and worship of Allah with complete devotion to Him. We can achieve this goal if — ♦ we are firm in the Six Articles of Eeman (Set of Beliefs), ♦ we comply with the Five Pillars of Islam (Acts of Worship), and ♦ we abide by the rules of social and moral behaviour. Our Allah, the Gracious, has bestowed upon us all the necessary faculties to fulfill these conditions of Islam. Thus we achieve nearness to Allah, and lead a happy and peaceful life on earth. In his book, The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam , the Promised Messiah as writes: “. . . It is obvious, therefore, that the highest reach of man’s faculties is to meet Allah, the Exalted. Thus the true purpose of his life is that the window of his heart should open towards Allah” (The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam, p. 86) Purpose of Life I I I I I SLAM SLAM SLAM SLAM SLAM — C — C — C — C — C ODE ODE ODE ODE ODE O F O F O F O F O F C C C C C ONDUCT ONDUCT ONDUCT ONDUCT ONDUCT AND AND AND AND AND P P P P P URPOSE URPOSE URPOSE URPOSE URPOSE O F O F O F O F O F L L L L L IFE IFE IFE IFE IFE 1. 4 1. 4 1. 4 1. 4 1. 4