The Quest of a Curious Muslim — Page 132

IS IT POSSIBLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT RELIGION? 132 instructions given to us by our Creator. Hence they can be compared to the car that ends up being useless because the conditions for it to function adequately were not followed. The answer to this question about success without religion is linked to the question, ‘What is our purpose?’, or, ‘Why do we live?’. The answer is that our purpose is to recognize God, our Creator, and have a relationship with Him, and that we fulfill the rights owed to the Creation of God—our fellow human beings. In order to help us fulfill our purpose and to live our lives to the fullest, Allah sent Prophets and revealed certain commandments to them. Another aspect we have to keep in mind is that this world is not our end goal. If we were limited to this world only and ceased to exist afterwards, there would only be one type of success that we would give significance, that is, worldly success. One may argue that there are so many people in the world that do not follow religion and are successful in terms of their worldly pursuits, where they have an abundance of wealth and materialistic amenities. But since all humans are eventually going to die