Transcript Purpose of Life

The Purpose
of Creation.
Barriers to
Fulfill the Purpose
Where Are We
Today?
How Do We Fulfill
Our Purpose?
Where Do We Go
From Here?
Please sharpen your focus and
hold on to your seats,
for we are going to cover
Duniya & Akhirah
in the next few minutes,
Insha`Allah
BUT, first ….
La
iLaha iLlallah
Muhammed Rasul Allah
Absolute and total negation of every source other than Allah
Calls for setting our minds to ….
RESET
Making Hijrah away from everything other than Qura`n & Sunnah
What is the
Purpose of
Creation?
Allah,
The Perfect Designer and Fashioner,
created the universe
and everything in it,
for a definite Purpose and made them follow a System.
Allah
The All Knowledgeable and the Ultimate Reckoner,
Created the Heavens and the Earth for a Definite Purpose.
He sent man to inhabit the earth for a limited time,
sent him clear guidance
to carry out a specific TASK.
In the End
man will return to his Creator
Man
for a complete accountability of his PERFORMANCE.
Earth
Life on the earth has been made
alluring, a trap and a test.
The Only Way Out
is one that the Creator Himself has prescribed
Batil Ways
Al-Islam
The Purpose of Man’s Creation
Aakhirah
The Permanent Abode
The
Beginning
Inna
liLahi
Indeed,
from Allah
we come
Accountability
The End
Guidance
The
Task
Deeds
Iqamat-e Deen
Establishing the
Creator’s Prescribed
System of Life
Duniya
The Temporary Abode
wa inna
ilayhi
rajioun
and,
indeed,
to Him
shall we
return
Allah, The Beneficent The Repeatedly Merciful
Created Man, ALL his Needs & Affairs, according to His
overwhelming Plan and a System
He (swt) gifted Man with intelligence and a Total and
Perfect System to live his limited life on the earth with
…then gave him a Choice to accept it or reject it so He
may test us in the End
The Hereafter – Al-Aakhirah – The Permanent Abode
Jannah - Paradise
Hidayah - Guidance
Ummah
State
Community
Family
Individual
Insaan
Mankind
The World – Al-Duniya – The Temporary Abode
Allah (swt) Guaranteed the Perfection of the System
“… al yauma akmaltu lakum Deenakum wa atmamtu `alaykum
neymati wa radhitum lakumul Islama Deena …” (5:3)
‘…this day have I perfected your Way of Life for you and
completed My Favor upon you and chosen Islam as your
Deen…’
He (swt) completed the Deen with Details & Examples
“… ma farratna fil Kitabe min shai …” (6:38)
‘…nothing have We omitted from the Book…’
“Wa laqad sarrafna fi haazal Qura`ne linnase min qulli
masal…” (18:54)
‘And indeed We have put forth every kind of example in
this Qura`n for mankind…’
He (swt) then Commanded Man to…
“… udkhulu fis-Silme kaafah …” (2:208)
‘…enter into Islam wholeheartedly…’
And to Pledge…
“… samae`na wa `ata`na wattaqu Allah …” (5:7)
‘…we hear and we obey and fear Allah…’
Submitting his Whole Life to His Purpose…
“Inna Salati wa Nusuki wa Mahyayah wa Mamati Lillahi
Rabbul `Aalameen…” (6:162)
‘indeed, my prayer, my spirit of sacrifice, my living and my
dying are for the Lord of the Universe…’
Our Failure:
Sub-Total Approach
We must, therefore, Rediscover and Reimplement the ENTIRE SYSTEM in our Lives
– regardless of where we may be
For there will be no excuse acceptable, such as…
“… kunna mustadafeena fil Arde …” (4:97)
‘…weak and oppressed were we in the earth…’
Islam, indeed, promises the perfect solutions to every affair
in this Duniya and the only means of success in the Aakhirah
Barriers to
Achieving
the
Purpose
Common Confusions & Barriers
Deen vs. Religion
Deen is an entire System of Life,
Religion relates to its Spiritual Component only
Deen vs. Duniya
Deen al-Islam covers Duniya & Aakhirah as one whole
Is Islam only a Spiritual and Moral code?
Spiritual & Moral are the core components of
Islam’s Comprehensive System
Common Confusions & Barriers (contd.)
Purposeful vs. Ritual
Perfection leaves no room for Ritual – every iota has a
Purpose
Revealed vs. Man-devised
Revealed covers Duniya & Aakhirah, Man-devised covers
Duniya alone
Methodology vs. Skills, Tools & Technology
Methodology is linked to Ideology, it must never change Skills, Tools & Technology are a product of man’s
discovery of Allah’s infinite knowledge, they must be
sought, learnt, excelled in and used to Serve Him best
To establish His Prescribed System on the earth
“Verily this is My Way leading straight: follow it;
follow not (other) paths: they will scatter you about from His Path:
Thus does He command you, that ye may be righteous” al-An`am, 6:153
• In Life – some elements
of other systems may seem
compatible with Islam
• Because they address the
same human needs
- Islam The Straight Path
Al-Sirat-ul
Mustaqeem
Batil Ways
Batil Ways
Crooked Paths
Crooked Paths
• However, all man-made ways
are truly influenced by man’s Batil
basal and worldly desires
Origins
• The paths may cross
• But, beware of their Origins!
Batil
Origins
Origins
In Qura`n &
Sunnah
What is the
Islamic
System?
What is a System?
(Webster’s Dictionary Definitions)
 ‘A set or arrangement of things so related or connected as to form
a unity or organic whole, as the solar system, irrigation system…’
 ‘…a group of substances in or approaching equilibrium’ (as in
chemistry)
 ‘a number of bodily organs acting together to perform one of the
main bodily functions, as the circulatory system, digestive system’
 ‘An assemblage of objects arranged after some distinct method’
 ‘The body as functional unity’
 ‘a whole scheme of created things regarded as forming one
complete whole; universe, the world’
Without any of its parts, or substituting one from another system, it
ceases to be a System
Iqamat-e Deen
Establishing the Comprehensive Islamic System
Holistic Ibadah – Total Submission
Economic
System
Civic
(Political)
System
Spiritual
System
Social
System
Moral
System
Perfect Balance - Total Integration
Islam
Hajj
•Community
•Ummah
•Whole
•Group
•Political
Zakah
•Welfare
•Livelihood
•Material Support
•Skills
•Career
the Total Way
of Life
Civic
Moral
Spiritual
Economic
Eemaan/Faith
•Aqeedah
•Belief
•Enlightenment
•Guidance
•Taqwa
The Integrated Whole
Some Characteristics
of its Sub-Systems
Social
Sawm
•Behavior
•Mannerism
•Character
Self-Control
Salah
•Discipline
•Brotherhood
•Unity
•Organization
•Collective
Small Groups
Part of Whole
Spiritual
Purpose of Life
Iqamat-e Deen
Relationships
& Roles
Establishing
Islamic System
Total
Integration
Where
Are We
Today?
Transformation of the
Divine to the Earthly
Economic
System
Civic
(Political)
System
When Spiritual & Moral
aspects of life are separated,
the model looses its balance
and orientation ….
Spiritual
System
Social
System
Moral
System
Spiritual
Moral
Economic
Political
Social
Economics becomes the
driver – with Social (Haves
& Have-Nots) and Politics
(How can I have more than
the other?) naturally
following ….
1
Comprehensive Islamic System
Wholesome & Totally Integrated
Civic
(Political)
System
Economic
System
Spiritual
System
Social
System
Moral
System
The Perfectly Balanced Model
Man-Made Systems
‘Separation of State & Church’
Spiritual
Moral
Economic
Political
Social
The Lopsided Model
Other than
Spirituality &
Morality being
linked to Qura`n
& Sunnah –
the rest is
borrowed from
and mortgaged to
Batil Systems
2
Completely Disoriented System
Our Current Status
Spiritual
Moral
The Enslaved Model
Muslim Skills &
Resources
Driven and
Used by
Other Systems
with Minimum
Benefits
Current State of Our Affairs
With Minimal Control
Trickle
Trickle
With Virtually no Infrastructure
Mostly Pass Through
Inadvertently Feeding &
Strengthening the
Adversary
Creating A Self- Destructive Cycle
How Do
We Fulfill
Our
Purpose?
3
1
Understand the
Demand of
Iqamat-e-Deen
Re-define
Our Ultimate
Purpose
Re-learn &
Re-assemble
The System
Determine
How Do We
Get There?
2
Realize the
Depth of
Slavery
Assess Where
Are We Now?
The Community of Muslims:
Firmly organized - around
The Purpose of Allah (swt)
In the exact manner shown by
the Prophet Muhammed (saw)
We must, once again,
become an Ummah of:
doers, not idle talkers
Leaders, not just Followers
Producers, not mere consumers
Three Modes of
ACTION:
 Driven by other forces
Out of control, weak and oppressed …
 Blindly following others
Accepting the status quo, riding the tide,
adjusting to fit, apologizing …
 Leading others
Taking Control
The 1st Step
1.
2.
Move and establish
the Spiritual System
firmly on the Siratul
Mustaqeem
Discover the correct Aqeedah
and the real Purpose of Life –
located on the
Siratul Mustaqeem,
the Straight Path
Spiritual System
Economic System
Social System
Civic System
Moral System
3.
Derive the Moral, Social, Economic and Civic
Systems from the Spiritual System and firmly
integrate with it.
The Process &
Priorities
SelfAssessment
&
Character
Building
1.
Tazkiah wa
Tarbiyah
Invitation
By Example
Calling
Fellow
Muslims to
Join &
Establish the
Islamic
System to
Rule their
Lives
4.
Da`wah
External
2.
Da`wah
Internal
3.
Iqamat-e
Deen
Sharing
Islamic
Teachings
&
Solutions
with the
World
Taking Charge
Strategically Planned,
Calculated &
Controlled Input/Output
Recycling Our Resources
Plug the
Holes
Maximum
Retention
Establish, Strengthen &
Grow A Self-Sustaining
Comprehensive Islamic Society
Build a Solid Core
Islamic Infrastructure
Strengthen Defenses
Where Do
We Go
From
Here?
The Spirit of Medina
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REDISCOVERING
The Structure & Mechanics of the Complete Islamic System
RECREATING
A Functional, Self-Supporting Model of the Islamic System –
complete with ALL Essential ingredients of a collective life
UTILIZING
The Best Muslim Intellectual, Physical and Monetary Resources
Thus, hopefully, becoming eligible to
attain the Best of Duniya & Aakhirah
A Living Cell of the Islamic System
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