Continuing from the previous blog post, one must realize that one has a higher purpose and goal in this life.

Steven Weinberg, also a Nobel Prize-winner, stated, “The more we

know the universe, the more it appears pointless and strange to us.

The earlier discussion demonstrates how different this view

is from the Islamic perspective. At the same time, though, it may be

good to note what kind of influence this view of humankind may

have on the human psyche and human behavior.

Victor Hugo, the French author, was obviously not a

Muslim. However, one does not have to be a Muslim to realize the

evil effects of this materialistic view of life, wherein there is no

purpose, no Hereafter, no eventual meeting with one’s Lord. Hugo

was thus able to describe the effects of this materialist, purposeless

doctrine on people. He wrote,

The inclination of people to limit all considerations

to the present life i s catastrophic. In fact, by

convincing man that the material life he has on

earth is the noblest aim of existence, and that there

is no real purpose after death — by doing this, the

troubles of living will loom larger and their cost

heavier. Consequently, the concept of afterlife

becomes impossible; and pain, a divine law that

leads to perfection, turns into a law of despair

leading to Hell. The same thing applies to the rest

of social affairs… What makes the burden of life

light, and the person strong, tolerant, reasonable

patient, brave, courageous and at the same time

modest, great and worthy of freedom — is what

always seems to be a perfect, eternal life the light of

which gleams through the darkness of the present

life… The duty of every one of us is to turn his face

to the heavens, and all souls to the Afterlife where

true justice is established and every person is judged

by his deeds.

This author has had personal experience working in prisons in

the United States. Upon asking numerous inmates why they

committed their crimes, the response was invariably, “Why not?” The

only question to them was whether they could get away with an act

and not get caught. There was no question of any responsibility

towards a Creator or any sense of purpose in this life. Indeed, one

cannot argue much against their way of thinking if one is foolish

enough to believe that this existence is purposeless and by mere

chance.

See you in the next blog to complete the book.

Sources :-

A book for calling people to Islam in English is the book .

"What is Islam?" by Jamaal Zarabozo .

A piece of advice and an invitation from a well-wisher for you .

I invite you, my dear brother, to Islam and to believe in God Almighty. He alone is worthy of worship. The purpose of our creation is to worship God alone, without any partners.