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In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
In this fatwa:
- Allah tells us that He created the world with wisdom. Allah is All-Wise and All-Knowing.
- Humans are the stewards of the earth on behalf of God. Therefore, our purpose in life is to worship Him and act according to His will.
Responding to your question, Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, a senior lecturer and an Islamic scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, states:
Allah tells us that He created the world with wisdom. Allah is All-Wise and All-Knowing. Allah says:
“We did not create the heaven and the earth and everything between them in vain. That is the assumption of those who disbelieve—so woe to those who disbelieve because of the Fire.” (Sad 38:27)
“We did not create the heavens and the earth and everything in between for sport. We created them only for a specific purpose, but most of them do not know.” (Ad-Dukhan 44:38-3)
After having mentioned the fact that nothing in the world is created in vain; instead, everything conforms to the divine wisdom and purpose, Allah says:
“I did not create jinn and mankind, save to worship Me.” (Adh-Dhariyat 51:56)
We also read in another place:
“‘Glory be to Him in Whose Hand lies sovereignty, and He is Powerful over all things
Who created death and life that He may try you as to which of you is most virtuous in deed, and He is the Mighty, the Forgiving.” (Al-Mulk 67: 1-2)
We are also told that earth has been conducive for human life and building civilization; God has appointed us as His vicegerents on earth; our mandate is to serve as the shepherds of the planet earth and the living beings. We are accountable for how we conduct ourselves.
To conclude, since Allah is the All-Wise, All-Knowing, everything He created has a meaning and purpose.
Humans are the stewards of the earth on behalf of God. Therefore, our purpose in life is to worship Him and act according to His will.
Almighty Allah knows best.