Written By Enaya Musharrif
We have many purposes in life. Our main purpose is to worship Allah, pray to Him, and spread His word. And we have other purposes too. But some people think that our purpose is to just live and eventually pass away.
I once read a book with a similar message. It questioned, “What is our purpose? Why did God create humans?” It stated in response that “we can make mistakes and we are nothing compared to the universe. Even the stars shine brighter than us.” When I read this, I felt confused.
I had been taught that everyone has a purpose and that Allah created us for a reason, despite our imperfections. Allah wants us to fail because he wants us to come back stronger. We will lose many people we love. On some days we will feel helpless. We will be sad and 100% make many mistakes. Some are not so bad while others are worse than intended. That’s alright though because Allah created us like this. It’s ok to be at a point in life when we feel like we don’t have a purpose or when we feel like if we disappear, no one will notice. Even if we are at the age where we think we should have it all figured out, it is difficult to plan out life when life is so unpredictable. There will be days where we think life can’t get better and days where we think it can’t get worse.
So the next time you ask yourself, “What is my purpose?” just know that no one truly knows.
Our purpose might change throughout life because Allah didn’t create us for only one thing. He has created us for more reasons than we can count.