MardhatilLah and Jannah: The Objective of Each Muslim

BismilLahir Rahmanir Rahim

Assalamua'laykum w.b.t

Every human living or dead should have asked this question: What's the purpose of me living on this Earth?

This very question comes across our mind as an essential one, as it is a fitrah, by which automatically, as a human being, at one point of our life, we are in search of truth, and by default, this question is what we will be asking in the first place.

As a Muslim, we should admit and submit to the fact that we are not created of no use. Allah said in the Quran:

Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day are signs for those of understanding.(189)

Who remember Allah while standing or sitting or [lying] on their sides and give thought to the creation of the heavens and the earth, [saying], "Our Lord, You did not create this aimlessly; exalted are You [above such a thing]; then protect us from the punishment of the Fire.(190)

(3;189-190)

Verily, each and every one of what Allah created has it's own meaning and as a Muslim(and human by default), we are created to enslave ourselves to Allah:

And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.(51:56)

This is indeed the fact of why Allah created us,but is it because Allah need us? Absolutely not!

And Musa said, "If you should disbelieve, you and whoever is on the earth entirely - indeed, Allah is Free of need and Praiseworthy." (14;8)

And enjoin prayer upon your family [and people] and be steadfast therein. We ask you not for provision; We provide for you, and the [best] outcome is for [those of] righteousness.(20:132)

O mankind, you are those in need of Allah , while Allah is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.(35:15)

Allah does not need any of us, as He himself is Self-Sufficient. The fact that we are created is a test given by Allah to us:

[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving (67:2)

We are indeed in test taylor-made by Allah, the Creator. Hence, how a human proceed during the test is an evidence of what he or she gets as a result at the Day of Judgement. Every thing that he or she does counts.

So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it,(7)

And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.(8)

(99:7-8)

But what's the pulling factor for a Muslim to seek in this pursuit of excellence? That is called the MardhatilLah, or the blessing of Allah A'zza wa Jalla:

Indeed, they who have believed and done righteous deeds - those are the best of creatures.(7)

Their reward with Allah will be gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever, Allah being pleased with them and they with Him. That is for whoever has feared his Lord(8)

(98:7-8)

The people who obtained the MardhatilLah, their destination will undeniably be the Jannah(Heaven of Allah):

[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,(27)

Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him](28), 

And enter among My [righteous] servants(29)

And enter My Paradise."(30)

(89:27-30)