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[quote][quote]AOA
what is the purpose of life.is to get knowledge and explore the world.
or we sent in  this world to test what we do.is this world of examination hall.
or knowledge is primary purpose or secondary.[/quote]

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Asalam Aalaikum

This world is like an examination hall where people have a temperory life and are tested by Allah(swt) and the result of this test will be granted after the day of judgment in the life hereafter which will be our everlasting
destination.
Their is a hadith of Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) which says that this world is like a cultivating land for hereafter.

This perticular verse clearly shows that the world in which we live is a testing place ,and the word cultivating used in this hadith indicates that whatever work we do in this world ,the result of this work will be given in the life hereafter.
So in this temperory life, the most important tool that can help us in our life is knowledge and even Qur'an encourages mankind to gain knowledge.

Purpose of life is not only to get knowledge but also to apply it at the right time and serve the mankind with it. Their are some Ulemas and Muslims who donot give any preference to knowledge since according to their understanding and opinion knowledge is just information ,it is only obedience to Allah(swt) that is important.
They justify their claim, by quoting [B]the incident of Iblees(pbuh) when Allah(swt) ordered him to prostrate infront of Adam(pbuh) but he refused to do that and in return Allah(swt) cursed and punished him.
While quoting this incident,they say that Iblees was the most knowledgable
creature of Allah(swt) and during this incident ,his knowledge could not protect him ,if he would have obeyed Allah(swt),then Allah(swt) wouldnot have punished him. [/B]

This perticular understanding of certain muslims have caused problems for the openminded and progressive Muslim communities.

Knowledge according to my understanding and opinion is a tool which protects a person from deviation and misguidance if it is used in positive way. If the same knowledge is misused ,it will mislead a person.

I believe that if a person understands his purpose of life, then he after making great effort will become successful in his life.

Allah Hafiz

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Edited by: student1 on Wednesday, May 04, 2005 10:58 AM

Edited by: student1 on Wednesday, May 04, 2005 11:07 AM[/quote]

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