Why do you think Allah (SWT) created Mankind?

In your
opinion, what could be the consequences if one forgets the
purpose of his/her life?
The essential purpose for which humankind was created is the worship of God. However, the
Almighty is not in need of human worship. He did not create human beings out of a need on His
part. If not a single human worshipped God, it would not diminish His glory in any way, and if
all of humankind worshipped Him, it would not increase His glory in any way. God is perfect.
He alone exists without any needs. All created beings have needs. Consequently, it is
humankind that needs to worship God and we should keep in mind that the purpose of test and
trial by Allah is something different. The man himself because of his deficiency and lack of
wisdom and understanding is compelled go through the test to find out the truth, and to remove
all kinds of ambiguity.

Worship one Allah:

To understand why human beings need to worship God, one must first understand what is meant by the
term ‘worship.’ The English term ‘worship’ comes from the Old English weorthscipe meaning ‘honor.’
Consequently, worship in the English language is defined as ‘the performance of devotional acts in honor
of a deity.’ According to this meaning, man is instructed to show gratitude to God by glorifying Him. In
the Quran, God says:

“Glorify the praises of your Lord...” (Quran 15:98)

In Islam, worship is the very purpose of our existence. God declares in the Quran, the holy book
of Islam,

“I did not create … mankind except to worship Me” (51:56).

Muslims worship God, the Creator and Sustainer of the universe, out of love and submission.
They believe that He is the One God (Allah in Arabic) who is completely unique and only He
deserves to be worshipped.
  Pillar of Islam:
1. First Pillar: Shahadah
2. Second Pillar: Salat
3. Third Pillar: Zakat
4. Fourth Pillar: Sawm
5. Fifth Pillar: Hajj

Test of life:
The test which we are to undergo is not meant to add to the knowledge of God. Although God
knows everything, it still is necessary that all men and women be put to test so that the true form
of God's justice and mercy may emerge on the Day of Judgement.
If God were to send all persons to Paradise or Hell according to His own knowledge without put-
ting them to test for their beliefs and deeds, then those sent to Hell could rightly complain that
why were they being punished without any sin on their part while others enjoyed bliss of
Paradise without any good deed in their credit? So in order to uphold the principle of justice and
fairness, it was necessary for God to test all persons before sending them to Hell or Paradise.
Allah says in the Quran:
Verily, We shall put you to test with some fear, and hunger, and with some loss of wealth,
lives, and offspring. And (O Muhammad) convey good tidings to those who are patient, who
say, when inflicted by hardship, "Verily we are of God and verily to Him shall we return;"
upon them is the blessings of Allah and His mercy. (2:155)
God could have made us all like angels, without any independent will or power of our own. But
in that case man's virtues would not have been worth any praise. It was and is the plan of God to
give us power and will to do as we like, because only then can we be responsible for our good or
evil deeds. And only then can we feel that we have achieved something worth its name.
Thus God gave us the will and power to act according to our will. And after this bestowing of
power, we were sent to this world to be tested. Try to visualize this world in this light: There is a
tyrant king, trying to capture the world and eliminate the God-loving people from this earth. He
goes against the requirements of God to rule justly and mercifully He is thus failing in his test.
Consequences:
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