Why This Honoured Status?

With regard to the creation of a human being the Quran (23:115) says:

“Do you imagine that We created you without any purpose and that you would not be brought back to Us?”

The Creator has created human beings in the best form. The Quran (40:64) says:

He [God] shaped you, formed you well, and provided you with good things. Such is God, your Lord, so glory be to Him, the Lord of the Universe.

In the entire universe, a human being has the status of an honoured creature. Thus, in the Quran (17:70) God says:

We have honoured the children of Adam, and have borne them on the land and the sea, given them for sustenance things which are good and pure; and exalted them above many of Our creatures.

The Creator has blessed human beings with wonderful abilities. In terms of his creation, an individual is an extremely meaningful being. An exceptionally intelligent design is clearly evident in the way he has been made. In this there is clear indication that God, man’s Creator, wants man to play a positive role in this world. Yet, most people do just the opposite, generally speaking. This is undoubtedly the biggest question of human history.

The answer to this question can be found through a hadith, according to which the Prophet Muhammad said: “Remember death much because it demolishes all desires.” (Sunan al-Tirmidhi 2307). This hadith means that losing himself in temporary pleasures, a person fails to play the role that was set for him given his abilities. In this regard, a person must awaken his consciousness. He should understand this indication from the Creator—that if, in accordance with God’s creation plan, he puts himself in the divine scheme of things (which is the proper use of his abilities), all his life’s needs will be taken care of, and in the best way, by the Creator Himself.