The Reason For Mans Creation

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘You were ordered to fear Allah and you were created for obedience and good deeds.

Imam al-Husayn (AS) said, ‘O People! Allah, exalted be His remembrance, has only created people so that they might know Him; and when they know Him they worship Him; and when they worship Him they become needless of worshipping others by His worship. A man asked him, ‘O son of the Prophet! May my parents be your ransom, what is meant by knowing Allah? He replied, ‘It is that the people of each era must know their Imam, to whom obedience is mandatory.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS), when an atheist asked him, ‘For what purpose did He create humanity if He had no need for them and neither was he compelled to create them, and nor would it be proper for Him to create us in vain?, replied, ‘He created them to reveal [to them] His wisdom, to execute His knowledge, and to carry out His plan.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, regarding the verse, but they continue to differ, except those on whom your Lord has mercy —and that is why He created them”, ‘He created them so that they may perform that which will render them deserving of the mercy of Allah, so that He may confer his mercy upon them.