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On 5/7/2022 at 1:36 PM, asd2791 said:

Why did God create this life?

This is a question on the minds of many, and I, as a Muslim, have a clear answer in the Qur’an. God Almighty says in the Qur’an: " [He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed ".

So this life was created by God for testing, and the purpose of the test is: to determine the place of each person in the afterlife, a person in heaven and a person in hell, and heaven and hell are degrees as well.
Look at the students in schools, they go through many years of tests in order for their place in society to be properly determined, and also this life is a test to determine each person's place in the afterlife.
The test consists of several things, the most important of which are:
- Belief in God, so you cannot see God in life, because God tests you, do you believe in Him or not?
Belief in angels, heaven, hell, prophets....etc as well.
Doing the best things and letting go of the bad things.

But there is a question some are asking:
If God's knowledge is absolute, then he does not need to test us.
Yes, God knows the result of every person’s test without the test taking place, but God loves that he be excused.
- And if God places a man in hell without a test, that person will object that he did nothing to deserve hell, but after the test everyone will be convinced of his place.

But in verse 51:56, Allah says he created mankind only to worship him - which suggests that god wants to be worshipped, rather than creating life as a test. This paints a picture of a needy god driven by ego.

In fact, the "test" idea is a kind of circular reasoning because if no one exists there is no need to test them. The test only becomes possible once humanity has been created. So creating them simply in order to test them seems irrational, especially if the consequences of failure are so great, and the circumstances that lead to failure are engineered by god himself.