Majority of people on earth simply lead their lives in the flow of day to day occurrences of events. Having no awareness of God, their decisions and responses to these occurrences are not always that which will please God. However, this does not bother them. Primarily, they are motivated in life by their own interests. All humans will find themselves now and again, in a situation where there is a decision they have to make; there will be a narrow margin between the best response that would be most pleasing to God and a response which is easier to carry out, but not the best one in God's sight. A believer who truly fears God and hopes to attain Paradise will have the will-power to obey what his conscience tells him to do, and thus take up the best response for God’s sake. God is constantly watching all people, both believers and disbelievers and He is testing them to see whether they take the best response or not.
"It is He Who created life and death to test you to reveal which of you will do better works" (Qur’an 67:2)
The above verse reveals an important purpose in the creation of man. Believers are those who always strive to do the best deed primarily out of love and fear of God. In many verses, God commands believers to do good deeds.
“Believers, bow down, prostrate yourselves, worship your Lord and do good deeds so that you may succeed.” (Qur’an 22:77)
“What is with you runs out but what is with God goes on forever. Those who were steadfast will be recompensed according to the best of what they did. Anyone who acts rightly, male or female, being a believer, We will give them a good life and We will recompense them according to the best of what they did.” (Qur’an 16:96-97)“Believers, bow down, prostrate yourselves, worship your Lord and do good deeds so that you may succeed.” (Qur’an 22:77)
Three things inevitably demand the attention of every believer under all circumstances.
1. A COMMANDMENT TO BE OBEYED.
2. A PROHIBITION TO BE RESPECTED.
3. A DIVINE DECREE TO BE ACCEPTED WITH GOOD GRACE (TAKDIR AND TRIALS)
In even the most trivial situation, at least one of the three is bound to apply. The believer must therefore keep his mind and feelings focused upon them, talk to himself about them, and practice the physical self-discipline they require of him at all times.
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