When I was a child, I often wondered why Allah chose to create me and send me to this world. Why was I destined to exist in this world? I was taught that I had a God. Allah is my God. And that I have to live by Islamic rules because that's what Allah asks me to do or I would be sinned if I don't. But I never really knew why.

One day, I felt a sudden urge to attend a talk on aurah and hijab which was organised by Islamic NGO, 'We Are Beautiful, Allah Loves Us' at Masjid Wilayah, Kuala Lumpur. My initial intention on attending the talk was only to know how to cover my aurah properly. Little did I know that I would take home more than that. I learned the real reason of why need to cover our aurah in the first place AND why we should do what Allah told us to.

I don't deny that one of the reasons we (women) need to cover our aurah is so that men will recognise we are Muslimah, so we need not be disturbed (because, well, we don't want men who likes to 'charm' ladies in our life - we want a husband). But after attending the talk, I realise that the real reason of why we are told to cover our aurah is simply because Allah loves us.

Everything that Allah told us to do will ease our life on this earth. He sent us the Qur'an and sunnah so we have guidance on how to live our life the RIGHT way. Everything that Allah told us to do actually benefits us, not burdens us. Allah gives us guidance because He loves us. 

For example, we are told not to gossip because gossips can become a 'fitnah' and affect the life of the person being gossiped about badly. Heck, a gossip can even affect the gossiper in a bad way. A gossiper is never at peace. He or she is always finding another person's fault to gossip about. Come to think of it, I have never felt at peace after a gossip session. I would feel worst. And that is why Allah told us not to gossip. So that we can live a peaceful life. Again, Allah loves us that much. He wants us to be at peace.

I finally understood Allah's love for me. But then, I still didn't know why I was chosen to be sent to this earth. But that's good. Because that question leads me to finding the answer.

One morning, I suddenly felt like watching TV Al-Hijrah. It was showing 'Assalamualaikum', a morning talk show programme. One of the presenters was saying something about our purpose of living. She said humans are sent to this earth to be Allah's slave AND to be a khalifah. This is based on these two verses in the Qur'an;

Wallahualam.