If We Are All Characters in a Computer Game, Why Were We Sent to Earth?

If We Are All Characters in a Computer Game, Why Were We Sent to Earth?

       

Perhaps there are some who were influenced by my previous article and are secretly wondering: "If we are all Pokémon in the Creator's computer, why does the Creator value us?" This is a very comprehensive question and carries the potential to be the ultimate question that concludes everything, but let's try to answer it as best as we can: Essentially, as I explained in my previous article, each of us has a worldly body controlled by our soul in the Realm of Elest. Depending on how the soul in Elest controls the body—which is a worldly entity (being, formation)—the soul will actually be subject to reward or punishment.

That is precisely why, when depictions of Heaven are made in religious literature, the river allegory is used. As if explaining to individuals who have been kept devoid of certain knowledge, descriptions of various trees and worldly elements are included there. Actually, if you think about it a little, the soul in Elest shouldn't need water or a tree. Because our Prophet (PBUH) worried that this would not be understood, he used worldly descriptions in the hadiths as well, stating in many of them that the blessings in Heaven are not equivalent to any blessing in the world, and that the torment in Hell would be beyond the mind's comprehension.

So, the description of Heaven told by Prophet Moses (PBUH) is similar to this, but the Jews took it out of context and fabricated a superstition like Armageddon. In reality, what is meant here is the environment in Heaven. In other words, it is not tied to any lineage or ancestry; on the contrary, it is an anti-racist concept. The servants of Allah are equal by virtue of their creation, meaning no one has superiority over anyone else.

Some even discriminate among the children of Prophet Abraham (PBUH), making a distinction between the Prophets Isaac and Ishmael. In truth, all humans are equal. A black person has no superiority over a white person, nor a blonde over a brunette. From this perspective, in Heaven, Allah's servants will look at each other as siblings, and no discrimination will be made. As a result, what is meant by the Armageddon superstition is actually the brotherhood of Allah's servants in Heaven.

There, Allah's servants will respect and harbor love for everything created by Allah. Long story short, striving to love everything Allah created with deep respect should be the primary priority for all of us. If all humans achieve this, this world will already be no different from Heaven.

Thus, our purpose of creation is to become servants whom Allah will love, or to strive to make progress in this direction.

Written by: Emre Pelit