Mohammad Asif says, ''Assalamu Alaikum''. Walaikum Assalam.
''I would like to ask what was it that made God create Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)? Why did God divide his divine energy? Please explain in details''.
The Backstory of Prophet Mohammad's (PBUH) Creation
God did not divide his divine energy.
Now, what was the reason for creating Prophet Mohammad? What made God do it?
The reason was that it was a desire of God to manifest himself in such a way
that the one whom God is creating should be able to recognise and admire God
because beauty demands appreciation.
Admiration.
If there is no appreciation and admiration then it causes a big problem.
You think to praise means to say nice words.
Isn't that right? 'Oh, this is very good'. For instance, if we praise
Nadeem and say, 'Nadeem, you have a wonderful voice. A great voice!' This is praise.
However, admiration and appreciation is something else.
This is an act in which you become emotionally and romantically dependant upon the beloved.
If it were about praise, you can do that easily.
However, if you were asked to appreciate the divine splendour -
If somebody asks you, 'Can you appreciate the divine splendour?'
Can you admire - or may you admire the divine splendour?
In order to admire, in order to appreciate, you need to witness it first.
Without witnessing the divine splendour you cannot possibly either appreciate or admire the divine beauty.
So God said that he created the creation so that he may be known.
The blessed creation of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) -
the backstory of his creation is that God enjoys admiration and appreciation.
God wants to be admired.
He wants someone to appreciate his beauty.
One can only appreciate the divine beauty when one witnesses the divine splendour.
If you do not witness the divine splendour -
Praising God doesn't mean you recite Quranic verses that glorify him. God does not like such shallow acts.
When you recite Subhaan Allah 33 times on the beads of the rosary
while your mind is engaged in thoughts of your job or indecent thoughts, etc.
and you think you can fool God?
Your Salat is fake, your prostration is fake, your recitation of the Qur'an is fake, your fasts are fake.
Who do you think you are deceiving? You are only fooling yourself.
When God said that I have created you so that you may recognise me
then it would be useless for you to do anything except that.
For example, I hire a driver.
Why would I hire a driver?
Surely not to bring me water or tea.
If that guy brings me water and tea and washes my clothes but doesn't drive the car then it's useless.
The reason why God created mankind is so that they can obtain Gnosticism
and witness the divine splendour.
He literally put himself on display.
Come on, appreciate my beauty!
Come on, admire me!
But you're stuck with your dry worship.
You just want to recite Subhaan Allah 33 times on the rosary
while your mind is elsewhere.
This is a mockery.
You are displeasing God by doing this.
You are earning God's anger.
So when God created Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), he thought to create such a masterpiece -
What kind of a masterpiece? A masterpiece creation that would love God in accordance with the desire of God.
A masterpiece creation that would love God as much as God wants to be loved.
This is why God created the soul of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)
God words are that he loved to be known.
God had an urgent desire for someone to know him.
Now, this is also in our nature because we are God's creation.
We have inherited it from God.
When we have something nice, we want people to see it.
Why are there so many videos on YouTube?
For people to watch.
This is why the Tradition of Gabriel mention the Station of Ehsaan.
Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said, 'When you worship, the quality of your worship must be that you witness the diving splendour'.
If you are able to witness the divine splendour during Salat, imagine what a beautiful Salat that would be.
Think about it.
You're offering Salat and looking at God.
What a beautiful Salat it would be!
And what did you obtain from the Salat you offer now?
It makes no difference.
''At this one point, all talk ends. Hold tight to this point, forget your calculations. Leave the miserable state of unbelief''. (Bulleh Shah)