Bibliography 2: #BIB39742

Key	BIB39742
Reference type	Book
Title	Why Were We Created?
Series title	Demystifying Human Existence : Answers to Life's Most Challenging Questions
Author	Familie, Taraneh Taeed
Year	2025
Publisher	Taraneh Taeed Familie
Place published	[Place not stated]
Issue	7.
ISBN	9798296712080
Abstract	Have you ever wondered why you exist? This deceptively simple question—echoing across time, culture, and the human heart—is more urgent than ever in a world beset by environmental crises, political division, spiritual estrangement, and a persistent loss of meaning. Though technological advance has reshaped our lives, humanity remains squeezed between moral uncertainty, inequality, and deep longing. Into this gap the Bahá’í Faith speaks, offering a spiritual paradigm grounded not in randomness or survival, but in divine love and sacred purpose: you were created to know God, worship Him, cultivate virtues like justice, mercy, and love, and reflect His attributes in the world. From Moses to Jesus, to Muhammad, the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh, the Divine Manifestations have been the appointed educators for humanity—each serving as a living channel of spiritual wisdom tailored to the needs and potential of its time. The Bahá'í writings explain that humans are uniquely endowed to mirror God’s attributes, and that fulfillment does not lie in material success or worldly fame, but in spiritual awakening, selfless service, prayer, detachment, and growing nearness to the Divine. In a world “sunk in misery, crushed beneath its heavy problems,” Bahá’ís envision a globally concerted remedy: not ideologies or political reform alone, but a spiritual transformation of individuals as a basis for a more just, peaceful civilization. Within this framework, your purpose begins not with what you can do, but with who you are—an intentional creation, invited to live with clarity, purpose, and boundless interconnectedness with all humanity. How would it change your life if what you do—however small—was part of a divine tapestry designed to raise humanity spiritually and practically? This book, What Is the Purpose of Creation? is not merely theological—it is an invitation to heart transformation. It offers an in-depth exploration of those foundational truths: the nature of creation, the soul’s destiny, the transformative meaning of love poured through human phalanxes of service, and the universal destiny we share as seekers not only of knowledge, but of the Beloved’s presence.
Language	English
Keywords	CREATION; PURPOSE
Number of pages	[4], iii, 45
Call number	Pam 0809 (COLLINS)

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