The Purpose Of Creation

The purpose of creation is a topic that puzzles every human being at some point in his or her life. Everybody eventually asks the question, ‘Why do I exist?’ or ‘For what purpose am I here on earth?’ Dr. Bilal Philips examines the attempts by various cultures and religions to answer these questions and compares the scriptures of the major world faiths on this burning issue. The result is a fascinating discussion in a book that you will not want to put down until you reach the last page. About the Dr Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips is a Jamaican Canadian Islamic Scholar born on the 17th of July 1947 who converted to Islam in the early seventies after journeying politically and intellectually from Christianity to Communism. Shortly after his reversion to Islam, he embarked on a spiritual academic journey to the other side of the world seeking Islamic knowledge. This journey took him to Saudi Arabia where he completed a BA in Islamic studies in Madeenah, and an MA in Islamic Theology in Riyadh, then to the University of Wales, UK, where he completed a PhD in Islamic Theology in the early nineties. After graduation from Madeenah, Dr Bilal became a teacher of Islamic studies for 10 years in an Islamic High School, Manaret Riyadh, and a lecturer of Arabic and Islamic studies in the American University in Dubai, UAE, for another 10 years. During his 10 years in the UAE, he founded and taught at the Islamic Information Center in Dubai, and during his subsequent 7 years in Qatar he has been