O servants of God, we want to be builders, not destroyers.
For when God created creation, He created it for three purposes:
First: Worship
“I did not create the jinn and mankind except that they worship Me.”
(Qur’an 51:56)
Because one who does not acknowledge the Divine nor worship Him is in great danger and close to spreading corruption on earth.
Second: Cultivation and stewardship of the earth
“Indeed, I am placing upon the earth a successor.”
(Qur’an 2:30)
“He brought you forth from the earth and settled you in it.”
(Qur’an 11:61)
Meaning: He asked you to cultivate and develop it. This concept has no true equivalent in any language of the world—the cultivation of the earth—because it includes the human being, buildings, and the entire cosmos. It is not limited to material construction alone.
Third: Morality
One must be a person of noble character, for the Prophet ﷺ said:
“I was sent only to perfect noble character.”

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