What is the reason God began creation in Islam?

I will give the answer in steps.... understand each step before moving on to the next.

❶ - As you know, God has Names and Attributes which is who He always was, as He is Eternal and is not affected by change. And rightly you pointed out that change, boredom, loneliness... these are God's creations.

❷ - One of God's Names is The Creator. And how will be the Creator if He does not create? The reason God created and began creation is because He is the Creator. The answer finishes here but the next two points will add depth and clarity.

❸ - Now if you were to ask WHY is God the Creator, then that is like asking Why is God Eternal, Why is God all-Powerful....etc. In other words, this is who God is, these are His Divine Attributes.

❹ - We cannot understand God except within the limits of knowledge and understanding which He has granted us. As He said:

ولا يحيطون بشيء من علمه الا بما شاء

2:255. ...And they will never compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills...

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See this for further info:

"Why Did God Create?" by Bilal Philips: http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/188/viewall/...

Also "The Purpose of Creation": https://www.kalamullah.com/bilalphillips.html

"What is the reason God began creation in Islam?"

1. There is no God and you can NOT prove there is.

2. Creation does not exist, evolution does.

3. The universe and the world and mankind ALL existed long before the cult of Islam was invented.

4. Islam was invented by Mohamed for the purposes of raising an army to give him power, robbing the people of their money and goods and raping other men's wives and children.

'I was a hidden treasure. I desired to be known, so I created man' (Hadith Qudsi)

That was the whole reason behind creations of man and the Universe in a nutshell.

Now the following with added emphasis in brackets for greater clarity:

'I was a hidden treasure. I desired to be known, [of My Existence and Greatness] so I created 'man(kind), [giving man(kind) reasoning faculties, so he/she shall only get Me through 'reasoning'. And for man(kinds) sustenance and to govern man(kinds) life, I created the Universe and all in it].

Here is another verse in the Quran paraphrased for greater clarity:

Allah saying; 'I created man(kind) for Myself, but everything else I created for man(kind)'.

Hope that sheds some light on your quest to understand the purpose of existence.

God didn't create Islam. It was created by a psychopath named Mohammad. Mohammad of course claims his religion was created by God - a deity who resembles a psychopath (just like the founder of Islam). Surprise! Surprise!

Our purpose in this world is to redeem ourselves so that God can allow us back into Paradise.

There was a feud that occurred in Paradise:

[Quran 38:69] ~ "I had no knowledge previously, about the feud in the High Society.*

The feud was caused by Satan who introduced polytheistic ideas and challenged God's Absolute Authority because Satan became arrogant. Satan was also ignorant of the fact that God alone possesses Absolute Authority. Satan's point of view is erroneous This feud caused divisions and the Angels were the ones that upheld God's Absolute Authority. Humans and Jinns didn't. Jinns accepted Satan's point of view while we Humans didn't make up our minds and we failed to make a firm stand with God's Absolute Authority. So then God created seven vast Universes and brought all Humans and Jinns on this tiny planet called Earth in the lowest and smallest universe out of the 7. This world is a test to redeem ourselves. It is to prove who will uphold God's Absolute Authority and who will go for Satan's erroneous and arrogant ideas. This is our final chance to redeem ourselves. The question is, who will make it to God's Kingdom and who will be permanently exiled forever from God's Kingdom?

To house the soul that was gifted to the masses.

you make a lot of claims here with literally no evidence

that's just bad science

God had nothing to do with it. Mohammed made it all up on his own.

God is imaginary. Your question is silly.

***God has always existed.***

Prove it.