Johnnie Ellington II January 22, 2012 at 8:43am · Muslims believe that creation of everything in the universe is brought into being by God’s sheer command “‘Be’ and so it is.”[27][28] 2+7+2+8=19and that the purpose of existence is to worship God.[2][29] He is viewed as a personal God who responds whenever a person in need or distress calls Him.[27][30] (There are no intermediaries, such as clergy, to contact God who states “We are nearer to him than (his) jugular vein”)[31]