Muslims believe that creation of everything in the universe is brought into being by God’s sheer command “‘Be’ and so it is.”[23][24] and that the purpose of existence is to please God, both by worship and by good deeds.[25][26] He is viewed as a personal God who responds whenever a person in need or distress calls Him.[23][27] There are no intermediaries, such as clergy, to contact God: “He is nearer to his creation than the jugular vein”[28]