Humans, the Best of Creation

Allah has indeed honoured us by having mentioned us in the highest of heights compared to any other creation. But are we really being grateful to Allah by obeying His commands?

Do we step behind before committing a sin? Do we make use of the intellect Allah has given us?

Allah SWT says,

وَإِذۡ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلۡمَلَـٰٓٮِٕكَةِ إِنِّى جَاعِلٌ۬ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ خَلِيفَةً۬‌ۖ

قَالُوٓاْ أَتَجۡعَلُ فِيہَا مَن يُفۡسِدُ فِيہَا وَيَسۡفِكُ ٱلدِّمَآءَ

  وَنَحۡنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمۡدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ‌ۖ

قَالَ إِنِّىٓ أَعۡلَمُ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ

And (remember) when your Lord said to the angels: “Verily, I am going to place (mankind) generations after generations on earth.” They said: “Will You place therein those who will make mischief therein and shed blood, ـ while we glorify You with praises and thanks and sanctify You.” He (Allah) said: “I know that which you do not know.” (2:30)

And (remember) when your Lord said to the angels: This Ayah means, “O Muhammad! Mention to your people what Allah said to the angels,

Verily, I am going to place a Khalifah on earth: Meaning people reproducing generation after generation, century after century.

Will You place therein those who will make mischief therein and shed blood: The statement the angels uttered was not a form of disputing with Allah’s, nor out of envy for the Children of Adam, as some mistakenly thought. Allah has described them as those who do not precede Him in speaking, meaning that they do not ask Allah anything without His permission. When Allah informed them that He was going to create a creation on the earth, and they had knowledge that this creation would commit mischief on it.

This is only a question for the sake of learning about the wisdom of that, as if they said, Our Lord! What is the wisdom of creating such creatures since they will cause trouble in the earth and spill blood “If the wisdom behind this action is that You be worshipped, we praise and glorify You (meaning we pray to You) we never indulge in mischief, so why create other creatures”

I know that which you do not know, meaning, “I know that the benefit of creating this type of creature outweighs the harm that you mentioned, that which you have no knowledge of. I will create among them Prophets and send Messengers. I will also create among them truthful, martyrs, righteous believers, worshippers, the modest, the pious, the scholars who implement their knowledge, humble people and those who love Allah and follow His Messengers.”

It can also mean “I have a specific wisdom in creating them, which you do not have knowledge of.” (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

So let’s step further forward of this dunya – a temporary stop of short-lived pleasures, and change ourselvesfor the good of our own souls. Now.

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