Surah As-Sajda (32) — Ayah 13
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
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13-2. That is, as for those from the two types of humans who are destined for Hell, My word about filling Hell with them will be proven true.
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Human beings and jinn were not created for compelled obedience:
That is, we do not need the forced faith of humans. In that case, granting humans free will would have been entirely pointless. Now, since the ability to distinguish between good and bad paths has been granted to him, and he has been given the choice to select either of these paths, therefore, it is not Allah’s task to compel everyone to follow the path of guidance. Rather, it is that whichever path someone chooses, Allah grants him the ability to pursue that very path.
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Whose vicegerent is Adam?
Out of all the living creatures created by Allah, only two types—jinn and humans—have been granted the power of discernment and the ability to will and choose. And only these two types are obligated to follow the divine law. For them, this world is the abode of trial. Before humans, the jinn inhabited this earth. When their rebellion increased, Allah replaced them with another creation—humans—as their successors. Previously, the chain of prophethood was among the jinn. Then this chain of prophethood was transferred to humans. The prophet who was sent to humans was also for the jinn, and the jinn were also made obliged to obey that same prophet. But mankind did not lag behind the jinn in rebellion and denial of the truth. Both misused the free will granted by Allah. The majority of both types, being enamored with the world, failed this test. The devils among jinn and humans left no stone unturned in preventing creation from the path of Allah and leading them astray, and all these matters were already known to Allah—that the majority of jinn and humans would fail this test and become fuel for Hell. Allah Almighty has mentioned this reality in various ways at different places in the Noble Quran: sometimes attributing this failure to Himself, sometimes to the devils among jinn and humans, and sometimes to those who went astray.
