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Surah Adh-Dhaariyat (51) — Ayah 56
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ ﴿56﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And I (Allâh) created not the jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me (Alone).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
And not
خَلَقْتُ
khalaqtu
I have created
ٱلْجِنَّ
l-jina
the jinn
وَٱلْإِنسَ
wal-insa
and the mankind
إِلَّا
illā
except
لِيَعْبُدُونِ
liyaʿbudūni
that they worship Me
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
5 6. 1. In this, there is an expression of Allah’s legislative will (irada shariyyah taklifiyyah), which is beloved and desired by Him: that all humans and jinn worship only Allah and obey only Him. If this pertained to His creative will (irada takwiniyyah), then no human or jinn would have the power to deviate from Allah’s worship and obedience. That is, in this, humans and jinn are reminded of the purpose of life, which, if they continue to neglect, there will be severe questioning in the Hereafter, and they will be deemed unsuccessful in the test in which Allah has placed them by granting them freedom of will and choice.
