Why did Allaah create Mankind when He knows what our Destiny will be,in Paradise or Hell? Allah does not admit people to Paradise or Hell simply because He knows that they deserve that, rather He will admit them to Paradise or Hell on the basis of the deeds that they actually did in this world. If Allaah created mankind and put them in His Hell, they would soon argue that He did not test them or give them the chance to strive. Allah wanted to refute this argument, so He created them in this world and gave them reason, and revealed His Books, and sent His Messengers; all of that is so that they will have no argument against Allah on the Day of Resurrection.
Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
Messengers as bearers of good news as well as of warning in order that mankind should have no plea against Allaah after the (coming of) Messengers. And Allah is Ever All Powerful, All Wise
[al-Nisa’ 4:165].
Shaykh Muhammad al-Ameen al-Shanqeeti (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
In this aayah it clearly states that it is essential to leave no EXCUSE for anyone, by sending the Messengers who giveglad tidings of Paradise to those who obey them and give warning of Hell to those who disobey them.
This excuse is completely ruled out here by the sending of the Messengers with glad tidings and warnings, as is stated at the end of Soorah Ta-Ha where Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): And if We had destroyed them with a torment before this (i.e. Messenger Muhammad [pbuh]and the Quraan), they would surely, have said: Our Lord! If only You had sent us a Messenger, we should certainly have followed Your Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), before we were humiliated and disgraced" [Ta-Ha 20:134].
It is also referred to in Soorah al-Qasas where Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
And if (We had) not (sent you to the people of Makkah) __ in case a calamity should seize them for (the deeds) that their hands have sent forth, they would have said: ‘Our Lord! Why did You not send us a Messenger? We would then have followed Your Ayaat (Verses of the Quraan) and would have been among the believers
[al-Qasas 28:47].
And Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
This is because your Lord would not destroy the (populations of) towns for their wrongdoing (i.e. associating others in worship along with Allah) while their people were unaware (so the Messengers were sent)
[al-An aam 6:131]
O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Now has come to you Our Messenger (Muhammad [pbuh] making (things) clear unto you, after a break in (the series of) Messengers, lest you say: There came unto us no bringer of glad tidings and no warner.’ But now has come unto you a bringer of glad tidings and a warner
[al-Maaidah 5:19]
And this is a blessed Book (the Quraan) which We have sent down, so follow it and fear Allaah (i.e. do not disobey His Orders), that you may receive mercy (i.e. saved from the torment of Hell).
156. Lest you (pagan Arabs) should say: The Book was sent down only to two sects before us (the Jews and the Christians), and for our part, we were in fact unaware of what they studied.
157. Or lest you (pagan Arabs) should say: If only the Book had been sent down to us, we would surely, have been better guided than they (Jews and Christians). So now has come unto you a clear proof (the Quraan) from your Lord, and a guidance and a mercy
[al-Anaam 6:155-157]
And there are other similar verses.
It is clear from these and other aayahs of the Quraan that Allah does not punish anyone except after warning and leaving no excuse on the lips of the Messengers (peace and blessings of Allah be upon them). Allah clearly states in many aayahs that he does not admit anyone to Hell except after leaving no excuse and warning on the lips of the Messengers, for example He says (interpretation of the meaning):
Every time a group is cast therein, its keeper will ask: Did no warner come to you?
9. They will say: Yes, indeed a warner did come to us, but we belied him and said: Allah never sent down anything (of Revelation)
[al-Mulk 67:8]
It is well known that the words of Allah “Every time a group is cast therein” includes all the groups who will be thrown into it.
Abu Hayyaan said in al-Bahr al-Muheet, commenting on the aayah under discussion: [The word] kullama (“every time”) indicates a general meaning encompassing every time throwing is done, so it includes all those who are thrown in.
Another example is the aayah in which Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
And those who disbelieved will be driven to Hell in groups till when they reach it, the gates thereof will be opened (suddenly like a prison at the arrival of the prisoners). And its keepers will say:Did not the Messengers come to you from yourselves, reciting to you the Verses of your Lord, and warning you of the Meeting of this Day of yours? They will say: Yes, but the Word of torment has been justified against the disbelievers!
[al-Zumar 39:71].
The words “And those who disbelieved will be driven” are general in meaning and include all the kuffaar.
The words “And those who disbelieved will be driven… They will say: ‘Yes…’ ” are general in meaning and include all the kuffaar. This clearly shows that the all the people of Hell will have been warned by their Messengers in this world, but they disobeyed the command of their Lord, as is clear.
Adwa’ al-Bayaan (3/66, 67)
We believe that knowing the purpose for which Allah created mankind, and knowing that Allah will not punish anyone according to what He knows about them, rather it will be recompense for his deeds in this world, and therefore he will not have any excuse before Allah – this is the answer to the confusion mentioned in the question.
Why Was Shaytaan send to Earth ?
With regard to the question of why Iblees was sent down to earth with Adam and his progeny, the difference between Adam’s coming down and that of Iblees is that when Adam (peace be upon him) was sent down to earth he had repented to Allaah, so Allaah accepted his repentance and guided him, and sent him down to this earth as an honoured Prophet who had been forgiven, and he was to remain in this world until the appointed time that Allaah has decreed for him.
As for the enemy of Allaah , Iblees, he did not repent at all or regret his sin, or turn back; he has no hope of repentance and never tried to repent. Rather he was stubborn and arrogant, and he overstepped the mark and disbelieved. But he asked Allaah not to hasten his doom and punishment, but rather to delay that until the Day of the appointed time.
He did not ask for that so that he would have the opportunity to repent, rather it was so that he could persist in following the path of doom, and take the misguided people to Hell with him. He came down as a leader of his party, the losing party of the shaytaan, so that Allaah’s wisdom concerning His creation might be fulfilled, and so that He might test them: will they obey Him or will they obey His enemy?, and so that the ultimate doom will be the share of this accursed enemy, because of his stubbornness and evildoing, and he deserves to be a loser.
And Allah knows best.
Side note about Muharram:
Alhamdulillaah, now that Muharram is here, make the most of this sacred month and fast as much as you can it. Abu Hurairah (RA) reported that Allah's Messenger (Sollallahu ‘Alaiyhi wa Sallam) said: The most excellent fast after Ramadan is Allah's month of Muharram, and the most excellent prayer after what is prescribed is prayer during the night. (Sahih Muslim) And make special efforts to fast Aashoorah (the tenth of Muharram) because fasting that day will inshaAllah expiate the (minor) sins of the previous year. The Prophet (Sollallahu ‘Alaiyhi wa Sallam) said: For fasting the day of ‘Aashooraa, I hope that Allaah will accept it as expiation for the year that went before. (Sahih Muslim). The Prophet (Sollallahu ‘Alaiyhi wa Sallam) also encouraged us to fast the ninth of Muharram along with the tenth. wallahua'lam.. |
