RE: Quran 51:56 (an Iyah I think deserves more attention)
February 18, 2016 at 2:50 am
(This post was last modified: February 18, 2016 at 2:56 am by WinterHold.)
(February 17, 2016 at 7:05 pm)MrNoMorePropaganda Wrote: Just some thoughts on the following Iyah:
Quran 51:56 "I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me."
Serve?
No, it's "worship"; the meaning can be furthermore be explained & elaborated, when God cites that he doesn't need anybody to feed him or bring him livelihood.
It's better to quote the whole verses, so the context becomes clear, and the honesty & integrity can be admitted as a support for the point being made.
( Sura 51 Verse 56 ) And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
( Sura 51 Verse 57 ) I do not want from them any livelihood, nor do I want them to feed Me.
Now, as we have the verses in the correct context, the argument can be answered.
It's very ironic for the author of the Quran to say in the first verse that he wants people to serve him, then come in the next verse and say that he doesn't need anybody. This is pretty insulting, because by this you're accusing 2 Billion Muslims -along with thousands of generations across 1400 years of continues Islamic lifespan- of being mentally retarded. That's why I stressed on you bringing the correct translation, it's not "serve", it''s "worship". And there's a huge difference between the two.
Like, it gotta mean something else, MNMP
Quote:1. Why did Allah want humans and Jinn only to worship it?
Worshiping him is life. When we breath, we are worshiping him. When our hearts beat, we are worshiping him. When we eat, we are worshiping him.
Not "serving". But "worshiping". That's the big difference between the two words; as I have cited above.
Just like bees:
( Sura 16 Verse 68 ) And your Lord inspired to the bee, "Take for yourself among the mountains, houses, and among the trees and [in] that which they construct.
( Sura 16 69 ) Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord laid down [for you]." There emerges from their bellies a drink, varying in colors, in which there is healing for people. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought.
We are obeying him in every moment we're spending alive, even you MNMP, currently many parts of your body worship God, but you're in denial.
Just like the bees, they worship God through their lifespan, and the conclusion is the sweet honey we eat.
Quote:2. Why does Allah demand worship when it doesn't need us at all?
Your question is factually wrong, because you replaced "worship" with "service".
You're confusing the two.
Quote:3. Since Allah has the perfect plan for all of our lives then surely that means that our purpose is more than just to worship Allah?
Worship ? I thought it was service.
The plan is something we inherit, but we through our own actions, are the builders of the rest of the plan.
Anyhow, since worshiping him is living, maybe that's our purpose ? to live ?
Just like the bees?
Anyhow, it was you who said we are animals in a previous topic.
Quote:4. According to Quran 51:56, Allah created us to be robots yet we are not. Why?
No. Humans create robots to "serve ".
God creates humans to "worship him".
That's the big difference.
