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Al Muhtada.org – Everything that Allah SWT has created is not wasted. Everything has a purpose. Including in creating humans on this earth. Allah SWT has written it in the book of Lauhul Mahfudz.

Allah SWT says in Surah Al-Mu’minun verse 115:

أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ عَبَثًا وَأَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا تُرْجَعُونَ

Meaning:
So do you think that We created you playfully (only), and that you will not be returned to Us?

Meanwhile, in Surah al-Anbiya verse 16, Allah SWT is very firm in saying that the creation of this universe is not playful. Allah SWT says,

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ

Meaning:
And We did not create the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in play.

So, what is the purpose of Allah SWT creating humans? Here’s the explanation.

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The Purpose of Human Creation

According to the IAIN Batusangkar Journal entitled “The Purpose of Human Creation and Its Educational Value” by Inong Satriadi, there are several verses in the Qur’an that explain the purpose of Allah SWT creating humans. What are they?

  1. Worship

Allah SWT created humans to worship Him. This is the most important reason we need to understand.

The explanation can be found in Surah Az-Zariyat verse 56, where Allah SWT says:

وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُون

Meaning:
And I did not create the jinn and humans but that they should serve Me.

Then in Surah Al-Baqarah verse 21 it is also explained this way. Humans are asked to worship Him in order to become righteous beings.

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ

Meaning:
O human beings, worship your Lord who has created you and those before you, that you may fear.

  1. As Khilafah

Besides worship, Allah SWT created humans to be khilafah on earth. Allah SWT wants humans to take care of it with the power of reason they have.

This is stated in Surah al-An’am verse 165, Allah SWT says,

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَكُمْ خَلَٰٓئِفَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَرَفَعَ بَعْضَكُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَٰتٍ لِّيَبْلُوَكُمْ فِى مَآ ءَاتَىٰكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْعِقَابِ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌۢ

Meaning:
And it is He who has made you rulers over the earth and He has raised some of you above others by a few degrees, to test you on what He has given you. Indeed, your Lord is very quick in giving punishment and He is indeed the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.

Then the explanation of humans becoming khilafah is also explained in Surah al-Baqarah verse 30, Surah al-A’raf verses 69 and 74, Surah Yunus verses 14 and 73, Surah al-Naml verse 62, Surah Fathir verse 39, and Surah Sad verse 26.

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  1. To Know Allah’s Power

Humans were created by Allah so that they could realize His power. Allah SWT wants to show that the entire universe, including the earth, the solar system, and everything in it, was formed based on His will.

A more detailed explanation can be found in the Quran surah at-Talaq verse 12 which states,

ٱلَّهُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍ وَمِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ مِثْلَهُنَّ يَتَنَزَّلُ ٱلْأَمْرُ بَيْنَهُنَّ لِتَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ وَأَنَّ ٱلَّهَ قَدْ أَحَاطَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عِلْمًۢا

Meaning:
It is Allah who created the seven heavens and the earth, and Allah’s commands apply to them, so that you may understand that Allah is in control of everything, and indeed Allah’s knowledge truly covers everything.

  1. Carrying out Trust

The next reason is that Allah created humans to carry out a trust in the world. The trust can be described as a test and responsibility when carrying out the role of khalifah on earth.

As stated in Surah al-Ahzab verse 72 below,

إِنَّا عَرَضْنَا ٱلْأَمَانَةَ عَلَى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱلْجِبَالِ فَأَبَيْنَ أَن يَحْمِلْنَهَا وَأَشْفَقْنَ مِنْهَا وَحَمَلَهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ ظَلُومًا جَهُولًا

Meaning:
Indeed We have revealed a trust to the heavens, the earth and the mountains, but all of them were unwilling to take up the trust and they feared that they would betray it, and the trust was taken up by human beings. Indeed, human beings are very unjust and very foolish.[]Fahdina Dean

Editor: Ahmad Firman Syah

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