Created Them In Truth (Dukhan 44:39)
وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَاعِبِينَ (٣٨) مَا خَلَقْنَاهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ (٣٩) إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ مِيقَاتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ (٤٠) يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِي مَوْلًى عَن مَّوْلًى شَيْئًا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ (٤١) إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ اللهُ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ (٤٢) And We did not create the heavens and the earth and all that is between them for amusement. We did not create them but for a purpose, but most of them are not aware of this fact. Indeed, the Day of Judgement is the appointed time for all. On that Day, no relative shall be of any benefit to a relative nor shall they be helped. Except those to whom God shows mercy. Indeed, He alone is the Mighty One, the Merciful . (38-42) (Excerpt from Quranic Exegesis: Amin Ahsan Islahi) (Translated by Dr. Shehzad Saleem) _______________________________________ Explanation of the verses : (Amin Ahsan Islahi) (Translated by Dr. Shehzad Saleem) وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَاعِبِينَ (٣٨) مَا خَلَقْنَاهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ (٣٩) In the afore-mentioned paragraphs, historical evidence as well as evidence from the world around man was presented to substantiate reward and punishment. In these verses, argument for the same is drawn from the attributes of God and from what they morally and intellectually entail. The verse states that the Almighty has not created the heavens and the earth and what is between them for amusement; on the contrary, He has created them for a higher purpose and a true objective. It is an essential requirement of this true objective that one day this world cease to exist and after that a day come when the Creator rewards those who spent their lives in accordance with God’s will, and punishes those who remained disobedient. If such a day does not come and this world continues without end or ends abruptly such that neither its pious inhabitants are rewarded nor the evil ones punished, then this means that its Creator, God forbid, is a merry-maker who while sitting in the heavens is witnessing a drama of the oppression and the oppressed, and when gets bored from watching this drama, He will dismantle this world or perhaps this drama will continue unabated forever. Obviously, this notion is such a wrong estimation about the merciful and wise creator of this world that cannot even be imagined. It is strange however that the majority is inflicted with this notion and is absolutely unaware of its consequences. The fact that this is a deviant notion has been explained in detail in the exegesis of the previous sūrahs. Hence, I will content myself here with this brief comment. إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ مِيقَاتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ (٤٠) Stated in this verse is the essential outcome of the fact that this world has been created with a true objective: it is against the knowledge, justice, wisdom and mercy of God that this world continues the way it is or ends abruptly; it is essential that a day come in which the Almighty sits in His chair of justice and decides the affairs of all. As a result, those who spent their lives in an upright manner will be rewarded and those who spent their lives in transgression and usurpation will be bear punishment. That day will be the day on which perfect justice manifests itself and no one will escape from it. The small and the big, the rulers and the ruled, the beggar and the king – all will be called to justice and such will be this justice that neither will any reality remain hidden nor will anyone be able to cause hindrance to the justice being dispensed. The word أَجْمَعِيْنَ should be specially paid attention to. يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِي مَوْلًى عَنْ مَّوْلًى شَيْئًا وَلَا هُمْ يُنْصَرُونَ (٤١) The word مَوْلًى is used for members of a family and tribe who are related to a person through his blood and lineage and who have mutual feelings of support and unity. The verse states that that day will be of such selfishness that no relative will be of any benefit to another relative. The expression وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ points to the fact that there will be no other source of help either. It is evident from contextual indication that this help refers to the help which the Idolaters of Arabia expected from their deities. إِلَّا مَنْ رَّحِمَ اللهُ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ (٤٢) The verse says that on that day only those who are blessed with God’s grace will succeed and only those receive His grace who are worthy of it. God is powerful and at the same time He is also merciful. No one will be able to bail out people seized by Him. And no one will be able to deprive people who are worthy of His mercy. In other words, people should fear Him alone and expect mercy from Him alone as well.
So every time it’s used it refers tk an objective?