seekeroftruth
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Quran 40:61. It is God Who made the night for you, that you may rest therein; and the day allowing sight. God is gracious towards the people, but most people do not give thanks.
62. Such is God, your Lord, Creator of all things. There is no god except Him; so how could you turn away?
63. Thus are turned away those who dispute the signs of God.
64. It is God who made the earth a habitat for you, and the sky a structure. And He designed you, and designed you well; and He provided you with the good things. Such is God, your Lord; so Blessed is God, Lord of the Worlds.
65. He is the Living One. There is no god except He. So pray to Him, devoting your religion to Him. Praise be to God, the Lord of the Worlds.
66. Say, “I was prohibited from worshiping those you invoke besides God, now that clear revelations have come to me from my Lord; and I was commanded to submit to the Lord of the Worlds.”
67. It is He who created you from dust, then from a seed, then from an embryo, then He brings you out as an infant, then He lets you reach your maturity, then you become elderly—although some of you die sooner—so that you may reach a predetermined age, so that you may understand.
68. It is He who gives life and death; and when He decides on a thing, He just says to it, “Be,” and it comes to be.
69. Have you not observed those who dispute regarding God's revelations, how they have deviated?
70. Those who call the Book a lie, and what We sent Our messengers with—they will surely know.
71. When the yokes are around their necks, and they will be dragged by the chains.
72. Into the boiling water, then in the Fire they will be consumed.
73. Then it will be said to them, “Where are those you used to deify?
74. Instead of God?” They will say, “They have abandoned us. In fact, we were praying to nothing before.” Thus God sends the disbelievers astray.
75. That is because you used to rejoice on earth in other than the truth, and because you used to behave with vanity.
76. Enter the gates of Hell, to remain therein forever. What a terrible dwelling for the arrogant.
77. So be patient. The promise of God is true. Whether We show you some of what We have promised them, or take you to Us, to Us they will be returned.
78. We sent messengers before you. Some of them We told you about, and some We did not tell you about. No messenger can bring a miracle except by leave of God. Then, when the command of God is issued, fair judgment will be passed, and there and then the seekers of vanity will lose.
79. God is He who created the domestic animals for you—some for you to ride, and some you eat.
80. And in them you have other benefits as well, and through them you satisfy your needs. And on them, and on the ships, you are transported.
81. And He shows you His signs. So which of God’s signs will you deny?
82. Have they not journeyed through the land, and seen the outcome for those before them? They were more numerous than they, and had greater power and influence in the land. But what they had achieved availed them nothing.
83. When their messengers came to them with clear proofs, they rejoiced in the knowledge they had, and the very things they used to ridicule besieged them.
84. Then, when they witnessed Our might, they said, “We believe in God alone, and we reject what we used to associate with Him.”
85. But their faith could not help them once they witnessed Our might. This has been God’s way of dealing with His servants. And there and then the disbelievers lost.
Here's the commentary.The statement is made only to emphasize that they must suffer the evil consequences of their deeds, whether the Prophet lives to see their punishment or dies before they are punished.
That is, they are of use to you in carrying your burdens and yourselves from one place to another.
Isn't that something.... when God created horses, camels, and even elephants.... He did it with the knowledge that humans would figure out how to ride them from one place to another. God already knows the future... He created the future so He knows what it holds. God knew humans were going to build boats... he instructed Noah on how to build them. Sure.... God could have let Noah figure it out on his own.... but God knew He would need a boat for Noah..... God practiced cocoons so building a boat to save Noah and his three sons was an everyday occurrence for God.
God gave humans everything they would need.... and then humans took the credit!
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