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Reflections on Surah Al-Anbiya Ayah 16

21:16
وما خلقنا السماء والارض وما بينهما لاعبين ١٦
وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَـٰعِبِينَ ١٦
وَمَاﱮ
خَلَقۡنَاﱯ
ٱلسَّمَآءَﱰ
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَﱱ
وَمَاﱲ
بَيۡنَهُمَاﱳ
لَٰعِبِينَﱴ
١٦ﱵ
We did not create the heavens and the earth and everything in between for sport.
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DrHaleema Anwar
5 years ago · Referencing Ayah 21:16, 23:115, 3:191, 55:26, 64:3
Allah says everything is meant to perish to the extent than not a single atom of it's identity remains (كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ). If everything is meant to vanish , then why has everything been created? We should be actively engaged in finding this answer so that we are clear about the temporary nature of this life and live our life with defined goals. He says He has created everything with 'بِٱلْحَقِّ-purpose'. Nothing has been created withou...
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Ali Sufyan
13 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 21:16-18
"I am not a toy or trash!"
As a born Muslim in a society that follows everything but the Quran, ever since my childhood, I have never pondered why I was created or what my purpose is. Just before the COVID-19 pandemic, I was losing people in my life; every relationship was falling apart, finding myself alone, and my bachelor's was about to be complete, yet seeing no fruitful situation ahead, "Life felt pointless." I was made to believe: you are b...
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