The True Nature of the Worldly Life
Indeed, We have made whatever is on the earth adornment for it so that We test them as to who will do the best deed. We will certainly make whatever on earth, on the Day of Judgment, a flat empty land.
[Quran: al-Kahf: 7-8]
O Messenger! We, Allah, out of our wisdom, have made whatever is on the earth, e.g. animals, plants, rivers, palaces, etc. adornment for its inhabitants to test them as to who of them will do the best deeds. In other words, who will follow the commands of Allah and who will disobey them; who will swiftly comply with the commands of Allah; and who will not be deceived by the enjoyments of the worldly life.
Moreover, out of Our wisdom, We, Allah, are going to make whatever on earth, on the Day of Judgment, an empty land.
The purpose of the two previous ãyãts is to further strengthen the heart of the Messengerﷺ, and console him because of the sadness he was experiencing due to the disbelievers’ insistence on rejection of Islam.
It is as if Allah was saying to His Messenger: Go and convey the Message that We have revealed to you; do not care about their insistence on disbelief; and do not feel any grief because of their position. We, out of Our wisdom, have made whatever on the earth to serve as enjoyments and test for its inhabitants so those who do good deeds will be distinguished from those who do the evil ones. Moreover, We, out of Our wisdom, will make whatever on the earth, on the Day of Judgment, an empty land, and after that, We will call people to account for whatever they did in the worldly life.
Thus, be patient, O Messenger. Indeed, the disbelievers think that the Day of Judgment will not occur, but We are certain that it will.
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