Appendix 7, Why Were We Created?
Before sending us to this world, God gathered all humans and we bore witness that He alone is our Lord, so upholding His absolute authority is a natural instinct in every human.“To give us a headstart, the Most Merciful gathered all the human beings before Him, prior to sending us to this world, and we bore witness that He alone is our Lord and Master (7:172).”“Thus, upholding God’s absolute authority is a natural instinct that is an integral part of every human being.”
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The souls of humans and jinns were kept in a depository, and God made bodies for them, the first jinn body from fire for Satan and the first human body from clay.“After putting the rebels to death, the souls of humans and jinns were placed in a special depository. God then created the appropriate bodies to house the souls of jinns and humans during the test period.”“The first jinn body was made from fire, and Satan was assigned to that body (15:27). The first human body was created from earthly material, clay (15:26), and God assigned the first human soul to that body.”
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