فَاِنۡ اٰمَنُوۡا بِمِثۡلِ مَآ اٰمَنۡتُمۡ بِهٖ فَقَدِ اهۡتَدَوْا ۚ وَاِنۡ تَوَلَّوۡا فَاِنَّمَا هُمۡ فِىۡ شِقَاقٍ ۚ فَسَيَكۡفِيۡکَهُمُ اللّٰهُ ۚ وَهُوَ السَّمِيۡعُ الۡعَلِيۡمُؕ
صِبۡغَةَ اللّٰهِ ۚ وَمَنۡ اَحۡسَنُ مِنَ اللّٰهِ صِبۡغَةً وَّنَحۡنُ لَهٗ عٰبِدُوۡنَ
And if they believe in the like of that which ye believe, then are they rightly guided. But if they turn away, then are they in schism, and Allah will suffice thee (for defence) against them. He is the Hearer, the Knower.
(We take our) colour from Allah, and who is better than Allah at colouring. We are His worshippers.
[Al-Quran 2:137-138, Translation: Pickthal]
The Quran informs us that we were created in the best of forms:
لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا الۡاِنۡسَانَ فِىۡۤ اَحۡسَنِ تَقۡوِيۡمٍ
ثُمَّ رَدَدۡنٰهُ اَسۡفَلَ سَافِلِيۡنَۙ
Surely We created man of the best stature
Then we reduced him to the lowest of the low,
[Al-Quran 95:4-5, Translation: Pickthal]
It also informs us that as we were originally created, so we will be resurrected:
وَلَقَدۡ جِئۡتُمُوۡنَا فُرَادٰى كَمَا خَلَقۡنٰكُمۡ اَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَّتَرَكۡتُمۡ مَّا خَوَّلۡنٰكُمۡ وَرَآءَ ظُهُوۡرِكُمۡۚ وَمَا نَرٰى مَعَكُمۡ شُفَعَآءَكُمُ الَّذِيۡنَ زَعَمۡتُمۡ اَنَّهُمۡ فِيۡكُمۡ شُرَكٰٓؤُا ؕ لَقَدْ تَّقَطَّعَ بَيۡنَكُمۡ وَضَلَّ عَنۡكُمۡ مَّا كُنۡتُمۡ تَزۡعُمُوۡنَ
Now have ye come unto Us solitary as We did create you at the first, and ye have left behind you all that We bestowed upon you, and We behold not with you those your intercessors, of whom ye claimed that they possessed a share in you. Now is the bond between you severed, and that which ye presumed hath failed you.
[Al-Quran 6:94, Translation: Pickthal]
وَعُرِضُوۡا عَلٰى رَبِّكَ صَفًّا ؕ لَقَدۡ جِئۡتُمُوۡنَا كَمَا خَلَقۡنٰكُمۡ اَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ ۢبَلۡ زَعَمۡتُمۡ اَ لَّنۡ نَّجۡعَلَ لَـكُمۡ مَّوۡعِدًا
And they are set before thy Lord in ranks (and it is said unto them): Now verily have ye come unto Us as We created you at the first. But ye thought that We had set no tryst for you.
[Al-Quran 18:48, Translation: Pickthal]
The Quran informs us that Adam عليه السلام suffered bodily loss when he disobeyed Allah ﷻ , and ate from the forbidden tree. While we live with that inherited loss, we hope for a beautiful return. The Quran gives hope to those who believe and do reform in this life, that Allah ﷻ will reform them in the Hereafter:
وَمَنۡ يَّرۡغَبُ عَنۡ مِّلَّةِ اِبۡرٰهٖمَ اِلَّا مَنۡ سَفِهَ نَفۡسَهٗ ؕ وَلَقَدِ اصۡطَفَيۡنٰهُ فِى الدُّنۡيَا ۚ وَاِنَّهٗ فِى الۡاٰخِرَةِ لَمِنَ الصّٰلِحِيۡنَ
And who forsaketh the religion of Abraham save him who befooleth himself? Verily We chose him in the world, and lo! in the Hereafter he is among the righteous.
[Al-Quran 2:130, Translation: Pickthal]
Abraham (Ibrahim عليه السلام) will be among those who are (الصّٰلِحِيۡنَ), translated above as 'righteous'. This Arabic word also means reformed, as can be seen in its use in Surah al-A'raf, as translated by another translator:
وَلَا تُفۡسِدُوۡا فِى الۡاَرۡضِ بَعۡدَ اِصۡلَاحِهَا وَادۡعُوۡهُ خَوۡفًا وَّطَمَعًا ؕ اِنَّ رَحۡمَتَ اللّٰهِ قَرِيۡبٌ مِّنَ الۡمُحۡسِنِيۡنَ ٥٦
And cause not corruption upon the earth after its reformation. And invoke Him in fear and aspiration. Indeed, the mercy of Allāh is near to the doers of good.
[Al-Quran 7:56, Translation: Saheeh International]
وَاِلٰى مَدۡيَنَ اَخَاهُمۡ شُعَيۡبًا ؕ قَالَ يٰقَوۡمِ اعۡبُدُوا اللّٰهَ مَا لَـكُمۡ مِّنۡ اِلٰهٍ غَيۡرُهٗ ؕ قَدۡ جَآءَتۡكُمۡ بَيِّنَةٌ مِّنۡ رَّبِّكُمۡ فَاَوۡفُوا الۡكَيۡلَ وَالۡمِيۡزَانَ وَلَا تَبۡخَسُوا النَّاسَ اَشۡيَآءَهُمۡ وَلَا تُفۡسِدُوۡا فِى الۡاَرۡضِ بَعۡدَ اِصۡلَاحِهَا ؕ ذٰ لِكُمۡ خَيۡرٌ لَّـكُمۡ اِنۡ كُنۡتُمۡ مُّؤۡمِنِيۡنَ ۚ ٨٥
And to [the people of] Madyan [We sent] their brother Shuʿayb. He said, "O my people, worship Allāh; you have no deity other than Him. There has come to you clear evidence from your Lord. So fulfill the measure and weight and do not deprive people of their due and cause not corruption upon the earth after its reformation. That is better for you, if you should be believers.
[Al-Quran 7:85, Translation: Saheeh International]
Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى is the best of creators. The scriptures inform us that we were originally created better than most creation. The beautiful nature around us is a testimony to Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى 's handiwork. Imagine, if they are so beautiful, then how beautiful the original humans must have been? And how beautiful Adam would have been, whom Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى created with His own Hands?
There are several photos of many beautiful creatures available online. The following are some Google Images search results:
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Wherever we live, all around us, there is so much colour and beauty in all of Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى creations. Its a beautiful world that He سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى has made for us.
He سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى created us before, and He سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى will recreate us.
Our recompense awaits us.
And so Surah at-Teen goes on to state:
اِلَّا الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ فَلَهُمۡ اَجۡرٌ غَيۡرُ مَمۡنُوۡنٍؕ ٦
فَمَا يُكَذِّبُكَ بَعۡدُ بِالدِّيۡنِ ٧
اَلَيۡسَ اللّٰهُ بِاَحۡكَمِ الۡحٰكِمِيۡنَ ٨
Save those who believe and do good works, and theirs is a reward unfailing.
So who henceforth will give the lie to thee about the judgment?
Is not Allah the most conclusive of all judges?
[Al-Quran 95: 6-8, Translation: Pickthal]
Last updated on: December 17, 2022
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