Allah says in 17:85 “You have been given only a little knowledge”. The scripture is supposed to be a “clarification of everything” (16:89), but I presume that “everything” relates probably to one aspect of religion that Allah wants us to know about.
Why would Allah, who knows everything from the past and the future, would create human beings (and Jinns) that would prove to be untrustworthy, who would rebel, and that He would destroy in Noah’s lifetime. He has given an interim to mankind that will come to an end at a time of His choosing, and He has given us some indications (not totally clear, we must admit) as to when that would occur. We can only think that is part of His warning system to the believers, as the time of the end will come as a complete surprise to the unbelievers.
The whole story could have to do with what Allah calls a “Feud in the High Society” (38:69). The only other mention in Quran of “High Society” is in 37:8, and it is about something in the sky or heaven. Whether that “feud” refers to the disobedience and rebellion of Satan following the creation of the humans is a matter of debate.
We have so little knowledge, and we have so little power. We do not know or even choose to be born. All we know is that we are on this planet, that we will live for a certain period of time, and that we will die. The reality of the “soul”
Why were we created? Allah says “I did not create the humans and the Jinns except to worship Me” (51:56). Our understanding, as human beings, of the meaning and reason for that worship might differ from Allah’s meaning and reason. It is done more likely that on the day we will meet Allah for our judgement, what we have done will be proven to us, and we will not be able to say that we did not know. In fact, Allah says in 7:172 that “He took from the children of Adam their progeny from their backs (loins)” most likely to instill in them the knowledge of their origins, and that they will not be able to plead ignorance. We are His servants, and all we should do is obey.
We usually do not know either when, how, or where we will die. Even after we die, we do not know where we will go. Allah’s judgement will determine if we are worthy of an eternity of bliss in Heaven, or if we are destined for a eternity of suffering. We do not even know if Heaven and Hell are as described in the scriptures, or if the descriptions are just allegorical. We will know only when we will get there.
All we know is that we should be building our lives according to the blue-print Allah (or as He is also known Yahweh, or God the Father) has traced for us, and place our trust in Him and His decisions.
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