لَمۡ يَكُنِ الَّذِيۡنَ كَفَرُوۡا مِنۡ اَهۡلِ الۡكِتٰبِ وَالۡمُشۡرِكِيۡنَ مُنۡفَكِّيۡنَ حَتّٰى تَاۡتِيَهُمُ الۡبَيِّنَةُ ۙ ١ رَسُوۡلٌ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ يَتۡلُوۡا صُحُفًا مُّطَهَّرَةً ۙ ٢
فِيۡهَا كُتُبٌ قَيِّمَةٌ ؕ ٣ وَمَا تَفَرَّقَ الَّذِيۡنَ اُوۡتُوا الۡكِتٰبَ اِلَّا مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِ مَا جَآءَتۡهُمُ الۡبَيِّنَةُ ؕ ٤
وَمَاۤ اُمِرُوۡۤا اِلَّا لِيَعۡبُدُوا اللّٰهَ مُخۡلِصِيۡنَ لَـهُ الدِّيۡنَ حُنَفَآءَ وَيُقِيۡمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَيُؤۡتُوا الزَّكٰوةَ وَذٰلِكَ دِيۡنُ الۡقَيِّمَةِ ؕ ٥
اِنَّ الَّذِيۡنَ كَفَرُوۡا مِنۡ اَهۡلِ الۡكِتٰبِ وَ الۡمُشۡرِكِيۡنَ فِىۡ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ خٰلِدِيۡنَ فِيۡهَا ؕ اُولٰٓٮِٕكَ هُمۡ شَرُّ الۡبَرِيَّةِ ؕ ٦
اِنَّ الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِۙ اُولٰٓٮِٕكَ هُمۡ خَيۡرُ الۡبَرِيَّةِ ؕ ٧ جَزَآؤُهُمۡ عِنۡدَ رَبِّهِمۡ جَنّٰتُ عَدۡنٍ تَجۡرِىۡ مِنۡ تَحۡتِهَا الۡاَنۡهٰرُ خٰلِدِيۡنَ فِيۡهَاۤ اَبَدًا ؕ رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَنۡهُمۡ وَرَضُوۡا عَنۡهُ ؕ ذٰلِكَ لِمَنۡ خَشِىَ رَبَّهٗ ٨
Those who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists were not to be parted [from misbelief] until there came to them clear evidence A Messenger from Allāh, reciting purified scriptures Within which are correct writings [i.e., rulings and laws]. Nor did those who were given the Scripture become divided until after there had come to them clear evidence.
And they were not commanded except to worship Allāh, [being] sincere to Him in religion, inclining to truth, and to establish prayer and to give zakāh. And that is the correct religion.
Indeed, they who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists will be in the fire of Hell, abiding eternally therein. Those are the worst of creatures.
Indeed, they who have believed and done righteous deeds - those are the best of creatures. Their reward with their Lord will be gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever, Allāh being pleased with them and they with Him. That is for whoever has feared his Lord.
[Al-Quran 98, Translation: Saheeh International]
Surah alBayyinah (The Clear Evidence) focuses on the Deen-e-Qayyimah (The Standing Religion || The Law of Recompense) stating that those who are sincere to the Deen are the best of creatures, while those who reject are the worst of creatures.
Now considering that we humans, descendants of Adam, were appointed Khalifa (Q2:30) and, Adam was especially made by Allah ﷻ with His Own Hands (Q38:75 || Q12:111) . Imagine, how wonderful and powerful would be that whom Allah ﷻ created especially to rule over all creatures of the Earth.
We also know that Adam and his wife harmed their Nafs when they disobeyed and ate from the forbidden tree (Q7:23). Literally, they darkened their Nafs: put out its light.
Furthermore, Surah atTeen informs us that we humans were made in the best of moulds (Q95:4), and then reduced to the lowest of the low (Q95:5).
About those who fought with the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to establish Allah's Deen, we read:
يٰۤـاَيُّهَا النَّبِىُّ حَسۡبُكَ اللّٰهُ وَ مَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ الۡمُؤۡمِنِيۡنَ ٦٤ يٰۤـاَيُّهَا النَّبِىُّ حَرِّضِ الۡمُؤۡمِنِيۡنَ عَلَى الۡقِتَالِ ؕ اِنۡ يَّكُنۡ مِّنۡكُمۡ عِشۡرُوۡنَ صَابِرُوۡنَ يَغۡلِبُوۡا مِائَتَيۡنِ ۚ وَاِنۡ يَّكُنۡ مِّنۡكُمۡ مِّائَةٌ يَّغۡلِبُوۡۤا اَ لۡفًا مِّنَ الَّذِيۡنَ كَفَرُوۡا بِاَنَّهُمۡ قَوۡمٌ لَّا يَفۡقَهُوۡنَ ٦٥ اَلۡـٰٔـنَ خَفَّفَ اللّٰهُ عَنۡكُمۡ وَعَلِمَ اَنَّ فِيۡكُمۡ ضَعۡفًاؕ فَاِنۡ يَّكُنۡ مِّنۡكُمۡ مِّائَةٌ صَابِرَةٌ يَّغۡلِبُوۡا مِائَتَيۡنِۚ وَاِنۡ يَّكُنۡ مِّنۡكُمۡ اَلۡفٌ يَّغۡلِبُوۡۤا اَلۡفَيۡنِ بِاِذۡنِ اللّٰهِؕ وَ اللّٰهُ مَعَ الصّٰبِرِيۡنَ ٦٦
O Prophet, sufficient for you is Allāh and for whoever follows you of the believers. O Prophet, urge the believers to battle. If there are among you twenty [who are] steadfast, they will overcome two hundred. And if there are among you one hundred [who are steadfast], they will overcome a thousand of those who have disbelieved because they are a people who do not understand. Now, Allāh has lightened [the hardship] for you, and He knows that among you is weakness. So if there are from you one hundred [who are] steadfast, they will overcome two hundred. And if there are among you a thousand, they will overcome two thousand by permission of Allāh. And Allāh is with the steadfast.
[Al-Quran 8:64-66, Translation: Saheeh International]
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