Surah Kahf ayat 7 Tafsir Quran 18:7

﴿إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى الْأَرْضِ زِينَةً لَّهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا﴾
[ الكهف: 7]

18:7 Indeed, We have made that which is on the earth adornment for it that We may test them [as to] which of them is best in deed.

Truly We have made all that is on the earth in the way of animals plants trees rivers and so on as an adornment for it that We may try them that We may test mankind observing thereby which of them is best in conduct therein that is to see which of them is the most abstemious of it.

We have caused the material world on earth to be of the nature of an embellishment and ornamentation in order to test the peoples reaction to the grace of Allah and distinguish those of them who will imprint their deeds with wisdom and piety

Do not feel sorry because the Idolators do not believe Allah consoles His Messenger for his sorrow فَلاَ تَذْهَبْ نَفْسُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسَرَتٍ ( So destroy not yourself in sorrow for them. ) 35:8 وَلاَ تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ ( And grieve not over them. ) 16:127 لَعَلَّكَ بَـخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ أَلاَّ يَكُونُواْ مُؤْمِنِينَ ( It may be that you are going to kill yourself with grief, that they do not become believers. ) 26:3 meaning, maybe you will destroy yourself with your grief over them.
Allah says: فَلَعَلَّكَ بَـخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ عَلَى ءَاثَـرِهِمْ إِن لَّمْ يُؤْمِنُواْ بِهَـذَا الْحَدِيثِ ( Perhaps, you would kill yourself in grief, over their footsteps, because they believe not in this narration. ) meaning the Qur'an. أَسَفاً ( in grief ) Allah is saying, `do not destroy yourself with regret.' Qatadah said: "killing yourself with anger and grief over them." Mujahid said: "with anxiety." These are synonymous, so the meaning is: `Do not feel sorry for them, just convey the Message of Allah to them.
Whoever goes the right way, then he goes the right way only for the benefit of himself.
And whoever goes astray, then he strays at his own loss, so do not destroy yourself in sorrow for them.' This World is the Place of Trial Then Allah tells us that He has made this world a temporary abode, adorned with transient beauty, andHe made it a place of trial, not a place of settlement.
So He says إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى الاٌّرْضِ زِينَةً لَّهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُم أَحْسَنُ عَمَلاً ( Verily, we have made that which is on earth an adornment for it, in order that We may test which of them are best in deeds. ) Abu Maslamah narrated from Abu Nadrah from Abu Sa`id that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«إِنَّ الدُّنْيَا حُلْوَةٌ خَضِرَةٌ، وَإِنَّ اللهَ مُسْتَخْلِفُكُمْ فِيهَا فَنَاظِرٌ مَاذَا تَعْمَلُونَ، فَاتَّقُوا الدُّنْيَا، وَاتَّقُوا النِّسَاءَ، فَإِنَّ أَوَّلَ فِتْنَةِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ كَانَتْ فِي النِّسَاء»
( This world is sweet and green, and Allah makes you generations succeeding one another, so He is watching what you will do.
Beware of (the beguilements of ) this world and beware of women, for the first affliction that Children of Israel suffered from was that of women.) Then Allah tells us that this world will pass away and come to an end, as He says: وَإِنَّا لَجَاعِلُونَ مَا عَلَيْهَا صَعِيداً جُرُزاً ( And verily, We shall make all that is on it bare, dry soil. ) means, `after having adorned it, We will destroy it and make everything on it bare and dry, with no vegetation or any other benefit.' Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas that this means everything on it would be wiped out and destroyed.
Mujahid said: "a dry and barren plain." Qatadah said, "A plain on which there are no trees or vegetation."

Do not feel sorry because the Idolators do not believe Allah consoles His Messenger for his sorrow فَلاَ تَذْهَبْ نَفْسُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسَرَتٍ ( So destroy not yourself in sorrow for them. ) 35:8 وَلاَ تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ ( And grieve not over them. ) 16:127 لَعَلَّكَ بَـخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ أَلاَّ يَكُونُواْ مُؤْمِنِينَ ( It may be that you are going to kill yourself with grief, that they do not become believers. ) 26:3 meaning, maybe you will destroy yourself with your grief over them.
Allah says: فَلَعَلَّكَ بَـخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ عَلَى ءَاثَـرِهِمْ إِن لَّمْ يُؤْمِنُواْ بِهَـذَا الْحَدِيثِ ( Perhaps, you would kill yourself in grief, over their footsteps, because they believe not in this narration. ) meaning the Qur'an. أَسَفاً ( in grief ) Allah is saying, `do not destroy yourself with regret.' Qatadah said: "killing yourself with anger and grief over them." Mujahid said: "with anxiety." These are synonymous, so the meaning is: `Do not feel sorry for them, just convey the Message of Allah to them.
Whoever goes the right way, then he goes the right way only for the benefit of himself.
And whoever goes astray, then he strays at his own loss, so do not destroy yourself in sorrow for them.' This World is the Place of Trial Then Allah tells us that He has made this world a temporary abode, adorned with transient beauty, andHe made it a place of trial, not a place of settlement.
So He says إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى الاٌّرْضِ زِينَةً لَّهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُم أَحْسَنُ عَمَلاً ( Verily, we have made that which is on earth an adornment for it, in order that We may test which of them are best in deeds. ) Abu Maslamah narrated from Abu Nadrah from Abu Sa`id that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: «إِنَّ الدُّنْيَا حُلْوَةٌ خَضِرَةٌ، وَإِنَّ اللهَ مُسْتَخْلِفُكُمْ فِيهَا فَنَاظِرٌ مَاذَا تَعْمَلُونَ، فَاتَّقُوا الدُّنْيَا، وَاتَّقُوا النِّسَاءَ، فَإِنَّ أَوَّلَ فِتْنَةِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ كَانَتْ فِي النِّسَاء» ( This world is sweet and green, and Allah makes you generations succeeding one another, so He is watching what you will do.
Beware of (the beguilements of ) this world and beware of women, for the first affliction that Children of Israel suffered from was that of women.) Then Allah tells us that this world will pass away and come to an end, as He says: وَإِنَّا لَجَاعِلُونَ مَا عَلَيْهَا صَعِيداً جُرُزاً ( And verily, We shall make all that is on it bare, dry soil. ) means, `after having adorned it, We will destroy it and make everything on it bare and dry, with no vegetation or any other benefit.' Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas that this means everything on it would be wiped out and destroyed.
Mujahid said: "a dry and barren plain." Qatadah said, "A plain on which there are no trees or vegetation."

( Lo! We have placed all that is in the earth ) of male and female ( as an ornament thereof ) as an embellishment for the earth ( that we may try them ) that We may test them: ( which of them is best in conduct ) which of them is more sincere in works. It is also said that this means: We have made all that which is on earth of plants, trees, beasts, and comfort an ornament for the earth so that We test them which of them is more unattached to, and shunning of, this world.

Verily! We have made that which is on earth as an adornment for it, in order that We may test them (mankind) as to which of them are best in deeds. [i.e. those who do good deeds in the most perfect manner, that means to do them (deeds) totally for Allah's sake and in accordance to the legal ways of the Prophet SAW].

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