Surah Al-Hijr 15:85

The World has been created for some Purpose, then the Hour will come

Allah says,

(And We did not create the heavens and the earth and all that is between them except with the truth, and the Hour is surely coming), i.e., with justice to -

(requite those who do evil with that which they have done) 53:31 Allah says,

(And We did not create the heaven and the earth, and all that is between them without purpose! That is what those who disbelieve think! Then let those who disbelieve be warned of the Fire!)(38:27)

("Did you think that We created you in play, and that you would not be brought back to Us" So exalted be Allah, the Truth, the King, none has the right to be worshipped but He, the Lord of the Honored Throne!)(23:115-116). Then Allah informed His Prophet about the Hour, and that it will be the faults of the idolators when they insult him and reject the Message that he brings to them. This is like the Ayah,

(So turn away from them, and say: "Salam (Peace!)." But they will come to know) (43:89). Mujahid, Qatadah and others said: "This was before fighting was prescribed". It is as they said, because this Surah was revealed in Makkah and fighting was prescribed after the Hijrah.

(Verily, your Lord is the Knowing Creator)(15:86). This is a confirmation of the Day of Resurrection and that Allah, may He be exalted, is able to bring the Hour to pass. He is the Creator and nothing is beyond Him. He is the Knowing, Who knows what has been dispersed from people's bodies and scattered throughout the regions of the earth, as He says:

(Is not He, Who created the heavens and the earth able to create the like of them Yes, indeed! He is the Knowing, Creator. Verily, His command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it, "Be!" - and it is! So glorified and exalted is He above all that they associate with Him, and in whose Hands is the dominion of all things, and to Him you shall return.)(36:81-83).

Ayat ini menerangkan bahwa Allah menciptakan semua yang ada di langit dan di bumi ini, bukan untuk berbuat aniaya dan zalim kepada seluruh penduduk atau makhluk, seperti yang dilakukan terhadap umat dahulu yang durhaka. Allah menciptakan benda-benda tersebut dengan maksud dan tujuannya, sesuai dengan pengetahuan dan kasih sayang Allah kepada makhluk-Nya. Demikian pula kisah-kisah umat yang dahulu disampaikan agar dijadikan iktibar, tamsil, dan ibarat bagi orang-orang yang mau percaya kepada kekuasaan dan kebesaran Allah.

Kemudian Allah swt menegaskan bahwa hari kiamat itu pasti datang, tidak ada keraguan sedikit pun, karena pada waktu itulah Allah menyem-purnakan balasannya kepada manusia sesuai dengan perbuatan yang telah mereka lakukan. Perbuatan baik dibalas dengan surga, sedang perbuatan buruk dibalas dengan azab neraka.

Allah memperingatkan bahwa jika manusia tidak mau beriman kepada Allah dan Nabi Muhammad, serta tidak mau mengambil pelajaran dan pengalaman yang telah dialami umat-umat yang dahulu, maka Rasul diperintahkan untuk berpaling dari mereka, dan memperlihatkan sikap yang baik, budi pekerti yang tinggi, serta memaafkan tindak-tanduk mereka yang tidak wajar terhadapnya.

Ayat ini menerangkan sikap-sikap yang harus dimiliki oleh seorang dai khususnya dan seluruh kaum Muslimin pada umumnya dalam menyampai-kan agama Allah dan menghadapi orang-orang yang durhaka. Kaum Muslimin hanya berkewajiban menyampaikan agama Allah, dan tidak diharuskan untuk memaksa dan menjadikan mereka (orang-orang durhaka) beriman, yang menjadikan iman dan kafirnya seseorang hanyalah Allah.