عَبَث
Appears 1 times in Quran
Derived Words (2)
Words derived from the stem "عَبَث".
Occurrences in Quran
Found 1 verses containing "عَبَث".
اَفَحَسِبۡتُمۡ اَنَّمَا خَلَقۡنٰکُمۡ عَبَثًا وَّاَنَّکُمۡ اِلَیۡنَا لَا تُرۡجَعُوۡنَ
人类是受创造以服务于一个伟大的目的—在他们身上要发展和反映出安拉的常德。他具有安拉的品德。在所有创造物中, 或者至少在与我们的宇宙有关的那部分创造物中, 他们明显地居于中心的地位。因为要实现一个伟大目标, 他们的生命不会因离开这个世界而终止。也不会因灵魂离开他们的躯壳而终止。人的灵魂以一种新形式, 在一个新躯体中继续其永不终止的旅程。人的灵魂由于其所依附的躯壳的死亡而死去, 这一观念对安拉创造宇宙的智慧、整个设计和目的会产生不利影响。
Man has been created to serve a great purpose––to develop and reflect in his person Divine attributes. He has been endowed with a Divine personality and is manifestly the central figure in the whole creation or at least that part of the creation which is related to our universe. Having a great purpose to fulfil, his life will not end with his departure from this world and with the soul’s flight from its physical habitat. The human soul will continue its never-ending journey in a new world, in a new form and a new body. The very idea that with the dissolution of its physical tabernacle the human soul suffers death militates against God’s wisdom and His whole design and purpose in creating the universe.
Important Words:
عبثاً (for no purpose) is infinitive noun from عبث (‘abitha) which means, he indulged in amusement; he joked and jested. عبث means, to do a thing which has no known good or benefit and has no object or purpose. They say فعل ذالک عبثاً i.e. he did a thing which had no purpose or object in it (Aqrab & Lane).
Commentary:
After bringing home to disbelievers the iniquity of their behaviour and of their persecution of Divine Messengers and joking and jesting with their followers, God reprimands them by reminding them that the manner in which they lead their lives shows that they think that man’s life has no object or purpose and that this great universe of which he is at once the axis and centre and the aim and object, has been created without purpose. The reprimand implies the answer that man has been created to serve a great purpose, a noble object. It is to become God’s Vicegerent on earth and to develop and reflect in his person Divine attributes, particularly the four attributes mentioned in the next verse. He has been endowed with a divine personality and is manifestly the central point of creation or at least that part of creation which is related to our universe and it is to help him to reach the great goal which he is destined to attain that God sends His Messengers. The verse further signifies that man’s life having a great purpose to fulfil will not end with his departure from this world and with the soul’s flight from its physical habitat. The human soul will continue its never-ending journey in a new world, a new form and in a new body. The very idea that with the dissolution of its physical tabernacle the human soul suffers death militates against God’s wisdom and against His whole design and purpose in creating universe.
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人类是受创造以服务于一个伟大的目的—在他们身上要发展和反映出安拉的常德。他具有安拉的品德。在所有创造物中, 或者至少在与我们的宇宙有关的那部分创造物中, 他们明显地居于中心的地位。因为要实现一个伟大目标, 他们的生命不会因离开这个世界而终止。也不会因灵魂离开他们的躯壳而终止。人的灵魂以一种新形式, 在一个新躯体中继续其永不终止的旅程。人的灵魂由于其所依附的躯壳的死亡而死去, 这一观念对安拉创造宇宙的智慧、整个设计和目的会产生不利影响。
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Important Words:
عبثاً (for no purpose) is infinitive noun from عبث (‘abitha) which means, he indulged in amusement; he joked and jested. عبث means, to do a thing which has no known good or benefit and has no object or purpose. They say فعل ذالک عبثاً i.e. he did a thing which had no purpose or object in it (Aqrab & Lane).
Commentary:
After bringing home to disbelievers the iniquity of their behaviour and of their persecution of Divine Messengers and joking and jesting with their followers, God reprimands them by reminding them that the manner in which they lead their lives shows that they think that man’s life has no object or purpose and that this great universe of which he is at once the axis and centre and the aim and object, has been created without purpose. The reprimand implies the answer that man has been created to serve a great purpose, a noble object. It is to become God’s Vicegerent on earth and to develop and reflect in his person Divine attributes, particularly the four attributes mentioned in the next verse. He has been endowed with a divine personality and is manifestly the central point of creation or at least that part of creation which is related to our universe and it is to help him to reach the great goal which he is destined to attain that God sends His Messengers. The verse further signifies that man’s life having a great purpose to fulfil will not end with his departure from this world and with the soul’s flight from its physical habitat. The human soul will continue its never-ending journey in a new world, a new form and in a new body. The very idea that with the dissolution of its physical tabernacle the human soul suffers death militates against God’s wisdom and against His whole design and purpose in creating universe.
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Man has been created to serve a great purpose––to develop and reflect in his person Divine attributes. He has been endowed with a Divine personality and is manifestly the central figure in the whole creation or at least that part of the creation which is related to our universe. Having a great purpose to fulfil, his life will not end with his departure from this world and with the soul’s flight from its physical habitat. The human soul will continue its never-ending journey in a new world, in a new form and a new body. The very idea that with the dissolution of its physical tabernacle the human soul suffers death militates against God’s wisdom and His whole design and purpose in creating the universe.