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! ! 52 ِﻟ َﻴ ۡﻌ ُﺒ ُﺪ ۡو ِن ِا َّﻻ ا ِۡﻻ tۡ َﺲ َو ا ۡﻟ ِﺠ َّﻦ َﺧ َﻠ ۡﻘ ُﺖ َﻣ ﺎ َو “ And I have not created the Jinn and the men , but that they may worship Me. ” (Holy Qur’ān , Ch. 51: V. 57 ) In other words, God Almighty created human beings so th e y may become His true servants. Now, m ost people sa y that they are servants of God, bu t very few of them show signs of servitude. Had human beings become Allah ’s servant s just because He had created them , why would Allah state , “I created the human being to become a servant. ” Th is tells us that becoming a true servant suggests another meaning. For example, how does a slave behave before his master? He stands before him, folds his arms in respect , and is ready to obey his command s. Similarly , if one is to become God’s servant , then it means that one is obedient to Him. A person should always be ready to obey God’s command and should continue to cultivate a close relationship with Him. All Relations with Anyone other t han G od are of n o Value The greatest of all relationships is the one between God and man. Parents have a great connection [with their children] , but it pales in comparison to the connection with God. A mother’s connection with her child is that she carries him for nine months. When the child is born, she takes care of him. Y et th e relationship with Allah is far greater than that of motherhood. This is because his mother did not create him, but Allah certainly did. She did not create th ose bounties with which she nourishes her child , but Allah certainly did. It is said that a mother nurses her child and therefore has a grea t right over him. However , I ask you , h ow does a mother nurse her child? I s that ability not created by Allah ? Thus, if a mother gives h er child milk , th at milk has been created by Allah. A mother then feeds her child , but all she is required to do is to cook and serve the food to her child. When a child owes so much to their mother, imagine how much is owed to Allah , who has created the food? When the child is grown , t he y take care of their parents by feeding and caring for them, b ut Allah requires no such things. Later, the relationship with one’s parents ends when the human soul departs, but the relationship with God continues even after death. A parents’ relationship with their child is that of a traveler’s