Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 55
? يَايَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ ارْجِعِي إِلَى رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبْدِى وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي 48 i. e. , O thou contented soul that has found tranquillity in attachment with Allah the Excellent, return to Thy Lord in such a state that thou art happy with Him and He is pleased with Thee (89:28-31). "Thou art happy with Him and He is pleased with Thee" is the state when man becomes pure and his heart cultivates such a degree of holiness that endears him to Allah the Excellent. فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبْدِي He next observes that when one reaches the stage where he attains to his happiness in God and God, the Almighty is equally pleased with him, such a one, as a reward of it, be comes a servant of Allah the Excellent. In other words, he attains to the objective laid down in the verse: وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنْسَ إِلا لِيَعْبُدُونِ i. e. , I created not jinn and man except to serve Me. And who attains to the object of his creation, he necessarily, and وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي :becomes deserving of the command enter the paradise of Allah the Supreme. " The above verse shows that the object of the creation of mankind is that they should become the servants of Allah. And who would dare repudiate the object of