{"_id":"676ee171bf4cc0c3d2dbd8ad","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Are disbelievers also considered slaves/servants of Allah even if they are disobedient to Him?\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"When Allah says multiple times in the Quran “Oh my slaves” is He talking about all of His creation or just His servants (Muslims)? Or does it depend on the context of the ayah? If He is talking about all of creation then how can those who He created that are khufar be His slaves since they purposefully don’t obey Him? Wouldn’t they just be called His creation?\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"All of creation falls under Allah’s “ʿibād” (slaves), whether or not they choose to believe and worship. The term “ʿibād” shouldn’t be understood as merely servants. Allah needs nothing from His creation; worship is for our own benefit, not His. The essence of slavehood here means being completely under Allah’s dominion, dependent on Him, and with no power independent of His. While we are granted free will to choose obedience or disobedience, we remain Allah’s ʿibād in either case.\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe50b76658b4c232867","tag":"Aqeedah: Sects and Religions","count":68},{"_id":"668d9fe50b76658b4c232859","tag":"Aqeedah: Allah ﷻ‎","count":66},{"_id":"668d9fe70b76658b4c2328a0","tag":"Quran: Tafseer","count":34}],"createdOn":"2024-12-27T17:18:41.712Z"}