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What is the wisdom behind prioritizing Jinn over humans in Surat Adh-Dhariyat: "And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me"?

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Some scholars have sought wisdom in the precedence of Jinn over humans in the Almighty’s saying: "And I did not create the Jinn and mankind except to worship Me." Ibn Ashour said: The precedence of Jinn is due to the importance of this strange news to the polytheists, so that they may know that Jinn are servants of Allah. Al-Zuhayli said: The wisdom behind the precedence is that their worship is secret and not tainted by showing off, unlike the worship of humans. Al-Qanuji said: The reason for the precedence is their earlier existence.

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