What is the condition of one born with congenital defects, how do disbelievers glorify God, and why was "and many among humanity, and many upon whom the punishment has been justified" excluded in the verse of prostration?
The meaning of Ihsan (perfection/goodness) in the Almighty's saying, "Who perfected everything He created," means that creation aligns with the dictates of wisdom. Thus, every creature is created in a manner that suits and befits it, even if creatures vary in beauty. All of God's creation is beautiful because it stems from profound wisdom, even deformities and physical imperfections, for they are divine decrees for great wisdoms, such as demonstrating power and distinguishing people.
As for the glorification of beings to God, it is a glorification of submission and indication. Even the disbeliever glorifies Him by the state of his being, not by articulation, for his creation indicates the Creator, and he is subject to God's حكم (rule/judgment).
The Almighty's saying, "And many of mankind, and many upon whom the punishment has been justified," is not an exception to the prostration of creatures to God in the previous verse; rather, it is a specific conjunction to a general statement. There are two interpretations of the verse: 1. That the prostration mentioned in the verse is general, encompassing both the obedient and the unwilling. Thus, "many upon whom the punishment has been justified" prostrate unwillingly (by their shadows or their submission to adversity). 2. That "and many upon whom the punishment has been justified" is an independent sentence, meaning that this large number of people deserved punishment for their disbelief and refusal of voluntary prostration, even though their shadows prostrate to God.
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