What is the interpretation of the Noble Verse: "Indeed, We offered the Trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, but they refused to bear it and were afraid of it. And man carried it. Indeed, he was ever unjust and ignorant"? Was this offer obligatory or optional? And does man have a choice in accepting the Trust? And why is man held accountable for it when he did not choose to enter this world? And why did Allah not show mercy to the disbeliever by not creating him? And what is the meaning of the لام التعليل (lām al-taʿlīl - lam of causation/reason) in His saying, the Most High: "So that Allah may punish the hypocrite men and hypocrite women and the polytheist men and polytheist women and accept the repentance of the believing men and believing women. And Allah was Forgiving and Merciful"?

The exegetes differed in their interpretation of the verse of trust (Al-Amanah), but it is agreed that inanimate objects do not comprehend or respond. Therefore, the offering of the trust to them is a similitude to show the greatness and heaviness of this trust, as the heavens, the earth, and the mountains were unable to bear it due to its immense power, while humankind bore it despite its weakness. Ibn Ashour held that the verse is a metaphorical representation to emphasize the sanctity of this trust. As for the trust itself, there have been varying opinions regarding it, but generally, they lean towards everything inherent in human nature and disposition, not just religious laws and rulings. His saying: (Indeed, he was unjust and ignorant) does not mean that the trust was imposed on him because he was unjust or ignorant. Rather, it means that the human being who bore the trust fell short in fulfilling it, out of ignorance or intentionally. As for the letter "lam" in His saying, the Almighty: (that Allah may punish the hypocrites), it is the lam of consequence, meaning that the consequence of humankind bearing this trust is the punishment of those who betrayed it and the reward of those who fulfilled it.

Regarding human choices, one has no choice in coming into this world, and this is part of the trial for which Allah created humanity. Submission to Allah's wisdom and mercy removes these whisperings. And suicide is not annihilation, but rather a transition from one abode to another.