Man becoming Lowly even though He was created in the Best Form.

Man becoming Lowly even though He was created in the Best Form.

لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ فِىٓ أَحۡسَنِ تَقۡوِيمٍ۬ ثُمَّ رَدَدۡنَـٰهُ أَسۡفَلَ سَـٰفِلِينَ • إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ فَلَهُمۡ أَجۡرٌ غَيۡرُ مَمۡنُونٍ۬.

(4. Verily, We created man in the best form. 5. Then We reduced him to the lowest of the low. 6. Save those who believe and do righteous deeds. Then they shall have a reward without end.)

Allah swt says,

﴿ لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ فِىٓ أَحۡسَنِ تَقۡوِيمٍ۬

(Verily, We created man in the best form.)

This is the subject being sworn about, and it is that Allah created man in the best image and form, standing upright with straight limbs that He beautified.

﴿ ثُمَّ رَدَدۡنَـٰهُ أَسۡفَلَ سَـٰفِلِينَ ﴾

(Then We reduced him to the lowest of the low.) meaning, to the Hellfire. This was said by Mujahid, Abu Al-`Aliyah, Al-Hasan, Ibn Zayd and others. Then after this attractiveness and beauty, their destination will be to the Hell-fire if they disobey Allah and belie the Messengers. This is why Allah says,

﴿ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ ﴾
(Save those who believe and do righteous deeds)

Similarly, Allah says,

﴿ وَٱلۡعَصۡرِ • إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ لَفِى خُسۡرٍ • إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ ﴾

(By Al-`Asr. Verily man is in loss, except those who believe and perform righteous deeds.) (103:1-3) Concerning Allah's statement,

﴿ فَلَهُمۡ أَجۡرٌ غَيۡرُ مَمۡنُونٍ۬ ﴾

(Then they shall have a reward without end.)