23:115 Deemed ye then that We had created you for naught, and that ye would not be returned unto Us? (Pickthall)
Who is this "we" and "us"? I thought that only Allah was the creator.
Busted! The supremely narcissistic
Allah who claims time & again that He's the only God, calls Himself "subhan- wa- tala"(Allah is supreme, has no companions & no son) & can't stand idols of other supposed deities
does have a companion hidden somewhere, working with Him, & Allah hasn't let that guy\gal receive their just due all these years!
On a serious note, the "we" is probably "Al & Mo", the dastly duo! Why Allah even urges guests not to linger in Mo's house longer than neccessary & not to speak to his wives without curtains between them!
Quran 033.053
YUSUFALI: O ye who believe! Enter not the Prophet's houses,- until leave is given you,- for a meal, (and then) not (so early as) to wait for its preparation: but when ye are invited, enter; and when ye have taken your meal, disperse, without seeking familiar talk. Such (behaviour) annoys the Prophet: he is ashamed to dismiss you, but Allah is not ashamed (to tell you) the truth. And when ye ask (his ladies) for anything ye want, ask them from before a screen: that makes for greater purity for your hearts and for theirs. Nor is it right for you that ye should annoy Allah's Messenger, or that ye should marry his widows after him at any time. Truly such a thing is in Allah's sight an enormity.
There are sooo many verses in the Quran where Allah asks people to obey Muhammad, so if He uses "we" its probably for Mo:
"Indeed
in the Messenger of Allah you have the most beautiful pattern of conduct"
(Surah Al-Ahzab 33:21)
"Whosoever
obeys the Messenger, has indeed obeyed Allaah"
(Surah An-Nisa 4:80),
"But no, by your Lord,
they can have no faith, until they make you (O Muhammad) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept them with full submission?
(Sura An-Nisa 4:65)
and :
"It is not fitting for a believer, man or woman, when a matter has been decreed by Allaah and His Messenger to have any choice in the matter. If anyone disobeys
Allaah and His Messenger he is clearly astray"
(Surah Al-Ahzab 33:36)
And remember the day when the wrongdoer will bite at his hand and say: Oh! Would that
I had taken the path of the Messenger(Surah Al-Furqan 25:27)
On the day the faces will be tossed about in the fire, they will say: ?Woe to us! Would that we had
obeyed Allaah and his Messenger?
(Surah Az-Zukhruf 43:67)
Whoever
obeys Allaah and his Messenger will be admitted to gardens beneath which rivers flow to live there (forever), and that will be the great achievement
(Surah An-Nisa 4:13)
Of course, it might be a mistranslation.
Topic: What is the meaning of this verse?