Surah 7:179
"Certainly We have created for Gehenna many of the jinn and humans: they have hearts, but they do not understand with them; they have eyes, but they do not see with them; they have ears, but they do not hear with them. Those (people) are like cattle – No! They are (even) farther astray! Those – they are the oblivious."
Status of Humans
Supporting Verses
Surah 98:6 → "Surely those who disbelieve among the People of the Book, and the idolaters, will be in the Fire of Gehenna, there to remain. Those – they are the worst of creation."
Opposing Verses
Surah 17:70 → "Certainly We have honored the sons of Adam, and carried them on the shore and the sea, and provided them with good things, and favored them greatly over many of those whom We have created."
Does the Quran state that humans are highly favored or the worst of creation? Some verses state that humans are favored over many creations, while others state that many were created for Hell or are the worst of creation.
Purpose of Creating Jinn and Humans
Opposing Verses
Surah 51:56 → "I did not create the jinn and humankind except to serve Me."
Does the Quran state that jinn and humans were created solely to serve God, or that many were created specifically for Hell? Some verses indicate that jinn and humankind were created exclusively to serve God, while another verse states that many were created for Hell (Gehenna).