A--- Neno Abd1 linamaanisha mtu aliyenyenyekezwa au aliyetiishwa. Maana hii inajumuisha viumbe vya aina zote: vya juu na vya chini, vyenye akili na visivyo na akili, vilivyo hai na visivyo hai, vinavyosonga na visivyosonga, vinavyoonekana na vilivyofichika, vinavyoamini na vinavyokataa, na wacha Mungu na waovu, n.k.; vyote hivyo vimeumbwa na Allah Mtukufu. Vimetiishwa kwake, na vinasimamiwa na Yeye peke yake. Zaidi ya hayo, vyote vina mipaka na mwisho, na kila kimoja kinaendelea (katika mkondo wake) hadi muda uliowekwa. Hivyo ndivyo hukumu na mpangilio wake (Yeye), Mwenye uwezo mkuu, Mjuzi wa kila kitu. Na ikiwa maana iliyokusudiwa ni mja mnyenyekevu anayemcha na kumpenda Mungu, basi katika hali hii inahusu tu wanaume na wanawake waumini ambao ni watumwa walio heshima wa Allah na wacha Mungu wacha-Mungu; juu yao hakutakuwa na hofu, wala hawatahuzunika.

A--- The word Abd1 means the subdued or subjugated. This meaning encompasses all sorts of creation: higher and lower, rational and reasonless, animate and inanimate, dynamic and static, apparent and hidden, believing and disbelieving, and pious and dissolute, etc.; all of which are created by Allah he Almighty. They are subjected to Him, and managed by Him Alone. Moreover, all of them have a limit and destination and each one runs (its course) or an appointed term. Such is the judgment and ordering of (Him), the Exalted in Power, the Omniscient. And if the intended sense is the modest God-loving worshiper), in this case it refers only to the believing men and women who are Allah's honorable slaves and pious godly ones; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.