The ancient prophet Isaiah described God as “the One who formed the earth, its Maker who firmly established it, who did not create it simply for nothing, but formed it to be inhabited. ”
(‏ اِشَعْیا ۴۵ :‏ ۱۸ )‏ مطابق این آیه مقصود خدا از آفرینش زمین این بود که انسان‌ها تا به ابد بر روی آن زندگی کنند .‏