And I created not the Jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me.meaning, `I, Allah, only created them so that I order them to worship Me, not that I need them.'Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn Abbas commented on the Ayah, إِلاَّ لِيَعْبُدُون (...except that they should worship Me).meaning, "So that they worship Me, willingly or unwillingly."Allah the Exalted said,مَا أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ