Allah SWT says: يٰٓأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اعْبُدُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ "O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous -" (QS. Al-Baqara 2: Verse 21) * Via Qur'an English http://quran-en.com