In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Conclusion from Al-Tabari’s interpretation
It was summarized by Dr. Aqeel bin Salem Al-Shammari
Surah Al-An'am
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
And when Abraham said to his father Azar
Do you take idols as gods?
I see that you and your people are in clear error
And remember, O Muhammad, your pilgrims with whom you argue with your people
When Abraham said to his father, reproaching him for his worship of idols
Oh Azar
Do you take idols as gods?
You worship it instead of God who created you and fashioned you
I see you, Azer, and your people who worship idols with you
In the absence of the argument of truth
And injustice becomes clear to those who see it that it is intentional injustice
Likewise, we show Abraham the kingdom of the heavens and the earth
And to be among the believers
We also showed him insight into his religion
We show him the kingdom of heaven and earth
And what God created in it of the sun and the moon
And the stars, and animals, and so on
To be among those who acknowledge the monotheism of God
He knows the truth of the knowledge of His oneness that has guided him
When night fell, he saw a star
This is my Lord, he said
When it went away, he said, “I don’t like the good ones.”
When the night saw him, he disappeared
He saw a star when it rose
This is my Lord, he said
So he worshiped him until he disappeared
When he left, he said, “I don’t like falafel.”
He knew that his Lord was eternal and would not go away
When he saw the moon rising, he said, “This is my Lord.”
When he left, he said, “If my Lord does not guide me.”
To be one of the lost people
When the moon rose
Abraham saw him coming up and said, “This is my Lord.”
When he disappeared, Ibrahim said
Because if my Lord does not guide me and enable me to achieve the truth in His monotheism
I would be one of the people who made the right mistake in that
They did not achieve guidance
When he saw the sun rising, he said, “This is my Lord.”
This is bigger
When he escaped, he said, “O my people, I am innocent.”
When Abraham saw the sun rising, he said:
This is the horoscope, my Lord
This is larger than the planet and the moon
When she disappeared, Abraham said to his people
O my people, I am innocent of what you associate with the worship of gods and idols
I have turned my face to the One who created the heavens and the earth, upright
And I am not one of the polytheists
I turned my face in my worship to the One who created the heavens and the earth
The one who endures and does not perish
Hanifa based on what is required of monotheism through sincerity in worshiping Him
I am not one of those who condemn your religion and follow your religion, O polytheists
And he debated with his people. He said, “Are you arguing with me about God when he has guided me?”
And I do not fear what you associate with Him unless my Lord wills something
My Lord encompasses all things in knowledge
Don't you remember?
Abraham argued with his people regarding the monotheism of God and his innocence of idols
Abraham said: Are you arguing with me about the monotheism of God and the sincerity of work to Him over any other gods?
My Lord has enabled me to know His oneness and shown me the path of truth
And I do not fear any of your gods that you call upon other than Him, because of evil and deception that would befall me within myself
But my fear of God, who if he wanted to get me in my life or my money with whatever he wanted, got me with it
And my Lord knows everything, so nothing is hidden from Him
Do you not, O ignorant ones, consider and understand the error of what you are standing on in terms of your worship other than God?
Leaving you is an act of worship of the One who created you, who created everything, and who has power over everything
How can I fear what you have associated with others while you do not fear that you have associated others with God?
And do not fear that you have associated with God what He did not reveal to you beforehand
Which of the two groups is more deserving of security, if you knew?
How can I fear and terrify what you have associated with your worship of your Lord?
It does no harm or benefit, and you do not fear God who is able to join you in your worship of Him
Unless he gives you evidence for his worship and does not provide you with proof of it
I am more deserving of security from the outcome of my worshiping my Lord or you who worship idols other than God
If you know the truth of what I say
Those who believe and do not mix their faith with injustice - for them there is security and they are guided
Those who believed God and worshiped Him sincerely and did not mix their worship with polytheism
He is more deserving of security than those who associate others with their worship
They are the ones who fear His punishment, their worship is abhorrent, and those who believe are the ones who follow the path of guidance and those who follow the path of salvation.
And that is Our proof which We gave Abraham against his people. We raise in rank whomsoever We will. Indeed, your Lord is All-Wise, All-Knowing
Meaning, God Almighty mentioned what Abraham said to his opponents
Which of the two groups is more deserving of security? The one who worships one lord or the one who worships many lords and their judgment is for him upon themselves
Thus, their excuse was cut off, their argument was cut off, and Abraham’s argument became superior to them
This is our argument that we taught Abraham to his people. We raise the ranks to whomever we wish
So we raised his rank over them. Indeed, your Lord, O Muhammad, is Wise in His policy, His creation, and in other matters of His management
He knows what His messengers and those to whom are sent to Him say to Him
And We gave him Isaac and Jacob, both of whom We guided, and Noah We guided before, and from his descendants David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron.
Thus do We reward the doers of good
So We rewarded Abraham by giving him children whom We designated for prophecy as his son, Isaac, and as his son, Jacob
We guided all of them to the path of guidance and guided them to the truth and correct religions
We guided Noah to such a thing before Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
We also guided from the descendants of Noah David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron
And just as We rewarded these people with their good obedience to us and their patience in our tribulations
Thus We reward every doer of good with goodness
And Zechariah, Yahya, Isa, and Elias were all righteous
And We are also guided to the example to which We guided Noah, of guidance and guidance from his descendants
Zechariah, Yahya son of Zechariah, Jesus son of Mary, and Elias, all of whom we have mentioned are among those whom we have named among the righteous.
And Ishmael, and Elisha, and Yunus, and Lot, and each of them We preferred over the worlds
We also guided from the descendants of Noah Ishmael, Elisha, Yunus, and Lot, and We favored all of them over the world of their times.
And from their fathers, their descendants, and their brothers, and We chose them and guided them to a straight path
We also guided the fathers of these people and their descendants and other brothers besides them to the truth and the pure religion in which there is no polytheism.
So we granted them success, chose them for our religion, guided them to a path that was not crooked
This is the guidance of God, by which He guides whomever He wills from among His servants. And if they had associated others, what they were doing would have been nullified from them.
That guidance is God’s grace and kindness with which He grants success to whomever He wills to whomever He loves among His creation
If he had associated these prophets whom we have named, it would have been invalid, and the reward for the deeds they used to do would have been lost from them, because God does not accept any deeds associated with polytheism.
These are those to whom We have given the Book, wisdom, and prophecy. If these disbelieve in it, then We have entrusted it to a people who are not disbelievers in it.
These whom We have named among His prophets and messengers are those to whom We have given the Book, meaning by that the scrolls of Abraham, Moses, the Psalms of David, and the Gospel of Jesus.
And We have given them understanding of the Book and knowledge of what is in it of rulings. If these polytheists disbelieve in it, O Muhammad, then We have enjoined upon our messengers and prophets before you to do it, who neither deny its truth nor disbelieve in it.
Those are those whom God has guided, and with His guidance we follow. Say, “I do not ask you for any reward for it. It is only a reminder to the worlds.”
These people are the ones whom God has guided to His true religion, so by the work they did and the path they followed, follow it, O Muhammad, so take it and follow it. Say to the polytheists of your people.
I do not ask you to follow the guidance to which I am calling you and the Qur’an which I have brought to you as a substitute for it that I seek from you, and this from me is only a reminder to you and to everyone who is like you that the punishment and wrath of God may befall you.
And God did not decree what He truly destined when they said, “God has not sent down anything to a human being.” Say, “Who sent down the Book that Moses brought as a light and a guidance for the people?”
You will reveal it and conceal much, and you will know what neither you nor your fathers knew. Say, “God will leave them alone while they play.”
And they did not venerate God as He deserved to be venerated when they said, “God has not sent down to any human being a book or a revelation.” Say, “Who sent down the book that Moses brought as a light from the darkness of error and a clarification for the people, clarifying to them truth from falsehood?”
You make it a secret that you will show to the people, and you hide a lot, so you conceal it from the people, and among what they conceal is the matter of Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace.
And God taught you by the Book what you did not know from the news of those before you and from the nobles after you, and your fathers did not know it. Say, “God revealed it to Moses, then leave them playing games, O Muhammad, for I am watching behind their mockery.”
This is a book which We have sent down, blessed and authenticated by what is before it, and to warn the nation of villages and those around them, and those who believe in the Hereafter believe in it and they will maintain their prayers.
And this Qur’an, O Muhammad, is written. We have revealed it to you, blessed, confirming what God wrote before it, without contradicting it, and with it you may warn of God’s punishment and misfortune to those in Mecca and those around it, east and west.
And whoever believes in the coming of the Hour and the Day of Resurrection in the Hereafter, then he believes in this book that we have sent down to you and keeps the written prayers that God has commanded him to perform.
And who is more unjust than he who invents a lie against God, or says, “It has been revealed to me,” but nothing has been revealed to him, and who says, “I will send down the like of what God has sent down.” And if only you could see, when the wrongdoers are in the depths of death, and the angels are stroking their hands.
And the angels beat each other in their hands. Bring yourselves out today, and you will be recompensed with the torment of humiliation because you used to say about God other than the truth and you were disdainful of His signs.
And who is wrong in word and ignorant in action, he who fabricates a lie about God and says that God revealed to me and nothing was revealed to him, or he says, “I will come down like what God said.”
And if you could see, O Muhammad, when death overwhelms these oppressors with its intoxication, the angels run their hands, striking their faces and their backs, saying to them, “Expel yourselves to the wrath and curse of God, for today you will be rewarded for your disbelief in God with the torment of Hell.”
The one who insults you and humiliates you because of your false statements against him and because of your arrogance in submitting to the command of God and the command of His Messenger.
You have come to Us alone just as We created you the first time, and you have left what We granted you behind your backs, and we do not see with you your intercessors whom you claimed to be partners with you.
There has been a rift between you and what you claimed has gone astray
And you have come to us alone, with no wealth and nothing of what God has given you in this world, just as We created you the first time, naked, uncircumcised, and barefoot.
O people, you have left behind what We have given you in this world, which you used to boast about and did not carry with you
And we do not see with you your intercessors whom you claim will intercede for you with your Lord on the Day of Resurrection. The communication between you that was between you in this world has disappeared.
And he has deviated from your path and your approach, that which you claimed that he is a partner with your Lord and that you have an intercessor with your Lord
Conclusion from Al-Tabari’s interpretation