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-Shammar
Surah Yasin
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Did I not command you, O sons of Adam, not to worship Satan?
He is your clear enemy
And I worship Me. This is the straight path
Did not your conspirator in this world command you not to worship Satan and obey him in disobeying God?
Satan is your enemy and has made his enmity clear to you
Did I not entrust you to worship me above all other gods and equals?
Sincerity in my worship and disobedience to Satan is the straight path
Indeed, He has led astray many mountains among you. Have you not understood?
Satan has prevented many of you from obeying him
Have you not understood, O polytheists?
You should not obey your enemy and the enemy of God
This is the hell you were promised
Pray it today because you used to disbelieve
This is the Hell that you were threatened with in this world for your disbelief in God
They burned it today and returned it
Because you denied it in this world and denied it
Today we seal their mouths and their hands speak to us
Their hands speak to us, and their feet bear witness to what they used to earn
Today we print the mouths of polytheists
And their hands tell us about what they did in this world of disobedience to God
Their feet bear witness to the sins they used to earn in this world
If We wished, We could have blinded them to guidance
They do not see a way
So they made their way
Which path do they see to take?
We have obscured their eyes, so they are guided to the truth
If We had willed, We would not have subjected them to their position, and they would not have been able to go or return
If we wished, we would have made these polytheists stand still in their homes
They cannot go ahead of them nor go back behind them
Whoever We grant, We will extend his life
We return him to his state of old age and youth
So he does not know anything after the knowledge he used to know
Do these polytheists not understand God’s ability to do what He wills?
By observing what they see of His disposition, He created Him in whatever way He pleased and loved, from childhood to adulthood
Muhammad did not teach us poetry, nor should he be a poet
Muhammad is nothing but a remembrance to you, people. God has reminded you of sending him to you
This which Muhammad brought to you is a Qur’an that makes clear to whoever ponders it with mind and heart that it is a revelation from God
Muhammad is only a remembrance to you to warn of you, O people, whoever is alive in heart
He understands what is said to him, and the punishment is deserving of those who disbelieve in God and turn away from following Him
And We subdued it for them, and from it they ride, and from it they eat
Do these polytheists not see that we have created for them out of what our hands have made out of what we have created from creation?
Livestock, camels, cows and sheep
They disposed of it however they wanted, by subjugating it and controlling it
And We subjugated these livestock for them, and some of them they ride, like camels, on which they travel
Some of them eat their meat
They have benefits from these cattle in terms of their wool, fur, and hair
And drinkers who drink its milk
Will they not thank me for this blessing of mine through obedience and devotion to divinity and worship?
These polytheists took gods to worship other than God
Hoping that you would protect them from God’s punishment and torment
These gods cannot help them from God if He wants them harmed
These polytheists of their gods are soldiers present in this world
They get angry with them and fight without them
It does not bring good to them nor ward off evil from them
They are idols
We know what they conceal and what they announce
Do not be saddened, O Muhammad, by these polytheists saying that you are a poet
We know that what calls them to do that is envy
They know that what you brought to them is not poetry
We know that they are pleased with their knowledge of the truth of what you are calling them to
They do not declare their ingratitude openly with their tongues
Has he not seen this man who says?
Who revives bones when they are rotten?
We created him from a sperm and made him a perfect creation
So, he is in dispute with his Lord
It is clear to whoever hears his quarrel that he is disputing with his Lord, who created him
He gave us an analogy with what he said
Who revives bones when they are rotten?
So He made us as one of the creatures unable to revive that
And We created him forgot how We created him
He knows that He created him from a sperm until he became a normal human being
It is not impossible for restored bones to restore human beings to the form they were in before annihilation
Say, O Muhammad, to this polytheist
It will be revived by the One who first created it when it was nothing
He has knowledge of all of His creation
How to kill, how to revive, and how to initiate
Who brought forth for you from the green trees a fire that burns the trees
If you are one of these trees, you will kindle the fire
He is not prevented from doing what he wants
He cannot revive the bones that were thrown away
Is He who created the heavens and the earth able to create something like them?
Yes, He is the Creator, the All-Knowing
Is He who created the seven heavens and the earth able to create someone like you?
The creation of people like you from rotten bones is not greater than the creation of the heavens and the earth
Rather, He is able to create people like them
He is the Creator of what He wills
Effective for what he wants
The All-Knowing of everything He created and is creating
His command, when He wants something, is to say to it, “Be,” and it is
Glory be to Him in whose hand is the kingdom of all things, and to Him you will be returned
His command, when He wants something, is to say to it, “Be,” and it is
So honor the One in whose hand is the dominion of everything and its treasures
And to Him you will return and become after He has killed you