Surat Al An`am (71-80)

{قُلْ أَنَدْعُو مِن دُونِ اللّهِ مَا لاَ يَنفَعُنَا وَلاَ يَضُرُّنَا وَنُرَدُّ عَلَى أَعْقَابِنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَانَا اللّهُ كَالَّذِي اسْتَهْوَتْهُ الشَّيَاطِينُ فِي الأَرْضِ حَيْرَانَ لَهُ أَصْحَابٌ يَدْعُونَهُ إِلَى الْهُدَى ائْتِنَا قُلْ إِنَّ هُدَى اللّهِ هُوَ الْهُدَىَ وَأُمِرْنَا لِنُسْلِمَ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} [الأنعام: 71]

71- Say to polytheists: shall we abandon the worship of Allah Alone and worship inanimate idols that do understand, benefit nor harm and go back to atheism and error after Allah had guided us to Islam, showed us the way of faith, and the truth. In that case, we will be as a person who was in a group then kept away from them and followed another deviant way like a person who is haunted by Jinn in the desert while his Companions call upon him to go back to the Straight Path and refuses to follow to follows it and chooses error.

Say to those disbelievers: Verily, the guidance of Allah which He gave us is Islam. It is the Straight Path and the true religion of Allah. He commanded us to be devout to Him in worship without associating anyone in worship with Him.

{وَأَنْ أَقِيمُواْ الصَّلاةَ وَاتَّقُوهُ وَهُوَ الَّذِيَ إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ} [الأنعام: 72]

72- They were commanded to keep to Salah , fear Allah in all their conditions, and keep away from disobeying Him because He is the One to whom you shall be gathered on the Day of Recompense to reckon you for your actions.

{وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّ وَيَوْمَ يَقُولُ كُن فَيَكُونُ قَوْلُهُ الْحَقُّ وَلَهُ الْمُلْكُ يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِي الصُّوَرِ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ وَهُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْخَبِيرُ} [الأنعام: 73]

73- He is the One who created the heavens and the earth and showed creativity in making them in a perfect manner, with right and justice and not out of vain. The Day of Recompense and the matters which will take place therein shall exist by one word "Be" such as giving birth to the dead for reckoning. His words are true and realistic and His Promise will be without doubt. To Him is the dominion on the Day when the Horn is blown so that the people could stand and gather in the Gathering Place. No one will claim to have the upper hand on the Day of Recompense but He. He is the Well-Acquainted with the present and the absent and far and near. Moreover, He is Wise in everything that He does and an expert of every hidden and public.

{وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لأَبِيهِ آزَرَ أَتَتَّخِذُ أَصْنَاماً آلِهَةً إِنِّي أَرَاكَ وَقَوْمَكَ فِي ضَلاَلٍ مُّبِينٍ} [الأنعام: 74]

74- And remember the saying of Allah's Prophet Abraham when he said to his father Azar: Do you make these idols deities to worship them beside Allah? I see that you and the People who follow you in clear error, away from the truth, amaze and ignorance.

{وَكَذَلِكَ نُرِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ مَلَكُوتَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَلِيَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُوقِنِينَ} [الأنعام: 75]

75- And thus, We had provided Abraham with the ability to see the dominion of Allah over the heavens and the earth so that he could know the ability, the greatness, and oneness of the Lord in His Creation and dominance and to be from the well-established people of knowledge and faith for sure.

{فَلَمَّا جَنَّ عَلَيْهِ اللَّيْلُ رَأَى كَوْكَباً قَالَ هَـذَا رَبِّي فَلَمَّا أَفَلَ قَالَ لا أُحِبُّ الآفِلِينَ} [الأنعام: 76]

76- Abraham challenged his people and wanted to show them their mistake and ignorance as well as the error of worshipping idols and stars after explaining the incorrectness of worshipping idols. And in the afternoon when the darkness of the night began to fall, he saw a bright star goes up. He said to his people: this is my Lord in your false claims. But when it went away, he said: I do not like masters who change from case to case, whereas the Lord does not set or go away.

{فَلَمَّا رَأَى الْقَمَرَ بَازِغاً قَالَ هَـذَا رَبِّي فَلَمَّا أَفَلَ قَالَ لَئِن لَّمْ يَهْدِنِي رَبِّي لأكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الضَّالِّينَ} [الأنعام: 77]

77- When He saw the moon coming up to break darkness and spreading its light, he said: this is my Lord in your claims. However, when it went away like all planets, he said: if my Lord does not show me the truth, I will be lost forever like those who went astray who worship what does not understand.

{فَلَمَّا رَأَى الشَّمْسَ بَازِغَةً قَالَ هَـذَا رَبِّي هَـذَا أَكْبَرُ فَلَمَّا أَفَلَتْ قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ إِنِّي بَرِيءٌ مِّمَّا تُشْرِكُونَ} [الأنعام: 78]

78- When he saw the sun shining after it had removed the darkness of the night since its rising, he said: this is my Lord in your claim because it is bigger than planets and the moon. However, when it sets, he said: O people, these planets and stars are not gods because they show up and disappear then goes back to the first condition, so they are destined and subject like other planets because they cannot do anything for themselves and I do not worship them and I free myself from the guilt of worshiping other than Allah.

{إِنِّي وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي فَطَرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ حَنِيفاً وَمَا أَنَاْ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ} [الأنعام: 79]

79- I directed my worship and devoted my religion to the One Who created the heavens and the earth, including the planets, the living, plants, inanimate, and seas. I did not associate anyone with Him, but I devoted myself to Him purely and I am not one of polytheists either in sayings or actions.

{وَحَآجَّهُ قَوْمُهُ قَالَ أَتُحَاجُّونِّي فِي اللّهِ وَقَدْ هَدَانِ وَلاَ أَخَافُ مَا تُشْرِكُونَ بِهِ إِلاَّ أَن يَشَاءَ رَبِّي شَيْئاً وَسِعَ رَبِّي كُلَّ شَيْءٍ عِلْماً أَفَلاَ تَتَذَكَّرُونَ} [الأنعام: 80]

80- And his people argued with him in the matter of monotheism and disputed with him in worshipping Allah without idols. He said to them: Do you argue with me about Allah while He guided me to the truth and pure monotheism? I do not fear these idols which you worship and you believe they harm those who mock at them. They are inanimate stone which you made by your hands. If something from Allah's Mercy hits me, it will be by His Estimation and it has nothing to do with your idols. Verily, Allah has encompassed, by His Knowledge, all creatures, so nothing is hidden from Him. Do not you think and consider what I said to you to leave the worship of the false gods and direct to Allah, the One, in your worship, supplication, your fear and hope, and in happiness and misfortune.