Allah explains to the idolators the ignorance and disbelief involved in their
claim that Allah has partners while also admitting that these partners are His
servants. In their Talbiyah for Hajj, they used to say, "Here I am, there are no
partners for You except Your own partner, You own him and everything he owns.''
Allah says, denouncing them: `You would not accept for your servant to have an
equal share in your wealth, so how is it that Allah would accept His servant to
be His equal in divinity and glory As Allah says elsewhere:
[ضَرَبَ لَكُمْ
مَّثَلاً مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ هَلْ لَّكُمْ مِّن مَّا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـنُكُمْ مِّن
شُرَكَآءَ فِى مَا رَزَقْنَـكُمْ فَأَنتُمْ فِيهِ سَوَآءٌ تَخَافُونَهُمْ
كَخِيفَتِكُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ]
(He sets forth a parable for you from yourselves: Do you have partners among
those whom your right hands possess (i.e. your servant) to share as equals in
the wealth We have granted you, those whom you fear as you fear each other)
(30:28) Al-`Awfi reported that Ibn `Abbas mentioned this Ayah, saying, "Allah is
saying - `If they did not want their servant to have a share with them in their
wealth and wives, how can My servant have a share with Me in My power' Thus
Allah says:
[أَفَبِنِعْمَةِ
اللَّهِ يَجْحَدُونَ]
(Do they then deny the favor of Allah)'' According to another report, Ibn
`Abbas said: "How can they accept for Me that which they do not accept for
themselves''
[أَفَبِنِعْمَةِ
اللَّهِ يَجْحَدُونَ]
(Do they then deny the favor of Allah) meaning, they assign to Allah a share
of the tilth and cattle which He has created. They denied His blessings and
associated others in worship with Him. Al-Hasan Al-Basri said: "Umar bin
Al-Khattab wrote this letter to Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: `Be content with your
provision in this world, for the Most Merciful has honored some of His servants
over others in terms of provision as a test of both. The one who has been given
plenty is being tested to see if he will give thanks to Allah and fulfill the
duties which are his by virtue of his wealth...''' It was reported by Ibn Abi
Hatim.
[وَاللَّهُ جَعَلَ
لَكُمْ مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنْ أَزْوَجِكُم بَنِينَ
وَحَفَدَةً وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ أَفَبِالْبَـطِلِ يُؤْمِنُونَ
وَبِنِعْمَتِ اللَّهِ هُمْ يَكْفُرُونَ ]
(72. And Allah has made for you mates of your own kind, and has made for you,
from your mates, sons and grandsons, and has granted you good provisions. Do
they then believe in false deities and deny favor of Allah)
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