Allah the Exalted said,
[أَمْ خُلِقُواْ مِنْ
غَيْرِ شَىْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَـلِقُونَ ]
(Or were they created by nothing Or were they themselves the creators) Allah
asks them, were they created without a maker or did they create themselves
Neither is true. Allah is the One Who created them and brought them into
existence after they were nothing. Al-Bukhari recorded that Jubayr bin Mut`im
said, "I heard the Prophet recite Surat At-Tur in Al-Maghrib prayer and when he
reached this Ayah,
[أَمْ خُلِقُواْ مِنْ
غَيْرِ شَىْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَـلِقُونَ - أَمْ خَلَقُواْ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضَ
بَل لاَّ يُوقِنُونَ - أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ
الْمُسَيْطِرُونَ ]
(Or were they created by nothing Or were they themselves the creators Or did
they create the heavens and the earth Nay, but they have no firm belief. Or are
with them the treasures of your Lord Or are they the tyrants with the authority
to do as they like), I felt my heart would fly away.'' This Hadith is collected
in the Two Sahihs using various chains of narration. Jubayr bin Mut`im went to
the Messenger of Allah after the battle of Badr to ransom the captured
idolators. At that time, he was still an idolator. Hearing the Prophet recite
this Ayah was one of the reasons that he later embraced Islam. Allah the Exalted
said, o
[أَمْ خَلَقُواْ
السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضَ بَل لاَّ يُوقِنُونَ ]
(Or did they create the heavens and the earth Nay, but they have no firm
belief.) meaning, Allah is censuring the idolators for their idolatry, while
asking them if they created the heavens and earth. They knew that Allah Alone is
the Creator without partners with Him. However, they fell into idolatry because
they had no firm belief,
[أَمْ عِندَهُمْ
خَزَآئِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ الْمُسَيْطِرُونَ ]
(Or are with them the treasures of your Lord Or are they the tyrants with the
authority to do as they like) meanings, do they have the authority to do
whatever they will in His kingdom Do they hold the keys to His treasures in
their hands
[أَمْ هُمُ
الْمُسَيْطِرُونَ]
(or are they the tyrants with the authority to do as they like) meanings, are
they the tyrants who would hold the creation to account Never, Allah the Exalted
and Most Honored is the Only King and Owner of the existence and He does what He
wills. Allah the Exalted said,
[أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ
يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ]
(Or have they a stairway, by means of which they listen.) meaning, do they
have a stairway to heaven (to the place where the angels are),
[فَلْيَأْتِ
مُسْتَمِعُهُم بِسُلْطَـنٍ مُّبِينٍ]
(Then let their listener produce some manifest proof.) meaning, let their
listener produce evidence to the truth of their actions and statements. They
will never be able to do so and therefore, they have nothing and have no
evidence for their stance. Allah admonishes them regarding their claim that He
has daughters and that the angels are females! The pagans chose for themselves
male offspring and preferred them instead of females, and when one of them would
be brought the good news of a daughter being born, his face would turn dark on
account of his suppressed anger! Yet, they made the angels Allah's daughters and
worshipped them besides Allah,
[أَمْ لَهُ
الْبَنَـتُ وَلَكُمُ الْبَنُونَ ]
(Or has He only daughters and you have sons) Allah sends a strong warning and
stern admonition to them in this Ayah and a sure promise. Allah said,
[أَمْ تَسْـَلُهُمْ
أَجْراً]
(Or is it that you ask a wage from them) meaning, `as a remuneration for your
preaching Allah's Message to them Nay, you, do not ask them for a wage,'
[فَهُم مِّن
مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ]
(so that they are burdened with a load of debt), meaning, for in this
situation, one will complain of the least bothersome thing and feel it difficult
and burdensome for him,
[أَمْ عِندَهُمُ
الْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ ]
(Or that the Unseen is with them, and they write it down) means, they do not
have knowledge of the Unseen, for none in the heavens or earth knows the Unseen
except Allah,
[أَمْ يُرِيدُونَ
كَيْداً فَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ هُمُ الْمَكِيدُونَ ]
(Or do they intend a plot But those who disbelieve are themselves plotted
against!) Allah the Exalted is asking, `Do these people who utter such
statements about the Messenger and his religion seek to deceive the people and
plot against the Messenger and his Companions If they do, then let them know
that their plots will only harm them. Therefore, they are being plotted against
rather than being the plotters!'
[أَمْ لَهُمْ إِلَـهٌ
غَيْرُ اللَّهِ سُبْحَـنَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ]
(Or have they a god other than Allah Glorified be Allah from all that they
ascribe as partners (to Him).) This Ayah contains harsh refutation directed at
the idolators for worshipping the idols and calling upon rivals along with
Allah. Allah next glorifies His Most Honorable Self from what they ascribe to
Him, their lies and idolatry,
[سُبْحَـنَ اللَّهِ
عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ]
(Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partners (to Him).)
[وَإِن يَرَوْاْ
كِسْفاً مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ سَـقِطاً يَقُولُواْ سَحَـبٌ مَّرْكُومٌ - فَذَرْهُمْ
حَتَّى يُلَـقُواْ يَوْمَهُمُ الَّذِى فِيهِ يُصْعَقُونَ - يَوْمَ لاَ يُغْنِى
عَنْهُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْئاً وَلاَ هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ - وَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ
عَذَاباً دُونَ ذَلِكَ وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ - وَاصْبِرْ
لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ حِينَ
تَقُومُ - وَمِنَ الَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَإِدْبَـرَ النُّجُومِ ]
(44. And if they were to see a piece of the heaven falling down, they would
say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!'') (45. So leave them alone till they meet their
Day, in which they will sink into a fainting (with horror).) (46. The Day when
their plotting shall not avail them at all, nor will they be helped.) (47. And
verily, for those who do wrong, there is another punishment before this; but
most of them know not.) (48. So wait patiently for the decision of your Lord,
for verily, you are under Our Eyes; and glorify the praises of your Lord when
you get up.) (49. And in the nighttime also glorify His praises and at the
setting of the stars.)
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