Allah commands His servants to single Him out alone for worship and that none
should be supplicated to along with Him, nor should any partners be associated
with Him. As Qatadah said concerning Allah's statement,
[وَأَنَّ
الْمَسَـجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلاَ تَدْعُواْ مَعَ اللَّهِ أَحَداً ]
(And the Masjids are for Allah, so invoke not anyone along with Allah.)
"Whenever the Jews and Christians used to enter their churches and synagogues,
they would associate partners with Allah. Thus, Allah commanded His Prophet to
tell them that they should single Him out alone for worship.'' Ibn Jarir
recorded from Sa`id bin Jubayr that he said concerning this verse,
[وَأَنَّ
الْمَسَـجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلاَ تَدْعُواْ مَعَ اللَّهِ أَحَداً ]
(And the Masjids are for Allah, so invoke not anyone along with Allah.) "The
Jinns said to the Prophet of Allah , `How can we come to the Masjid while we are
distant - meaning very far away - from you And how can we be present for the
prayer while we are far away from you' So Allah revealed this Ayah,
[وَأَنَّ
الْمَسَـجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلاَ تَدْعُواْ مَعَ اللَّهِ أَحَداً ]
(And the Masjids are for Allah, so invoke not anyone along with Allah.)'' The
Jinns crowding together to hear the Qur'an Allah said,
[وَأَنَّهُ لَّمَا
قَامَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُواْ يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَداً ]
(And when the servant of Allah stood up invoking Him in prayer they just made
round him a dense crowd as if sticking one over the other.) Al-`Awfi reported
from Ibn `Abbas, "When they heard the Prophet reciting the Qur'an they almost
mounted on top of him due to their zeal. When they heard him reciting the Qur'an
they drew very near to him. He was unaware of them until the messenger (i.e.,
Jibril) came to him and made him recite,
[قُلْ أُوحِىَ
إِلَىَّ أَنَّهُ اسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ]
(Say: "It has been revealed to me that a group of Jinn listened.'') (72:1)
They were listening to the Qur'an.'' This is one opinion and it has been
reported from Az-Zubayr bin Al-`Awwam. Ibn Jarir recorded from Ibn `Abbas that
he said, "The Jinns said to their people,
[لَّمَا قَامَ عَبْدُ
اللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُواْ يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَداً]
(when the servant of Allah stood up invoking Him in prayer they just made
round him a dense crowd as if sticking one over the other.) )'' This is the
second view and it has also been reported from Sa`id bin Jubayr. Al-Hasan said,
"When the Messenger of Allah stood up and said none has the right to be
worshipped except Allah, and he called the people to their Lord, the Arabs
almost crowded over him together (against him).'' Qatadah said concerning
Allah's statement,
[وَأَنَّهُ لَّمَا
قَامَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُواْ يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَداً ]
(when the servant of Allah stood up invoking Him in prayer they just made
round him a dense crowd as if sticking one over the other.) "Humans and Jinns
both crowded together over this matter in order to extinguish it. However, Allah
insisted upon helping it, supporting it and making it victorious over those who
opposed it.'' This is the third view and it has also been reported from Ibn
`Abbas, Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr and Ibn Zayd. It was also the view preferred
by Ibn Jarir. This view seems to be the most apparent meaning of the Ayah due to
Allah's statement which follows it,
[قُلْ إِنَّمَآ
أَدْعُو رَبِّى وَلاَ أُشْرِكُ بِهِ أَحَداً ]
(Say: "I invoke only my Lord, and I associate none as partners along with
Him.'') meaning, when they harmed him, opposed him, denied him and stood against
him in order to thwart the truth he came with, and to unite against him, the
Messenger said to them
[إِنَّمَآ أَدْعُو
رَبِّى]
(I invoke only my Lord,) meaning, `I only worship my Lord alone, and He has
no partners. I seek His help and I put my trust in Him.'
[وَلاَ أُشْرِكُ بِهِ
أَحَداً]
(and I associate none as partners along with Him.)
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