Al-An'am 6:109
The Cattle · Juz 7 · Page 141
وَأَقۡسَمُواْ بِٱللَّهِ جَهۡدَ أَيۡمَٰنِهِمۡ لَئِن جَآءَتۡهُمۡ ءَايَةٞ لَّيُؤۡمِنُنَّ بِهَاۚ قُلۡ إِنَّمَا ٱلۡأٓيَٰتُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِۖ وَمَا يُشۡعِرُكُمۡ أَنَّهَآ إِذَا جَآءَتۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ ١٠٩
And they swear by Allāh their strongest oaths that if a sign came to them, they would surely believe in it. Say, "The signs are only with [i.e., from] Allāh." And what will make you perceive that even if it [i.e., a sign] came, they would not believe.
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Commentary on 6:109
وَأَقْسَمُوا بِاللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمانِهِمْ وكان أهل الجاهلية يحلفون بآبائهم وبالأصنام وبغير ذلك، وكانوا يحلفون بالله تعالى، وكان يسمونه جهد اليمين إذا كانت اليمين بالله، ولما نزل قوله تعالى إِنْ نَشَأْ نُنَزِّلْ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ السَّماءِ [الشعراء: 4] الآية قالوا: أنْزِلها فو الله لنؤمنن بك. وقال المسلمون: أنْزِلها لكي يؤمنوا فنزل وَأَقْسَمُوا بِاللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمانِهِمْ يقول: حلفوا بالله لَئِنْ جاءَتْهُمْ آيَةٌ لَيُؤْمِنُنَّ بِها قال الله تعالى: قُلْ إِنَّمَا الْآياتُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ إن شاء أنزلها وإن شاء لم ينزلها.
ثم قال: وَما يُشْعِرُكُمْ أَنَّها يقول: وما يدريكم أنها إِذا جاءَتْ يعني: الآية لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ وقال مقاتل: وَما يُشْعِرُكُمْ يا أهل مكة أنها إذا جاءتكم لا تؤمنون. وقال الكلبي وَما يُشْعِرُكُمْ. أيها المؤمنون أنها إذا جاءت لا يؤمنون. قرأ ابن كثير وأبو عمرو وعاصم في رواية أبي بكر أَنَّها بالكسر على معنى الابتداء وإنما يتم الكلام عند قوله وَما يُشْعِرُكُمْ ثم ابتدأ فقال: أَنَّها إِذا جاءَتْ لا يُؤْمِنُونَ. ويشهد لهذا قراءة عبد الله بن مسعود وَما يُشْعِرُكُمْ أَنَّها إِذا جاءَتْ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ. وقرأ الباقون أَنَّها بالنصب على معنى البناء ويشهد لها قراءة أُبي وما يشعركم لعلها إذا جاءت. وقرأ ابن عامر وحمزة لاَ تُؤْمِنُونَ بالتاء على معنى المخاطبة، وهذه القراءة توافق لقول مقاتل.
ثم قال:
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6:102
ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمۡۖ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَۖ خَٰلِقُ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ فَٱعۡبُدُوهُۚ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ وَكِيلٞ ١٠٢
That is Allāh, your Lord; there is no deity except Him, the Creator of all things, so worship Him. And He is Disposer of all things.
6:103
لَّا تُدۡرِكُهُ ٱلۡأَبۡصَٰرُ وَهُوَ يُدۡرِكُ ٱلۡأَبۡصَٰرَۖ وَهُوَ ٱللَّطِيفُ ٱلۡخَبِيرُ ١٠٣
Vision perceives Him not,1 but He perceives [all] vision; and He is the Subtle,2 the Aware.3
3 translator’s notes
6:104
قَدۡ جَآءَكُم بَصَآئِرُ مِن رَّبِّكُمۡۖ فَمَنۡ أَبۡصَرَ فَلِنَفۡسِهِۦۖ وَمَنۡ عَمِيَ فَعَلَيۡهَاۚ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ عَلَيۡكُم بِحَفِيظٖ ١٠٤
There has come to you enlightenment from your Lord. So whoever will see does so for [the benefit of] his soul, and whoever is blind [does harm] against it. And [say], "I am not a guardian over you."1
1 translator’s note
- The Prophet (ﷺ) is directed to disassociate himself from all erroneous belief and practice. ↩
6:105
وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُصَرِّفُ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ وَلِيَقُولُواْ دَرَسۡتَ وَلِنُبَيِّنَهُۥ لِقَوۡمٖ يَعۡلَمُونَ ١٠٥
And thus do We diversify the verses so they [i.e., the disbelievers] will say, "You have studied,"1 and so We may make it [i.e., the Qur’ān] clear for a people who know.
1 translator’s note
- Accusing the Prophet (ﷺ) of having learned from the Jews and Christians. ↩
6:106
ٱتَّبِعۡ مَآ أُوحِيَ إِلَيۡكَ مِن رَّبِّكَۖ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَۖ وَأَعۡرِضۡ عَنِ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ ١٠٦
Follow, [O Muḥammad], what has been revealed to you from your Lord - there is no deity except Him - and turn away from those who associate others with Allāh.
6:107
وَلَوۡ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَآ أَشۡرَكُواْۗ وَمَا جَعَلۡنَٰكَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ حَفِيظٗاۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيۡهِم بِوَكِيلٖ ١٠٧
But if Allāh had willed, they would not have associated. And We have not appointed you over them as a guardian, nor are you a manager over them.1
1 translator’s note
- The Prophet's duty did not go beyond delivery of the message. ↩
6:108
وَلَا تَسُبُّواْ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَيَسُبُّواْ ٱللَّهَ عَدۡوَۢا بِغَيۡرِ عِلۡمٖۗ كَذَٰلِكَ زَيَّنَّا لِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ عَمَلَهُمۡ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِم مَّرۡجِعُهُمۡ فَيُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ ١٠٨
And do not insult those they invoke other than Allāh, lest they insult Allāh in enmity without knowledge. Thus We have made pleasing to every community their deeds. Then to their Lord is their return, and He will inform them about what they used to do.
6:109
وَأَقۡسَمُواْ بِٱللَّهِ جَهۡدَ أَيۡمَٰنِهِمۡ لَئِن جَآءَتۡهُمۡ ءَايَةٞ لَّيُؤۡمِنُنَّ بِهَاۚ قُلۡ إِنَّمَا ٱلۡأٓيَٰتُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِۖ وَمَا يُشۡعِرُكُمۡ أَنَّهَآ إِذَا جَآءَتۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ ١٠٩
And they swear by Allāh their strongest oaths that if a sign came to them, they would surely believe in it. Say, "The signs are only with [i.e., from] Allāh." And what will make you perceive that even if it [i.e., a sign] came, they would not believe.
6:110
وَنُقَلِّبُ أَفۡـِٔدَتَهُمۡ وَأَبۡصَٰرَهُمۡ كَمَا لَمۡ يُؤۡمِنُواْ بِهِۦٓ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٖ وَنَذَرُهُمۡ فِي طُغۡيَٰنِهِمۡ يَعۡمَهُونَ ١١٠
And We will turn away their hearts and their eyes just as they refused to believe in it [i.e., the revelation] the first time. And We will leave them in their transgression, wandering blindly.