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    • Quran-16:56 Surah An-nahl English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

    وَيَجۡعَلُونَ لِمَا لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ نَصِيبٗا مِّمَّا رَزَقۡنَٰهُمۡۗ تَٱللَّهِ لَتُسۡـَٔلُنَّ عَمَّا كُنتُمۡ تَفۡتَرُونَ

    Transliteration:( Wa yaj'aloona limaa laa ya'lamoona naseebam mimmaa razaqnnaahum; tallaahi latus'alunaa 'ammaa kuntum taftaroon )

    56. And they assign a portion of what We have provided [111] them to things they have no knowledge of [112]. By Allah, you will surely be questioned about what you used to fabricate [113]. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

    (56) And they assign to what they do not know[703] [i.e., false deities] a portion of that which We have provided them. By Allāh, you will surely be questioned about what you used to invent. (Saheen International Translation)

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    Surah An-Nahl Ayat 56 Tafsir (Commentry)



    • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
    • Ibn Kathir
    • Ala-Madudi
    • Shaheen International

    111. This means that they are worshipping those idols of whose disgrace and depravity they are unaware.

    112. The infidels would dedicate a portion of their animals and produce to their idols. They would say "This and this is for our idols". This is polytheism. But if the believers set aside a portion of their earnings for offering the prayers of the pious and feeding herewith the poor and needy, it is permissible and desirable. Says Allah Almighty: "And those in whose wealth there is a known right For one who asks and for one who could not even ask" (S70:Vs 24-25)

    113. this emerge two issues: 

    1. To set aside a portion of your earnings for the idols is an act of sin because their divinity is non-existent, while doing the same in the name of a saint of Allah Almighty is lawful as their sainthood is proven from the Holy QUR'AAN and Hadith. 

    2. Although the portion set aside for the idols is unlawful, but out of it that portion which comes into the hands of the believers or comes to them as spoils of war will no longer be unlawful and can be used by them. If she-camels and she-goats dedicated to the idols are slaughtered by Muslims in the name of Allah Almighty become lawful for eating because Allah Almighty has declared their act of dedication as unlawful but not what they had dedicated. Whatever spoils of war came in the hands of the Noble Companions, during the holy war would be used by them, even if these were dedicated to their idols.

     

    Ibn-Kathir

    56. And they assign a portion of that which We have provided them with, to what they have no knowledge of (false deities). By Allah, you shall certainly be questioned about (all) that you used to fabricate. 57. And they assign daughters to Allah! Glorified (and Exalted) is He (above all that they associate with Him!). And for themselves (they assign) what they desire; 58. And when the news of (the birth of) a female (child) is brought to any of them, his face becomes dark, and he is filled with inner grief! 59. He hides himself from the people because of the evil of what he has been informed. Shall he keep her with dishonor or bury her in the earth Certainly, evil is their decision. 60. For those who do not believe in the Hereafter is an evil description, and for Allah is the highest description. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.

    Among the Behavior of the Idolators was vowing to Things that Allah had provided for Them to their gods

    Allah tells us about some of the heinous deeds of those who used to perform baseless worship of other gods besides Him, such as idols and statues, with no grounds for doing so. They gave their idols a share of that which Allah had provided for them,

    ﴿فَقَالُواْ هَـذَا لِلَّهِ بِزَعْمِهِمْ وَهَـذَا لِشُرَكَآئِنَا فَمَا كَانَ لِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ فَلاَ يَصِلُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَمَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ فَهُوَ يَصِلُ إِلَى شُرَكَآئِهِمْ سَآءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ﴾

    (They say: “This is for Allah,” according to their claim, “and this is for our partners.” But the share of their “partners” is not directed to Allah, while the share of Allah is directed to their “partners”! How evil is that with which they judge) (6:136) That is they assigned a share for their idols as well as Allah, but they gave preference to their gods over Him, so Allah swore by His Almighty Self to question them about these lies and fabrications. He will most certainly call them to account for it and give them the unrelenting punishment in the fire of Hell. So He says,

    ﴿تَاللَّهِ لَتُسْـَلُنَّ عَمَّا كُنْتُمْ تَفْتَرُونَ﴾

    (By Allah, you shall certainly be questioned about (all) that you used to fabricate.) Then Allah tells us how they used to regard the angels, who are servants of the Most Merciful, as being female, and that they considered them to be Allah’s daughters, and they worshipped them with Him. In all of the above, they made very serious errors. They attributed offspring to Him when He has no offspring, then they assigned Him the kind of offspring they regarded as inferior, namely daughters, which they did not even want for themselves, as He said:

    ﴿أَلَكُمُ الذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ الاٍّنثَى – تِلْكَ إِذاً قِسْمَةٌ ضِيزَى ﴾

    (Are the males for you and the females for Him That is indeed an unfair division!) (53:21-22) And Allah says here:

    ﴿وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ الْبَنَـتِ سُبْحَانَهُ﴾

    (And they assign daughters unto Allah! Glorified (and Exalted) is He.) meaning, above their claims and fabrications.

    ﴿أَلاَ إِنَّهُم مِّنْ إِفْكِهِمْ لَيَقُولُونَ – وَلَدَ اللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَـذِبُونَ – أَصْطَفَى الْبَنَاتِ عَلَى الْبَنِينَ مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ ﴾

    (But no! It is from their falsehood that they say: “Allah has begotten.” They are certainly liars! Has He (then) chosen daughters rather than sons What is the matter with you How do you decide) (37:151-154)

    ﴿وَلَهُمْ مَّا يَشْتَهُونَ﴾

    (And for themselves, what they desire;) meaning they choose the males for themselves, rejecting the daughters that they assign to Allah. Exalted be Allah far above what they say!

    The Idolators’ Abhorrence for Daughters

    ﴿وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُمْ بِالاٍّنْثَى ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُ مُسْوَدًّا﴾

    (And when the news of (the birth of) a female (child) is brought to any of them, his face becomes dark) meaning with distress and grief.

    ﴿وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ﴾

    (and he is filled with inner grief!) meaning he is silent because of the intensity of the grief he feels.

    ﴿يَتَوَارَى مِنَ الْقَوْمِ﴾

    (He hides himself from the people) meaning he does not want anyone to see him.

    ﴿مِن سُوءِ مَا بُشِّرَ بِهِ أَيُمْسِكُهُ عَلَى هُونٍ أَمْ يَدُسُّهُ فِى التُّرَابِ﴾

    (because of the evil of that whereof he has been informed. Shall he keep her with dishonor or bury her in the earth) meaning should he keep her, humiliating her, not letting her inherit from him and not taking care of her, preferring his male children over her

    ﴿أَمْ يَدُسُّهُ فِى التُّرَابِ﴾

    (or bury her in the earth) meaning bury her alive, as they used to do during the days of ignorance. How could they dislike something so intensely, yet attribute it to Allah

    ﴿أَلاَ سَآءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ﴾

    (Certainly, evil is their decision.) meaning how evil are the words they say, the way they want to share things out and the things they attribute to Him. As Allah says:

    ﴿وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمَـنِ مَثَلاً ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُ مُسْوَدّاً وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ ﴾

    (And if one of them is informed of the news of (the birth of a girl) that which he sets forth as a parable to the Most Gracious (Allah), his face becomes dark, and he is filled with grief!) (43:17). Here, Allah says:

    ﴿لِلَّذِينَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالاٌّخِرَةِ مَثَلُ السَّوْءِ﴾

    (For those who do not believe in the Hereafter there is an evil description,) meaning, only imperfection is to be attributed to

    ﴿وَلِلَّهِ الْمَثَلُ الاٌّعْلَى﴾

    (and for Allah is the highest description) meaning He is absolutely perfect in all ways and this absolute perfection is His Alone.

    ﴿وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ﴾

    (And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.)

    (16:56) They set apart for those, whose reality they do not even know,4849 a portion of the sustenance We have provided them. By Allah, you will surely be called to account for the lies that you have invented!

    Ala-Maududi

    (16:56) They set apart for those, whose reality they do not even know,4849 a portion of the sustenance We have provided them. By Allah, you will surely be called to account for the lies that you have invented!

    There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

    (56) And they assign to what they do not know[703] [i.e., false deities] a portion of that which We have provided them. By Allāh, you will surely be questioned about what you used to invent.

    [703]- i.e., that of which they have no knowledge; rather, they have mere assumption based upon tradition or the claims of misguided men.

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