Verses 111–118
6. Al-An'aam · The Cattle
Makkan165 verses
۞ وَلَوْ أَنَّنَا نَزَّلْنَآ إِلَيْهِمُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ وَكَلَّمَهُمُ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَحَشَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ كُلَّ شَىْءٍۢ قُبُلًۭا مَّا كَانُوا۟ لِيُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ يَجْهَلُونَ
6:111Even if We had sent down angels to them, and the dead had spoken to them, and We had gathered before them all things manifestly, they would [still] not believe unless Allah wished. But most of them are ignorant.
وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَا لِكُلِّ نَبِىٍّ عَدُوًّۭا شَيَٰطِينَ ٱلْإِنسِ وَٱلْجِنِّ يُوحِى بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ زُخْرُفَ ٱلْقَوْلِ غُرُورًۭا ۚ وَلَوْ شَآءَ رَبُّكَ مَا فَعَلُوهُ ۖ فَذَرْهُمْ وَمَا يَفْتَرُونَ
6:112That is how for every prophet We appointed as enemy the devils from among humans and jinn, who inspire each other with flashy words, deceptively. Had your Lord wished, they would not have done it. So leave them with what they fabricate,
وَلِتَصْغَىٰٓ إِلَيْهِ أَفْـِٔدَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْءَاخِرَةِ وَلِيَرْضَوْهُ وَلِيَقْتَرِفُوا۟ مَا هُم مُّقْتَرِفُونَ
6:113so that toward it may incline the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter, and so that they may be pleased with it and commit what they commit.1
أَفَغَيْرَ ٱللَّهِ أَبْتَغِى حَكَمًۭا وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ إِلَيْكُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ مُفَصَّلًۭا ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ يَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُۥ مُنَزَّلٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمُمْتَرِينَ
6:114[Say,] ‘Shall I seek a judge other than Allah, while it is He who has sent down to you the Book, well-elaborated?’ Those whom We have given the Book know that it has been sent down from your Lord with the truth; so do not be one of the skeptics.
وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ صِدْقًۭا وَعَدْلًۭا ۚ لَّا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَٰتِهِۦ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
6:115The word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and justice. Nothing can change His words, and He is the All-hearing, the All-knowing.2
وَإِن تُطِعْ أَكْثَرَ مَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يُضِلُّوكَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَإِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ
6:116If you obey most of those on the earth, they will lead you astray from the way of Allah. They follow nothing but conjectures and they do nothing but surmise.3
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ مَن يَضِلُّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ ۖ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ
6:117Indeed your Lord knows best those who stray from His way; and He knows best those who are guided.4*
فَكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا ذُكِرَ ٱسْمُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ إِن كُنتُم بِـَٔايَٰتِهِۦ مُؤْمِنِينَ
6:118Eat from that over which Allah’s Name has been mentioned, if you are believers in His signs.
Tafsir
Commentary on this passage
Verse 111
1.After giving the answer of the demands of infidels Allah points out towards the details of miracles pod in the end clarifies that if the whole universe, Jinns and men, animals and birds would give the witness together, then also the unjust people would not believe. This shows that their temperament is isolated. If they can refuse the witness of whole universe, then where does the adversity of disbelief in refusal of about 125000 gathered at Ghadeer Khum arise?
Verse 112
2.This is a proverb, which is utilized when one who does something unexpected or for one who attains perfection. Then, in his enemies jealousy is born by his very existence. And it is said if perfection would not be given no enemies would be born. Though Allah has created them and this type of jealousy is begotten due to their own wretchedness.
Verse 116
3.If one surveys all the different faiths in the world and sums it up. We will find great numbers ‘have gone astray and they have nothing except conjecture and this is the reason that Islam has rejected this philosophy and ordered to follow the truth and sincerity. Otherwise majority of people have nothing except ambiguity and deviation.
Footnotes
Explanations of words and phrases in these verses
- 1
Abu Hayyan Andalusi says that this ayat is a masterpiece of eloquence. First it mentions the evil deeds of the satans then the attraction towards them. After this is the description of their glee and in the end is an account of these too falling into excess and sins. And the fact is that deviation is effected in the same manner.
- 2
Truth and justice are really the foundations of words and actions. Thus there cannot be a change in these.
- 3
Even though there is no question of the Prophet (s.a.) obeying anyone other than Allah, but the Almighty has the right to address in this manner so that the gravity of the matter can be estimated.
- 4
We must know that eating meat is not a condition of faith. This only indicates that believers consume only the flesh on which the name of Allah has been uttered at the time of slaughter.
Benefit
Shayateen is the plural of Shaitan. It denotes every traitor, evil doer and harmful entity, whether he is related to human beings or Jinns. However, Iblees is that fiery creature who refused to prostrate before Adam (a.s.). Thus Shaitan is a common noun and Iblees is a proper noun.