Surah Anam ayat 14 Tafsir Quran 6:14

﴿قُلْ أَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ أَتَّخِذُ وَلِيًّا فَاطِرِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ يُطْعِمُ وَلَا يُطْعَمُ ۗ قُلْ إِنِّي أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ ۖ وَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ﴾
[ الأنعام: 14]

6:14 Say, "Is it other than Allah I should take as a protector, Creator of the heavens and the earth, while it is He who feeds and is not fed?" Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, I have been commanded to be the first [among you] who submit [to Allah] and [was commanded], 'Do not ever be of the polytheists.' "

Say to them ‘Shall I take as a protector to worship other than God the Originator of the heavens and the earth the One Who has created them without any precedent He Who feeds Who gives sustenance and is not fed?’ and is not given sustenance. Say ‘I have been commanded to be the first to submit to God from among this community and it was said to me “Do not be among those who associate others” ’ with Him.

Say to them: Would I choose to be under the tutelage of any besides Allah Who has generated the heavens and the earth! He provisions all with the requisites of life while He is provisioned by no one nor is He contingent on, nor conditioned by, the material or the immaterial. Say to them: I have been commanded to be the first who conforms to Islam and never to be one of those who incorporate with Him other deities

Allah is the Creator and the Sustainer Allah states that He is the King and Owner of the heavens and earth and all of what is in them, and that He has written mercy on His Most Honorable Self.
It is recorded in the Two Sahihs, that Abu Hurayrah said that the Prophet said,
«إِنَّ اللهَ لَمَّا خَلَقَ الْخَلْقَ، كَتَبَ كِتَابًا عِنْدَهُ فَوْقَ الْعَرْشِ، إِنَّ رَحْمَتِي تَغْلِبُ غَضَبِي»
( When Allah created the creation, He wrote in a Book that He has with Him above the Throne; `My mercy overcomes My anger.' ) Allah said; لَيَجْمَعَنَّكُمْ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَـمَةِ لاَ رَيْبَ فِيهِ ( Indeed He will gather you together on the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. ) swearing by His Most Honored Self that He will gather His servants, إِلَى مِيقَـتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ ( For appointed meeting of a known Day. ) 56:50, the Day of Resurrection that will certainly occur, and there is no doubt for His believing servants in this fact.
As for those who deny and refuse, they are in confusion and disarray.
Allah's statement, الَّذِينَ خَسِرُواْ أَنفُسَهُم ( Those who destroy themselves ) on the Day of Resurrection, فَهُمْ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ ( will not believe.
) in the Return and thus do not fear the repercussions of that Day.
Allah said next, وَلَهُ مَا سَكَنَ فِى الَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ ( And to Him belongs whatsoever exists in the night and the day. ) meaning, all creatures in the heavens and earth are Allah's servants and creatures, and they are all under His authority, power and will; there is no deity worthy of worship except Him, وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ ( and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. ) He hears the statements of His servants and knows their actions, secrets and what they conceal.
Allah then said to His servant and Messenger Muhammad ﷺ, whom He sent with the pure Tawhid and the straight religion, commanding him to call the people to Allah's straight path; قُلْ أَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ أَتَّخِذُ وَلِيّاً فَاطِرِ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ ( Say: "Shall I take as a guardian any other than Allah, the Creator of the heavens and the earth" ) Similarly, Allah said, قُلْ أَفَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ تَأْمُرُونِّى أَعْبُدُ أَيُّهَا الْجَـهِلُونَ ( Say: "Do you order me to worship other than Allah, O you fools" ) 39:64.
The meaning here is, I will not take a guardian except Allah, without partners, for He is the Creator of the heavens and earth Who orignated them without precedent, وَهُوَ يُطْعِمُ وَلاَ يُطْعَمُ ( And it is He Who feeds but is not fed. ) For He sustains His creatures without needing them.
Allah also said; وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالإِنسَ إِلاَّ لِيَعْبُدُونِ ( And I created not the Jinn and humans except that they should worship Me (Alone ).) 51:56 Some scholars read it, وَهُوَ يُطْعِمُ وَلَا يَطْعَمُ "And it is He Who feeds but He does not eat." meaning, Allah does not eat.
Abu Hurayrah narrated, "A man from Al-Ansar from the area of Quba' invited the Prophet to eat some food, and we went along with the Prophet .
When the Prophet ate and washed his hands, he said,
«الْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي يُطْعِمُ وَلَا يُطْعَمُ، وَمَنَّ عَلَيْنَا فَهَدَانَا وَأَطْعَمَنَا، وَسَقَانَا مِنَ الشَّرَابِ، وَكَسَانَا مِنَ العُرْيِ، وَكُلَّ بَلَاءٍ حَسَنٍ أَبْلَانَا، الْحَمْدُ للهِ غَيْرَ مُوَدَّعٍ رَبِّي وَلَا مُكَافأً وَلَا مَكْفُورٍ، وَلَا مُسْتَغْنًى عَنْهُ، الْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا مِنَ الطَّعَامِ، وَسَقَانَا مِنَ الشَّرَابِ، وَكَسَانَا مِنَ الْعُرْيِ، وَهَدَانَا مِنَ الضَّلَالِ، وَبَصَّرَنَا مِنَ العَمَى، وَفَضَّلَنَا عَلَى كَثِيرٍ مِمَّنَ خَلَقَ تَفْضِيلًا، الْحَمْدُ للهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِين»
( All praise is due to Allah, Who feeds but is never fed, He bestowed bounty unto us, Who gave us guidance and fed us, gave us something to drink, covered our nakedness; and for every favor He has given us.
All praise is due to Allah, praise that should not be neglected, my Lord, all the while affirming that we will never be able to duly thank Him; nor be appreciative enough of Him, nor be free of needing Him.
All thanks and praises are due to Allah Who fed us the food, gave us the drink, covered our nudity, guided us from misguidance, gave us sight from blindness, and honored us above many of His creaturers.
All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all that exists." ) قُلْ إِنِّى أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ ( Say: "Verily, I am commanded to be the first of those who submit themselves to Allah as (Muslims ).") from this Ummah, قُلْ أَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ أَتَّخِذُ وَلِيّاً فَاطِرِ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ وَهُوَ يُطْعِمُ وَلاَ يُطْعَمُ قُلْ إِنِّى أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ وَلاَ تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكَينَ - قُلْ إِنِّى أَخَافُ إِنْ عَصَيْتُ رَبِّى عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ( And be not you of the idolaters.
Say: "I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the torment of a Mighty Day." ) 6:14-15, the Day of Resurrection, مَّن يُصْرَفْ عَنْهُ ( Who is averted from ) such a torment, يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَدْ رَحِمَهُ ( on that Day, He has surely been Merciful to him ) meaning, Allah will have been merciful to him, وَذَلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْمُبِينُ ( And that would be the obvious success. ) Allah also said, فَمَن زُحْزِحَ عَنِ النَّارِ وَأُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ ( And whoever is moved away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise, he indeed is successful. ) 3:185, success here indicates acquiring profit and negates loss.

(6:14) Say: 'Shall I take for my guardian anyone other than Allah - the Originator of the heavens and earth; He Who feeds and Himself is not fed?' *10 Say: 'Surely I have been commanded to be the first among those who submit (to Allah) and not to be one of those who associate others with Allah in His divinity (even though others may do so).'

Say, "Is it other than Allah I meaning

10.
This remark contains a subtle sarcasm.
Far from providing sustenance to their followers, the beings whom the polytheists set up as deities beside the true God were dependent upon them for their sustenance.
No Pharaoh can maintain the pomp and splendour connected with his godhead unless his subjects pay their tax dues and make him other offerings.
No deity can attract worshippers unless some of its devotees make an idol, place it in some magnificent temple, and decorate it lavishly.
All these counterfeit gods are totally dependent upon their own servants.
It is the Lord of the Universe alone Who is the True God, Whose godhead rests solely upon His.own power; Who needs the help of no one, whereas no one can dispense with His.

 

Allah is the Creator and the Sustainer Allah states that He is the King and Owner of the heavens and earth and all of what is in them, and that He has written mercy on His Most Honorable Self.
It is recorded in the Two Sahihs, that Abu Hurayrah said that the Prophet said, «إِنَّ اللهَ لَمَّا خَلَقَ الْخَلْقَ، كَتَبَ كِتَابًا عِنْدَهُ فَوْقَ الْعَرْشِ، إِنَّ رَحْمَتِي تَغْلِبُ غَضَبِي» ( When Allah created the creation, He wrote in a Book that He has with Him above the Throne; `My mercy overcomes My anger.' ) Allah said; لَيَجْمَعَنَّكُمْ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَـمَةِ لاَ رَيْبَ فِيهِ ( Indeed He will gather you together on the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. ) swearing by His Most Honored Self that He will gather His servants, إِلَى مِيقَـتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ ( For appointed meeting of a known Day. ) 56:50, the Day of Resurrection that will certainly occur, and there is no doubt for His believing servants in this fact.
As for those who deny and refuse, they are in confusion and disarray.
Allah's statement, الَّذِينَ خَسِرُواْ أَنفُسَهُم ( Those who destroy themselves ) on the Day of Resurrection, فَهُمْ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ ( will not believe.
) in the Return and thus do not fear the repercussions of that Day.
Allah said next, وَلَهُ مَا سَكَنَ فِى الَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ ( And to Him belongs whatsoever exists in the night and the day. ) meaning, all creatures in the heavens and earth are Allah's servants and creatures, and they are all under His authority, power and will; there is no deity worthy of worship except Him, وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ ( and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. ) He hears the statements of His servants and knows their actions, secrets and what they conceal.
Allah then said to His servant and Messenger Muhammad ﷺ, whom He sent with the pure Tawhid and the straight religion, commanding him to call the people to Allah's straight path; قُلْ أَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ أَتَّخِذُ وَلِيّاً فَاطِرِ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ ( Say: "Shall I take as a guardian any other than Allah, the Creator of the heavens and the earth" ) Similarly, Allah said, قُلْ أَفَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ تَأْمُرُونِّى أَعْبُدُ أَيُّهَا الْجَـهِلُونَ ( Say: "Do you order me to worship other than Allah, O you fools" ) 39:64.
The meaning here is, I will not take a guardian except Allah, without partners, for He is the Creator of the heavens and earth Who orignated them without precedent, وَهُوَ يُطْعِمُ وَلاَ يُطْعَمُ ( And it is He Who feeds but is not fed. ) For He sustains His creatures without needing them.
Allah also said; وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالإِنسَ إِلاَّ لِيَعْبُدُونِ ( And I created not the Jinn and humans except that they should worship Me (Alone ).) 51:56 Some scholars read it, وَهُوَ يُطْعِمُ وَلَا يَطْعَمُ "And it is He Who feeds but He does not eat." meaning, Allah does not eat.
Abu Hurayrah narrated, "A man from Al-Ansar from the area of Quba' invited the Prophet to eat some food, and we went along with the Prophet .
When the Prophet ate and washed his hands, he said, «الْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي يُطْعِمُ وَلَا يُطْعَمُ، وَمَنَّ عَلَيْنَا فَهَدَانَا وَأَطْعَمَنَا، وَسَقَانَا مِنَ الشَّرَابِ، وَكَسَانَا مِنَ العُرْيِ، وَكُلَّ بَلَاءٍ حَسَنٍ أَبْلَانَا، الْحَمْدُ للهِ غَيْرَ مُوَدَّعٍ رَبِّي وَلَا مُكَافأً وَلَا مَكْفُورٍ، وَلَا مُسْتَغْنًى عَنْهُ، الْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا مِنَ الطَّعَامِ، وَسَقَانَا مِنَ الشَّرَابِ، وَكَسَانَا مِنَ الْعُرْيِ، وَهَدَانَا مِنَ الضَّلَالِ، وَبَصَّرَنَا مِنَ العَمَى، وَفَضَّلَنَا عَلَى كَثِيرٍ مِمَّنَ خَلَقَ تَفْضِيلًا، الْحَمْدُ للهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِين» ( All praise is due to Allah, Who feeds but is never fed, He bestowed bounty unto us, Who gave us guidance and fed us, gave us something to drink, covered our nakedness; and for every favor He has given us.
All praise is due to Allah, praise that should not be neglected, my Lord, all the while affirming that we will never be able to duly thank Him; nor be appreciative enough of Him, nor be free of needing Him.
All thanks and praises are due to Allah Who fed us the food, gave us the drink, covered our nudity, guided us from misguidance, gave us sight from blindness, and honored us above many of His creaturers.
All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all that exists." ) قُلْ إِنِّى أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ ( Say: "Verily, I am commanded to be the first of those who submit themselves to Allah as (Muslims ).") from this Ummah, قُلْ أَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ أَتَّخِذُ وَلِيّاً فَاطِرِ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ وَهُوَ يُطْعِمُ وَلاَ يُطْعَمُ قُلْ إِنِّى أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ وَلاَ تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكَينَ - قُلْ إِنِّى أَخَافُ إِنْ عَصَيْتُ رَبِّى عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ( And be not you of the idolaters.
Say: "I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the torment of a Mighty Day." ) 6:14-15, the Day of Resurrection, مَّن يُصْرَفْ عَنْهُ ( Who is averted from ) such a torment, يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَدْ رَحِمَهُ ( on that Day, He has surely been Merciful to him ) meaning, Allah will have been merciful to him, وَذَلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْمُبِينُ ( And that would be the obvious success. ) Allah also said, فَمَن زُحْزِحَ عَنِ النَّارِ وَأُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ ( And whoever is moved away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise, he indeed is successful. ) 3:185, success here indicates acquiring profit and negates loss.

( Say ) to them, O Muhammad: ( Shall I choose for a protecting friend ) for a lord to worship ( other than Allah, the Originator of the heavens and the earth, who feedeth ) provides sustenance to the servants ( and is never fed? ) is never provided sustenance; it is also said: He is not helped in providing sustenance to His servants. ( Say ) to the unbelievers of Mecca, O Muhammad: ( I am ordered to be the first to surrender (unto Him )) the first to embrace Islam; it is also said that this means: the first among the people of his time to worship sincerely and declare Allah’s divine Oneness. ( And be not thou (O Muhammad ) of the idolaters) with the idolaters, following their religion.

Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Shall I take as a Wali (helper, protector, etc.) any other than Allah, the Creator of the heavens and the earth? And it is He Who feeds but is not fed." Say: "Verily, I am commanded to be the first of those who submit themselves to Allah (as Muslims)." And be not you (O Muhammad SAW) of the Mushrikun [polytheists, pagans, idolaters and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah].

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