Surah Yusuf ayat 40 Tafsir Quran 12:40

﴿مَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِهِ إِلَّا أَسْمَاءً سَمَّيْتُمُوهَا أَنتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُم مَّا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَانٍ ۚ إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ ۚ أَمَرَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ﴾
[ يوسف: 40]

12:40 You worship not besides Him except [mere] names you have named them, you and your fathers, for which Allah has sent down no authority. Legislation is not but for Allah. He has commanded that you worship not except Him. That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know.

You do not worship apart from Him that is other than Him anything but mere names that you have named that you have named for idols you and your fathers. God has not revealed any warrant any definitive argument or proof regarding them regarding worship of them. Judgement decree belongs only to God alone. He has commanded that you worship none but Him. That affirmation of God’s Oneness is the upright the straight religion but most people — and these are the disbelievers — do not know the punishment in which they shall end up and so they ascribe partners to God.

In fact, he added, those whom you worship besides Him are but names of objects you and your fathers have designated as gods; a system of faith and worship Allah has never authorized. Indeed, decision, command and judgement are asserted as Allahs own, He ordained that you worship no one but Him. This is the right system of faith and worship but most people do not perceive this fact

ءَأَرْبَابٌ مُّتَّفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ ( Are many different lords (gods ) better or Allah, the One, the Irresistible) to Whose grace and infinite kingdom everything and everyone has submitted in humiliation.
Prophet Yusuf explained to them next that it is because of their ignorance that they worship false deities and give them names, for these names were forged and are being transferred from one generation to the next generation.
They have no proof or authority that supports this practice, hence his statement to them, مَّآ أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَـنٍ ( for which Allah has sent down no authority ) or proof and evidence.
He then affirmed that the judgement, decision, will and kingdom are all for Allah alone, and He has commanded all of His servants to worship none but Him.
He said, ذلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ ( that is the straight religion, ) `this, Tawhid of Allah and directing all acts of worship at Him alone in sincerity, that I am calling you to is the right, straight religion that Allah has ordained and for which He has revealed what He wills of proofs and evidences,' وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ ( but most men know not. ), and this is why most of them are idolators, وَمَآ أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ ( And most of mankind will not believe even if you eagerly desire it. ) 12:103 When Yusuf finished calling them, he started interpreting their dreams for them,

ءَأَرْبَابٌ مُّتَّفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ ( Are many different lords (gods ) better or Allah, the One, the Irresistible) to Whose grace and infinite kingdom everything and everyone has submitted in humiliation.
Prophet Yusuf explained to them next that it is because of their ignorance that they worship false deities and give them names, for these names were forged and are being transferred from one generation to the next generation.
They have no proof or authority that supports this practice, hence his statement to them, مَّآ أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَـنٍ ( for which Allah has sent down no authority ) or proof and evidence.
He then affirmed that the judgement, decision, will and kingdom are all for Allah alone, and He has commanded all of His servants to worship none but Him.
He said, ذلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ ( that is the straight religion, ) `this, Tawhid of Allah and directing all acts of worship at Him alone in sincerity, that I am calling you to is the right, straight religion that Allah has ordained and for which He has revealed what He wills of proofs and evidences,' وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ ( but most men know not. ), and this is why most of them are idolators, وَمَآ أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ ( And most of mankind will not believe even if you eagerly desire it. ) 12:103 When Yusuf finished calling them, he started interpreting their dreams for them,

( Those whom ye worship beside Him ) besides Allah ( are but names ) lifeless idols ( which ye have named, ye and your fathers ) you and your fathers called them gods. ( Allah hath revealed no sanction ) no Scripture or proof ( for them ) for your worship of them. ( The decision ) the judgement of commands and prohibitions; it is also said that this means: judgement in the life of this world and in the Hereafter ( rests with Allah only, Who hath commanded you ) in all revealed Scriptures ( that ye worship ) that you profess the divine Oneness of ( none save Him ) save Allah. ( This ) profession of divine Oneness ( is the right religion ) the established Religion that He is pleased with: i.e. Islam, ( but most men ) the people of Egypt ( know not ) this nor believe in it.

"You do not worship besides Him but only names which you have named (forged), you and your fathers, for which Allah has sent down no authority. The command (or the judgement) is for none but Allah. He has commanded that you worship none but Him (i.e. His Monotheism), that is the (true) straight religion, but most men know not.

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