Surah Anam ayat 40 Tafsir Quran 6:40

﴿قُلْ أَرَأَيْتَكُمْ إِنْ أَتَاكُمْ عَذَابُ اللَّهِ أَوْ أَتَتْكُمُ السَّاعَةُ أَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ تَدْعُونَ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ﴾
[ الأنعام: 40]

6:40 Say, "Have you considered: if there came to you the punishment of Allah or there came to you the Hour - is it other than Allah you would invoke, if you should be truthful?"

Say O Muhammad (s) to the Meccans ‘Do you see yourselves that is inform me if God’s chastisement comes upon you in this world or the Hour the Resurrection which includes this chastisement comes upon you suddenly will ye call upon any other than God? No! If you speak truly!’ that the idols can benefit you then call upon them.

Say to them: What if Allah afflicts you with a penalty in requital of your evil deeds or your Hereafter be planted in the now! Who is there besides Allah to invoke for mercy, if indeed you declare the truth

The Idolators Call On Allah Alone During Torment and Distress Allah states that He does what He wills with His creatures and none can resist His decision or avert what He decrees for them.
He is the One Who has no partners, Who accepts the supplication from whomever He wills.
Allah said, قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُكُم إِنْ أَتَـكُمْ عَذَابُ اللَّهِ أَوْ أَتَتْكُمْ السَّاعَةُ أَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ تَدْعُونَ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـدِقِينَ ( Say: "Tell me if Allah's torment comes upon you, or the Hour comes upon you, would you then call upon any one other than Allah (Reply ) if you are truthful!") This means, you -- disbelievers -- will not call other than Allah in this case, because you know that none except He is able to remove the affliction.
Allah said, إِن كُنتُمْ صَـدِقِينَ ( if you are truthful ) by taking gods besides Him. بَلْ إِيَّـهُ تَدْعُونَ فَيَكْشِفُ مَا تَدْعُونَ إِلَيْهِ إِنْ شَآءَ وَتَنسَوْنَ مَا تُشْرِكُونَ ( Nay! To Him alone you call, and, if He willed, He would remove that (distress ) for which you call upon Him, and you forget at that time whatever partners you joined with Him ( in worship )!) for in times of necessity, you only call on Allah and forget your idols and false deities.
In another Ayah, Allah said; وَإِذَا مَسَّكُمُ الْضُّرُّ فِى الْبَحْرِ ضَلَّ مَن تَدْعُونَ إِلاَ إِيَّاهُ ( And when harm touches you upon the sea, those that you call upon besides Him vanish from you except Him (Allah )) 17:67.
Allah said; وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلنَآ إِلَى أُمَمٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَأَخَذْنَـهُمْ بِالْبَأْسَآءِ ( Verily, We sent (Messengers ) to many nations before you.
And We seized them with extreme poverty...) That is, loss of wealth and diminished provisions, وَالضَّرَّآءِ ( and loss of health ) various illnesses, diseases and pain, لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَضَرَّعُونَ ( so that they might believe with humility ) and call Allah and supplicate to Him with humbleness and humility.
Allah said; فَلَوْلا إِذْ جَآءَهُمْ بَأْسُنَا تَضَرَّعُواْ ( When Our torment reached them, why then did they not believe with humility ) Meaning: Why do they not believe and humble themselves before Us when We test them with disaster' وَلَـكِن قَسَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ ( But their hearts became hardened, ) for their hearts are not soft or humble, وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيْطَـنُ مَا كَانُواّ يَعْمَلُونَ ( and Shaytan made fair-seeming to them that which they used to do.
) That is, Shirk, defiance and rebellion. فَلَمَّا نَسُواْ مَا ذُكِّرُواْ بِهِ ( So, when they forgot (the warning ) with which they had been reminded,) by ignoring and turning away from it, فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَبْوَابَ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ ( We opened to them the gates of everything, ) Meaning: `We opened the gates of provisions for them from wherever they wished, so that We deceive them.' We seek refuge with Allah from such an end.
This is why Allah said, حَتَّى إِذَا فَرِحُواْ بِمَآ أُوتُواْ f( until in the midst of their enjoyment in that which they were given, ) such as wealth, children and provisions, أَخَذْنَـهُمْ بَغْتَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ مُّبْلِسُونَ ( all of a sudden, We took them to punishment and lo! They were plunged into destruction with deep regrets and sorrows. ) They have no hope for any type of good thing.
Al-Hasan Al-Basri said, "Whomever Allah gives provision and he thinks that Allah is not testing him, has no wisdom.
Whomever has little provision and thinks that Allah will not look at ( provide for ) him, has no wisdom." He then recited the Ayah, فَلَمَّا نَسُواْ مَا ذُكِّرُواْ بِهِ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَبْوَابَ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى إِذَا فَرِحُواْ بِمَآ أُوتُواْ أَخَذْنَـهُمْ بَغْتَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ مُّبْلِسُونَ ( So, when they forgot (the warning ) with which they had been reminded, We opened to them the gates of every ( pleasant ) thing, until in the midst of their enjoyment in that which they were given, all of a sudden, We took them to punishment, and lo! They were plunged into destruction with deep regrets and sorrows.) He added, "By the Lord of the Ka`bah! Allah deceived these people, when He gave them what they wished, and then they were punished." Ibn Abi Hatim recorded this statement.

The Idolators Call On Allah Alone During Torment and Distress Allah states that He does what He wills with His creatures and none can resist His decision or avert what He decrees for them.
He is the One Who has no partners, Who accepts the supplication from whomever He wills.
Allah said, قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُكُم إِنْ أَتَـكُمْ عَذَابُ اللَّهِ أَوْ أَتَتْكُمْ السَّاعَةُ أَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ تَدْعُونَ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـدِقِينَ ( Say: "Tell me if Allah's torment comes upon you, or the Hour comes upon you, would you then call upon any one other than Allah (Reply ) if you are truthful!") This means, you -- disbelievers -- will not call other than Allah in this case, because you know that none except He is able to remove the affliction.
Allah said, إِن كُنتُمْ صَـدِقِينَ ( if you are truthful ) by taking gods besides Him. بَلْ إِيَّـهُ تَدْعُونَ فَيَكْشِفُ مَا تَدْعُونَ إِلَيْهِ إِنْ شَآءَ وَتَنسَوْنَ مَا تُشْرِكُونَ ( Nay! To Him alone you call, and, if He willed, He would remove that (distress ) for which you call upon Him, and you forget at that time whatever partners you joined with Him ( in worship )!) for in times of necessity, you only call on Allah and forget your idols and false deities.
In another Ayah, Allah said; وَإِذَا مَسَّكُمُ الْضُّرُّ فِى الْبَحْرِ ضَلَّ مَن تَدْعُونَ إِلاَ إِيَّاهُ ( And when harm touches you upon the sea, those that you call upon besides Him vanish from you except Him (Allah )) 17:67.
Allah said; وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلنَآ إِلَى أُمَمٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَأَخَذْنَـهُمْ بِالْبَأْسَآءِ ( Verily, We sent (Messengers ) to many nations before you.
And We seized them with extreme poverty...) That is, loss of wealth and diminished provisions, وَالضَّرَّآءِ ( and loss of health ) various illnesses, diseases and pain, لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَضَرَّعُونَ ( so that they might believe with humility ) and call Allah and supplicate to Him with humbleness and humility.
Allah said; فَلَوْلا إِذْ جَآءَهُمْ بَأْسُنَا تَضَرَّعُواْ ( When Our torment reached them, why then did they not believe with humility ) Meaning: Why do they not believe and humble themselves before Us when We test them with disaster' وَلَـكِن قَسَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ ( But their hearts became hardened, ) for their hearts are not soft or humble, وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيْطَـنُ مَا كَانُواّ يَعْمَلُونَ ( and Shaytan made fair-seeming to them that which they used to do.
) That is, Shirk, defiance and rebellion. فَلَمَّا نَسُواْ مَا ذُكِّرُواْ بِهِ ( So, when they forgot (the warning ) with which they had been reminded,) by ignoring and turning away from it, فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَبْوَابَ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ ( We opened to them the gates of everything, ) Meaning: `We opened the gates of provisions for them from wherever they wished, so that We deceive them.' We seek refuge with Allah from such an end.
This is why Allah said, حَتَّى إِذَا فَرِحُواْ بِمَآ أُوتُواْ f( until in the midst of their enjoyment in that which they were given, ) such as wealth, children and provisions, أَخَذْنَـهُمْ بَغْتَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ مُّبْلِسُونَ ( all of a sudden, We took them to punishment and lo! They were plunged into destruction with deep regrets and sorrows. ) They have no hope for any type of good thing.
Al-Hasan Al-Basri said, "Whomever Allah gives provision and he thinks that Allah is not testing him, has no wisdom.
Whomever has little provision and thinks that Allah will not look at ( provide for ) him, has no wisdom." He then recited the Ayah, فَلَمَّا نَسُواْ مَا ذُكِّرُواْ بِهِ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَبْوَابَ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى إِذَا فَرِحُواْ بِمَآ أُوتُواْ أَخَذْنَـهُمْ بَغْتَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ مُّبْلِسُونَ ( So, when they forgot (the warning ) with which they had been reminded, We opened to them the gates of every ( pleasant ) thing, until in the midst of their enjoyment in that which they were given, all of a sudden, We took them to punishment, and lo! They were plunged into destruction with deep regrets and sorrows.) He added, "By the Lord of the Ka`bah! Allah deceived these people, when He gave them what they wished, and then they were punished." Ibn Abi Hatim recorded this statement.

( Say: Can ye see yourselves ) what you are saying, O people of Mecca, ( if the punishment of Allah come upon you ) such was the case on the Day of Badr, Uhud or the Confederates ( or the Hour come upon you ) or if torment comes upon you on the Day of Judgement, ( calling upon other than Allah? Do ye then call (for help ) to any other than Allah) to lift the torment from you? ( (Answer that ) if ye are truthful) that the idols are His partners.

Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Tell me if Allah's Torment comes upon you, or the Hour comes upon you, would you then call upon any one other than Allah? (Reply) if you are truthful!"

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