Surah Al Isra ayat 42 Tafsir Quran 17:42

﴿قُل لَّوْ كَانَ مَعَهُ آلِهَةٌ كَمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذًا لَّابْتَغَوْا إِلَىٰ ذِي الْعَرْشِ سَبِيلًا﴾
[ الإسراء: 42]

17:42 Say, [O Muhammad], "If there had been with Him [other] gods, as they say, then they [each] would have sought to the Owner of the Throne a way."

Say to them ‘If there were with Him that is with God other gods as they say they would in that case have sought against the Lord of the Throne that is against God some path some way in order to fight Him off.

Say to them: If indeed He had, as they say, associate deities who share His divine nature, His Omnipotence and His Authority, then they would have certainly sought out a way to expropriate Him of His throne, His rights and His Exclusive Authority

سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى عَمَّا يَقُولُونَ ( Glorified and Exalted is He high above what they say! ) meaning these idolators who transgress and do wrong when they claim that there are other gods besides Him. عُلُوّاً كَبِيراً ( high above ) means, far above.
He is Allah, the One, the Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need.
He begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none comparable or coequal unto Him.

(17:42) (O Muhammad), tell them that if there had been other deities beside Allah, as they assert, they would surely have tried to find a way to (dethrone) the Master of the Throne. *47

Say, [O Muhammad], "If there had been meaning

*47) That is, " They would have themselves tried their best to become masters of the Throne ".
This is because if there had been more than one partners in Godhead, it would produce one of the two results: ( 1 ) If they were all independent gods, it was not conceivable that they would agree and co-operate with one another in the management of the boundless universe and there could never have been unanimity, uniformity and balanced proportion in its functioning.
There would have been conflict at every step and everyone would have tried to dominate others in order to become its sole master.
or ( 2 ) if one of them had been the supreme god and the others his obedient servants whom he had delegated some of his powers, then, according to the maxim " power corrupts ", they would never have been content with remaining obedient servants of the supreme god and would have conspired to become the supreme god themselves.

Whereas the fact is that in this universe not even a grain of wheat or a blade of grass can grow unless and until everything in the earth and the heavens cooperate with one another for its production.
Therefore, only an utterly ignorant and blockheaded person can conceive that there are more than one independent or semi-independent rulers, who carry on the management of this universe.
Anyone who has tried to understand the nature and functioning of the universe will most surely arrive at the conclusion that there is One and only One Sovereign ruling over this universe, and there is absolutely no likelihood of any one else to be a copartner in this at any stage.

 

سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى عَمَّا يَقُولُونَ ( Glorified and Exalted is He high above what they say! ) meaning these idolators who transgress and do wrong when they claim that there are other gods besides Him. عُلُوّاً كَبِيراً ( high above ) means, far above.
He is Allah, the One, the Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need.
He begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none comparable or coequal unto Him.

( Say (O Muhammad, to the disbelievers ): If there were other gods along with Him, as they say, then had they sought a way against the Lord of the Throne) they would have sought status and prestige with Allah; it is also said that this means: they would have sought to rise up to Him.

Say (O Muhammad SAW to these polytheists, pagans, etc.): "If there had been other aliha (gods) along with Him as they assert, then they would certainly have sought out a way to the Lord of the Throne (seeking His Pleasures and to be near to Him).

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