Surah Taghabun ayat 6 Tafsir Quran 64:6

﴿ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُ كَانَت تَّأْتِيهِمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَقَالُوا أَبَشَرٌ يَهْدُونَنَا فَكَفَرُوا وَتَوَلَّوا ۚ وَّاسْتَغْنَى اللَّهُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ غَنِيٌّ حَمِيدٌ﴾
[ التغابن: 6]

64:6 That is because their messengers used to come to them with clear evidences, but they said, "Shall human beings guide us?" and disbelieved and turned away. And Allah dispensed [with them]; and Allah is Free of need and Praiseworthy.

That chastisement in this world is because bi-annahu contains the pronoun of the matter their messengers used to bring them clear signs manifest proofs for the validity of faith but they said ‘Shall mere humans basharan is meant as generic be our guides?’ So they disbelieved and turned away from faith and God was independent without need of their faith. And God is Independent without need of His creatures Praised praiseworthy in His actions.

These events were in the train of their response to their Messengers who brought them all the facts bearing witness to the truth and serving as a ground for belief; they made considerable efforts to bring them to themselves so that the spirit of truth would guide them into all truth. But they said: How could it be so! shall we be steered by the guidance of mortals? And so they refused to recognize Allah and they turned up their noses and turned a deaf ear. Allah ignored them and left them out of consideration; and Allah is Ghaiyun (Independent, Absolute) and Hamidun (Worthy of all praise)

A Warning delivered through mentioning the End of the Disbelieving Nations Informing about the past nations and the torment and disciplinary lessons that they suffered because of opposing the Messengers and denying the truth.
Allah says; أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ نَبَؤُاْ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِن قَبْلُ ( Has not the news reached you of those who disbelieved aforetime ) meaning, information about them and what happened to them, فَذَاقُواْ وَبَالَ أَمْرِهِمْ ( And so they tasted the evil result of their disbelief. ) They tasted the evil consequences of their denial and sinful actions.
And it refers to the punishment and humiliation they received in the life of the world, وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ( and theirs will be a painful torment. ) in the Hereafter, added to the torment they received in this life.
Allah explained why; ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُ كَانَت تَّأْتِيهِمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَـتِ ( That was because there came to them their Messengers with Bayyinat, ) supporting arguments, evidence, and clear proofs, فَقَالُواْ أَبَشَرٌ يَهْدُونَنَا ( but they said:"Shall mere men guide us" ) They discounted and dismissed the possibility that the Message would be sent to a human and that their guidance would come by the hands of a man like themselves, فَكَفَرُواْ وَتَوَلَّواْ ( So they disbelieved and turned away. ) they denied the truth and turned away from abiding by it, وَّاسْتَغْنَى اللَّهُ ( But Allah was not in need. ) of them, وَاللَّهُ غَنِىٌّ حَمِيدٌ ( And Allah is not need, Worthy of all praise. )

(64:6) This was because their Messengers would come to them with Clear Signs, *11 but they would say: 'Shall mortals (like ourselves) guide us to the Right Way?' *12 They rejected the Truth and turned away. Thereupon Allah became unconcerned with them, for Allah is Self-Sufficient, Innately Praiseworthy. *13

That is because their messengers used to meaning

*11) The word bayyinet as used in the original has a vast meaning.
Bayyin ( sing.
of bayyinat in Arabic is something which is very clear and manifest.
Saying about the Prophets that they came with bayyinat gives the meaning that firstly, they brought such manifest signs as bore clear testimony to their having been appointed by AIIah; secondly, they presented whatever they presented with rational and clear arguments; thirdly, there was no ambiguity in their teaching; they clearly explained what was the truth and what was falsehood.
what was lawful and what was unlawful, what path man should follow and what he should avoid.

*12 ) This was then the foremost and basic cause of their degenenation and ruin Mankind could not have known the right course of action in the world unless their Creator gave them the correct knowledge, and there could be no practical means of bestowing such knowledge by the Creator unless He blessed some of the human beings with the knowledge and entrusted them with the duty to convey it to other human beings.
For this purpose He sent the Prophets with the manifest Signs bayyinat) so that there was-no reasonable ground for the people to doubt their being on the truth.
But the people refused to believe that a human being could be a Messenger of God.
Then, obviously there could be no other way for them to receive guidance.
( For further explanation, see E.N.
11 of Surah Ya Sin ).
In this connection, however, a strange manifestation of the ignorance and folly of human beings is seen.
They have in fact, never shown any hesitation in accepting the guidance of men, so much so that they have caryed out gods of wood and stone according to their guidance, they have made human beings themselves God, the incarnation of God, even son of God.
and they have adopted such strange viewpoints by following the guidance of their mis-leaders blindly, which ruined human civilization and morals altogether.
But when the Messengers of God came to them with the truth, and they presented the pure Truth before them without any selfish motive, they said, " Shall mere human beings show us guidance? " This amounted to saying that if a human begin misled them, they would follow his guidance willingly, but if he showed the right path to them, his guidance was not acceptable.

*13) That is, when they treated the guidance sent down by Allah with indifference, then AIlah also became indifferent to them and did not care what pit they fell in.
AIIah did not stand in need of their aknowledging Him God to sustain and support His Godhead.
Nor was He in need of their worship, nor of their praise and adoration.
He, in fact, willed to show them the right path only for their own good and well-being.
But when they turned away from it, AIlah also became heedless of them.
Then, neither He gave them guidance, nor remained responsible for their protection, nor saved them from being afflicted with calamities, nor prevented them from bringing about their own ruin for they themselves were not keen for His guidance and help.

 

A Warning delivered through mentioning the End of the Disbelieving Nations Informing about the past nations and the torment and disciplinary lessons that they suffered because of opposing the Messengers and denying the truth.
Allah says; أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ نَبَؤُاْ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِن قَبْلُ ( Has not the news reached you of those who disbelieved aforetime ) meaning, information about them and what happened to them, فَذَاقُواْ وَبَالَ أَمْرِهِمْ ( And so they tasted the evil result of their disbelief. ) They tasted the evil consequences of their denial and sinful actions.
And it refers to the punishment and humiliation they received in the life of the world, وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ( and theirs will be a painful torment. ) in the Hereafter, added to the torment they received in this life.
Allah explained why; ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُ كَانَت تَّأْتِيهِمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَـتِ ( That was because there came to them their Messengers with Bayyinat, ) supporting arguments, evidence, and clear proofs, فَقَالُواْ أَبَشَرٌ يَهْدُونَنَا ( but they said:"Shall mere men guide us" ) They discounted and dismissed the possibility that the Message would be sent to a human and that their guidance would come by the hands of a man like themselves, فَكَفَرُواْ وَتَوَلَّواْ ( So they disbelieved and turned away. ) they denied the truth and turned away from abiding by it, وَّاسْتَغْنَى اللَّهُ ( But Allah was not in need. ) of them, وَاللَّهُ غَنِىٌّ حَمِيدٌ ( And Allah is not need, Worthy of all praise. )

( That ) torment ( was because their messengers (from Allah ) kept coming unto them with clear proofs ( of Allah’s Sovereignty )) detailing commands, prohibitions and signs, ( but they said: Shall mere mortals ) human beings like us ( guide us ) call us to believe in Allah’s divine Oneness? ( So they disbelieved ) in the Scriptures, messengers and signs ( and turned away ) from accepting faith in the Scriptures, messengers and signs, ( and Allah was independent (of them )) of their faith. ( Allah is Absolute ) Allah is free of need for their faith, ( Owner of Praise ) He is praiseworthy in His acts; it is also said that this means: He is the Owner of Praise as far as those who believe in His divine Oneness are concerned.

That was because there came to them their Messengers with clear proofs (signs), but they said: "Shall mere men guide us?" So they disbelieved and turned away (from the truth), and Allah was not in need (of them). And Allah is Rich (Free of all wants), Worthy of all praise.

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