Surah Nahl ayat 86 Tafsir Quran 16:86

﴿وَإِذَا رَأَى الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا شُرَكَاءَهُمْ قَالُوا رَبَّنَا هَٰؤُلَاءِ شُرَكَاؤُنَا الَّذِينَ كُنَّا نَدْعُو مِن دُونِكَ ۖ فَأَلْقَوْا إِلَيْهِمُ الْقَوْلَ إِنَّكُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَ﴾
[ النحل: 86]

16:86 And when those who associated others with Allah see their "partners," they will say," Our Lord, these are our partners [to You] whom we used to invoke besides You." But they will throw at them the statement, "Indeed, you are liars."

And when the idolaters behold their associates of devils and others they will say ‘Our Lord these are our associates whom we used to invoke whom we used to worship besides You’. But they will fling to them the saying that is they will say to them ‘You are indeed liars!’ when you say that you used to worship us — as is stated by them in another verse ‘It was not us that they worshipped’ Q. 2863; and also in the verse They will deny their worship of them Q. 1982.

And when those who incorporated with Allah other deities see their predominant partners, they shall say: These, O Allah, are our partners whom we invoked besides You. But the predominant partners shall cast back the charge and say to them: You are indeed liars

Homes, Furnishings and Clothing are also Blessings from Allah Allah mentions His great blessings for His servant in that He has given them homes to dwell in and protect themselves with, in which they find all kinds of benefits.
He has also given them homes from the hides of cattle, i.e., leather, which are light and easy to carry on journeys and can be erected wherever they stop, whether they are traveling or are settled.
Thus Allah says: تَسْتَخِفُّونَهَا يَوْمَ ظَعْنِكُمْ وَيَوْمَ إِقَـمَتِكُمْ ( which you find so light when you travel and when you camp; ) وَمِنْ أَصْوَافِهَا وَأَوْبَارِهَا وَأَشْعَارِهَآ ( out of their wool, fur and hair ) refers to sheep, camels and goats respectively. أَثَـثاً ( furnishings ) meaning what you take from them, i.e., wealth.
It was also said that it means articles of convenience, or clothing.
The correct view is more general in meaning than this; it means that you make carpets, clothing and other things from their wool, hair etc., which you use as wealth and for trade.
Ibn `Abbas said: `Al-Athath means articles of convenience and comfort." This was also the view of Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Al-Hasan, `Atiyah Al-`Awfi, `Ata' Al-Khurasani, Ad-Dahhak and Qatadah.
The phrase, إِلَى حِينٍ ( for a while ) means, until the appointed time. Shade, Places of Refuge in the Mountains, Garments and Coats of Mail are also Blessings from Allah وَاللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّمَّا خَلَقَ ظِلَـلاً ( And Allah has made shade for you out of that which He has created, ) Qatadah said: "This means trees." وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنَ الْجِبَالِ أَكْنَـناً ( and He has made places of refuge in the mountains for you, ) meaning fortresses and strongholds. جَعَلَ لَكُمُسَرَابِيلَ تَقِيكُمُ الْحَرَّ ( and He has made garments for you to protect you from the heat, ) meaning clothing of cotton, linen and wool. وَسَرَبِيلَ تَقِيكُم بَأْسَكُمْ ( and coats of mail to protect you from your violence. ) such as shields made of layers of sheet iron, coats of mail and so on. كَذَلِكَ يُتِمُّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكُمْ ( Thus does He perfect His favor for you, ) meaning, thus He gives you what you need to go about your business, so that this will help you to worship and obey Him. لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْلِمُونَ ( that you may submit yourselves to His will ).
This is interpreted by the majority to mean submitting to Allah or becoming Muslim. All the Messenger has to do is convey the Message فَإِن تَوَلَّوْاْ ( Then, if they turn away, ) meaning, after this declaration and reminder, do not worry about them. فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ الْبَلَـغُ الْمُبِينُ ( your duty (O Muhammad ) is only to convey ( the Message ) in a clear way), and you have delivered the Message to them. يَعْرِفُونَ نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُنكِرُونَهَا ( They recognize the grace of Allah, yet they deny it ) meaning they know that Allah is the One Who grants these blessings to them, and that He is Bountiful towards them, but they still deny this by worshipping others besides Him and thinking that their help and provisions come from others besides Him. وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ الْكَـفِرُونَ ( and most of them are disbelievers. ) وَيَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا ثُمَّ لاَ يُؤْذَنُ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَلاَ هُمْ يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ وَإِذَا رَأى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ الْعَذَابَ فَلاَ يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُمْ وَلاَ هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ- وَإِذَا رَءا الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُواْ شُرَكَآءهُمْ قَالُواْ رَبَّنَا هَـؤُلآء شُرَكَآؤُنَا الَّذِينَ كُنَّا نَدْعُوْا مِن دُونِكَ فَألْقَوْا إِلَيْهِمُ الْقَوْلَ إِنَّكُمْ لَكَـذِبُونَ- وَأَلْقَوْاْ إِلَى اللَّهِ يَوْمَئِذٍ السَّلَمَ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يَفْتَرُونَ-

(16:86) When the people, who had committed shirk in this world, will see those whom they had made associates with Allah, they will say, "Our Lord! here are those associate-deities whom we used to invoke beside Thee". At this their deities will retort, "You are liars. " *83

And when those who associated others with meaning

*83) It does not mean that they would deny the fact that the mushriks used to invoke their help.
They will call them liars in the sense that they had made them deities without their knowledge, information and permission, as if to say, " We never told you to leave Allah aside and pray to us for help.
As a matter of fact, we never approved of this, nay, we were utterly unaware of this that you were invoking us.
It was an utter lie that you considered us to be able to hear your prayers, answer them and help you out of your difficulties.
As you yourselves were responsible for this shirk, why arc you involving us in its consequences ? "
 

Homes, Furnishings and Clothing are also Blessings from Allah Allah mentions His great blessings for His servant in that He has given them homes to dwell in and protect themselves with, in which they find all kinds of benefits.
He has also given them homes from the hides of cattle, i.e., leather, which are light and easy to carry on journeys and can be erected wherever they stop, whether they are traveling or are settled.
Thus Allah says: تَسْتَخِفُّونَهَا يَوْمَ ظَعْنِكُمْ وَيَوْمَ إِقَـمَتِكُمْ ( which you find so light when you travel and when you camp; ) وَمِنْ أَصْوَافِهَا وَأَوْبَارِهَا وَأَشْعَارِهَآ ( out of their wool, fur and hair ) refers to sheep, camels and goats respectively. أَثَـثاً ( furnishings ) meaning what you take from them, i.e., wealth.
It was also said that it means articles of convenience, or clothing.
The correct view is more general in meaning than this; it means that you make carpets, clothing and other things from their wool, hair etc., which you use as wealth and for trade.
Ibn `Abbas said: `Al-Athath means articles of convenience and comfort." This was also the view of Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Al-Hasan, `Atiyah Al-`Awfi, `Ata' Al-Khurasani, Ad-Dahhak and Qatadah.
The phrase, إِلَى حِينٍ ( for a while ) means, until the appointed time. Shade, Places of Refuge in the Mountains, Garments and Coats of Mail are also Blessings from Allah وَاللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّمَّا خَلَقَ ظِلَـلاً ( And Allah has made shade for you out of that which He has created, ) Qatadah said: "This means trees." وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنَ الْجِبَالِ أَكْنَـناً ( and He has made places of refuge in the mountains for you, ) meaning fortresses and strongholds. جَعَلَ لَكُمُسَرَابِيلَ تَقِيكُمُ الْحَرَّ ( and He has made garments for you to protect you from the heat, ) meaning clothing of cotton, linen and wool. وَسَرَبِيلَ تَقِيكُم بَأْسَكُمْ ( and coats of mail to protect you from your violence. ) such as shields made of layers of sheet iron, coats of mail and so on. كَذَلِكَ يُتِمُّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكُمْ ( Thus does He perfect His favor for you, ) meaning, thus He gives you what you need to go about your business, so that this will help you to worship and obey Him. لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْلِمُونَ ( that you may submit yourselves to His will ).
This is interpreted by the majority to mean submitting to Allah or becoming Muslim. All the Messenger has to do is convey the Message فَإِن تَوَلَّوْاْ ( Then, if they turn away, ) meaning, after this declaration and reminder, do not worry about them. فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ الْبَلَـغُ الْمُبِينُ ( your duty (O Muhammad ) is only to convey ( the Message ) in a clear way), and you have delivered the Message to them. يَعْرِفُونَ نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُنكِرُونَهَا ( They recognize the grace of Allah, yet they deny it ) meaning they know that Allah is the One Who grants these blessings to them, and that He is Bountiful towards them, but they still deny this by worshipping others besides Him and thinking that their help and provisions come from others besides Him. وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ الْكَـفِرُونَ ( and most of them are disbelievers. ) وَيَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا ثُمَّ لاَ يُؤْذَنُ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَلاَ هُمْ يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ وَإِذَا رَأى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ الْعَذَابَ فَلاَ يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُمْ وَلاَ هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ- وَإِذَا رَءا الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُواْ شُرَكَآءهُمْ قَالُواْ رَبَّنَا هَـؤُلآء شُرَكَآؤُنَا الَّذِينَ كُنَّا نَدْعُوْا مِن دُونِكَ فَألْقَوْا إِلَيْهِمُ الْقَوْلَ إِنَّكُمْ لَكَـذِبُونَ- وَأَلْقَوْاْ إِلَى اللَّهِ يَوْمَئِذٍ السَّلَمَ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يَفْتَرُونَ-

( And when those who ascribed partners to Allah behold those partners of theirs ) their gods, ( they will say: Our Lord! ) O our Lord! ( these are our partners ) our gods ( unto whom we used to cry instead of Thee ) they commanded us to worship them. ( But they will fling to them the saying ) i.e. the idols will answer them and say: ( Lo! ye verily are liars! ) in what you say: we never commanded you to worship us nor were we aware of your worship.

And when those who associated partners with Allah see their (Allah's so-called) partners, they will say: "Our Lord! These are our partners whom we used to invoke besides you." But they will throw back their word at them (and say): "Surely! You indeed are liars!"

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