Surah Assaaffat ayat 86 Tafsir Quran 37:86

﴿أَئِفْكًا آلِهَةً دُونَ اللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ﴾
[ الصافات: 86]

37:86 Is it falsehood [as] gods other than Allah you desire?

Is it a calumny a-ifkan as regards the two hamzas the same applies as mentioned before — gods other than God — that you desire? ifkan is an object denoting reason; ālihatan is the direct object of turīdūna ‘you desire’; ifk denotes the worst kind of lie. In other words do you worship any other than God?

Do you choose, he said, to revere false gods besides Allah, the Creator, and adore them with appropriate acts and rites. Is this what you boldly deem the right path to tread and you insist on brewing falsehood and thinking falsehood

The Story of Ibrahim and His People `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him: وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِ لإِبْرَهِيمَ ( And verily, among those who followed his ways was Ibrahim. ) means, he was one of the followers of his religion.
Mujahid said, "He was following his path and his way." إِذْ جَآءَ رَبَّهُ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ ( When he came to his Lord with a Salim heart. ) Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "This means that he bore witness that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah." rIbn Abi Hatim recorded that `Awf said, "I said to Muhammad bin Sirin, `What is the Salim heart' He said, `One which knows that Allah is true and that the Hour will undoubtedly come to pass, and that Allah will resurrect those who are in the graves."' Al-Hasan said, "One that is free from Shirk." `Urwah said, "One that is not cursed." إِذْ قَالَ لاًّبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَاذَا تَعْبُدُونَ ( When he said to his father and to his people: "What is it that which you worship" ) He denounced his people for their worship of idols and false gods, Allah said: أَءِفْكاً ءَالِهَةً دُونَ اللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ - فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ الْعَـلَمِينَ ( Is it a falsehood -- gods other than Allah -- that you desire Then what think you about the Lord of the all that exists ) Qatadah said, "This means, `what do you think He will do with you when you meet Him, given that you worshipped others alongside Him"

The Story of Ibrahim and His People `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him: وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِ لإِبْرَهِيمَ ( And verily, among those who followed his ways was Ibrahim. ) means, he was one of the followers of his religion.
Mujahid said, "He was following his path and his way." إِذْ جَآءَ رَبَّهُ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ ( When he came to his Lord with a Salim heart. ) Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "This means that he bore witness that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah." rIbn Abi Hatim recorded that `Awf said, "I said to Muhammad bin Sirin, `What is the Salim heart' He said, `One which knows that Allah is true and that the Hour will undoubtedly come to pass, and that Allah will resurrect those who are in the graves."' Al-Hasan said, "One that is free from Shirk." `Urwah said, "One that is not cursed." إِذْ قَالَ لاًّبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَاذَا تَعْبُدُونَ ( When he said to his father and to his people: "What is it that which you worship" ) He denounced his people for their worship of idols and false gods, Allah said: أَءِفْكاً ءَالِهَةً دُونَ اللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ - فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ الْعَـلَمِينَ ( Is it a falsehood -- gods other than Allah -- that you desire Then what think you about the Lord of the all that exists ) Qatadah said, "This means, `what do you think He will do with you when you meet Him, given that you worshipped others alongside Him"

They replied: " we worship idols " , to which Abraham said: ( Is it a falsehood gods beside Allah that ye desire ) do you then worship false deities?

"Is it a falsehood aliha (gods) other than Allah that you seek?

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