Surah shura ayat 9 Tafsir Quran 42:9

﴿أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ ۖ فَاللَّهُ هُوَ الْوَلِيُّ وَهُوَ يُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ﴾
[ الشورى: 9]

42:9 Or have they taken protectors [or allies] besides him? But Allah - He is the Protector, and He gives life to the dead, and He is over all things competent.

Or have they taken idols as guardians besides Him? am ‘or’ is disjunctive functioning with the sense of bal ‘nay but’ the one used to denote a shift in the subject matter; the hamza is for denial in other words ‘those who are taken’ as guardians are not in fact guardians of anything. But God He alone is the Guardian in other words then One who helps believers the fā’ of fa’Llāhu is merely for coordination and He revives the dead and He has power over all things.

Or have they chosen to be under the tutelage of others besides Him, but Allah is He under Whose tutelage comes safety and security and He is it Who resurrects the dead and He is Qadirun (Omnipotent) over all thing`s

Allah is the Protector, Ruler and Creator Here Allah denounces the idolators for taking other gods instead of Allah, and declares that He is the True God, and it is not right to worship anyone except Him Alone.
He is the One Who is able to bring the dead back to life and He is Able to do all things.
Then He says: وَمَا اخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِيهِ مِن شَىْءٍ فَحُكْمُهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ ( And in whatsoever you differ, the decision thereof is with Allah. ) means, in whatever issue you differ.
This is general in meaning and applies to all things. فَحُكْمُهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ ( the decision thereof is with Allah. ) means, He is the Judge of that, according to His Book and the Sunnah of His Prophet .
This is like the Ayah: فَإِن تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِى شَىْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ ( (And ) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger) ( 4:59 ). ذَلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبِّى ( Such is Allah, my Lord ) means, ( He is ) the Judge of all things. عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْهِ أُنِيبُ ( in Whom I put my trust, and to Him I turn in repentance.
) means, `I refer all matters to Him.' فَاطِرَ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ ( The Creator of the heavens and the earth. ) means, the Maker of them both and everything in between. جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا ( He has made for you mates from yourselves, ) means, of your own kind.
As a blessing and a favor from Him, He has made your kind male and female. وَمِنَ الاٌّنْعَـمِ أَزْوجاً ( and for the cattle (also ) mates.) means, and He has created for you eight pairs of cattle. يَذْرَؤُكُمْ فِيهِ ( By this means He creates you. ) means, in this manner He creates you, male and female, generation after generation of men and cattle. لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَىْءٌ ( There is nothing like Him, ) means, there is nothing like the Creator of these pairs, for He is the Unique, the Self-Sufficient Master, Who has no peer or equal. وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ ( He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. ) لَهُ مَقَـلِيدُ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ ( To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth.
) We have already discussed the interpretation of this phrase in Surat Az-Zumar ( 39:63 ), the conclusion of which is that He is the One Who is controlling and governing them. يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَشَآءُ وَيَقَدِرُ ( He expands provision for whom He wills, and straitens. ) means, He gives plentiful provision to whomsoever He wills and He reduces it for whomsoever He wills, and He is perfectly Wise and Just. إِنَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ( Verily, He is the All-Knower of everything. )

(42:9) (Are they so foolish that) they have chosen others rather than Allah as their protectors? Yet it is Allah Who is the Protector and Who resurrects the dead and Who has power over everything. *12

Or have they taken protectors [or allies] meaning

*12) That is, "Guardianship is not a thing of one's personal choice and satisfaction that one may take anyone one may please as one's guardian, and the other may also become ones real and true guardian and may do full justice to the function of guardianship.
This is an actual reality, which does not change with the whims of the people; the Guardian is He Who is really the Guardian, whether someone regards and acknowledges Him as his Guardian or not, and the one who is not in reality the ,guardian is not the guardian, no matter whether someone continues to regard and acknowledge him as his guardian till the last moment.
Now, as for the question: What is the proof of only Allah's being the real Guardian and of no one else's being the guardian? the answer is: Man's real Guardian can be the one who changes death into life, who has created a living man by breathing life into inorganic substances, and who also possesses the powers and authority to do full justice to the function of Guardianship.
If there is such a one, apart from AIlah, he may be made the guardian, and if He is Allah alone, then taking another beside Him as one's guardian is nothing but ignorance and folly and self-destruction.

 

Allah is the Protector, Ruler and Creator Here Allah denounces the idolators for taking other gods instead of Allah, and declares that He is the True God, and it is not right to worship anyone except Him Alone.
He is the One Who is able to bring the dead back to life and He is Able to do all things.
Then He says: وَمَا اخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِيهِ مِن شَىْءٍ فَحُكْمُهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ ( And in whatsoever you differ, the decision thereof is with Allah. ) means, in whatever issue you differ.
This is general in meaning and applies to all things. فَحُكْمُهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ ( the decision thereof is with Allah. ) means, He is the Judge of that, according to His Book and the Sunnah of His Prophet .
This is like the Ayah: فَإِن تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِى شَىْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ ( (And ) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger) ( 4:59 ). ذَلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبِّى ( Such is Allah, my Lord ) means, ( He is ) the Judge of all things. عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْهِ أُنِيبُ ( in Whom I put my trust, and to Him I turn in repentance.
) means, `I refer all matters to Him.' فَاطِرَ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ ( The Creator of the heavens and the earth. ) means, the Maker of them both and everything in between. جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا ( He has made for you mates from yourselves, ) means, of your own kind.
As a blessing and a favor from Him, He has made your kind male and female. وَمِنَ الاٌّنْعَـمِ أَزْوجاً ( and for the cattle (also ) mates.) means, and He has created for you eight pairs of cattle. يَذْرَؤُكُمْ فِيهِ ( By this means He creates you. ) means, in this manner He creates you, male and female, generation after generation of men and cattle. لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَىْءٌ ( There is nothing like Him, ) means, there is nothing like the Creator of these pairs, for He is the Unique, the Self-Sufficient Master, Who has no peer or equal. وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ ( He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. ) لَهُ مَقَـلِيدُ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ ( To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth.
) We have already discussed the interpretation of this phrase in Surat Az-Zumar ( 39:63 ), the conclusion of which is that He is the One Who is controlling and governing them. يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَشَآءُ وَيَقَدِرُ ( He expands provision for whom He wills, and straitens. ) means, He gives plentiful provision to whomsoever He wills and He reduces it for whomsoever He wills, and He is perfectly Wise and Just. إِنَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ( Verily, He is the All-Knower of everything. )

( Or have they chosen protecting friends besides Him ) or have they worshipped deities beside Allah? ( But Allah, He (alone ) is the Protecting Friend) of all of them. ( He quickeneth the dead ) for the Resurrection, ( and He is Able to do all things ) whether it is taking away life or giving it.

Or have they taken (for worship) Auliya' (guardians, supporters, helpers, protectors, etc.) besides Him? But Allah, He Alone is the Wali (Protector, etc.). And it is He Who gives life to the dead, and He is Able to do all things.

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