Allathee khalaqanee fahuwa yahdeen (surah Shuara: 78)

Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi

(26:78) Who created me, *57 then He it is Who guides me,

Allazee khalaqanee fa Huwa yahdeen

*57) This is the first reason for which AIlah, and One Allah alone, is worthy of man's worship. The people also knew and believed that Allah alone was their Creator without any partner. Not only they but all the polytheists of the world also have always held the belief that even the deities they worshipped were the creation of Allah, and except for the atheists none have ever denied that Allah is the Creator of the whole universe. This argument of Prophet Abraham implied that being a creature, he could only worship his Creator, Who was alone worthy of his worship, and none else, because none besides Allah had any share in His creation.