Transliteration:( Qul mar Rabbus samaawaati wal ard; qulillaah; qul afattakhaztum min dooniheee awliyaaa'a laa yamlikoona li anfusihim naf'anw wa laa darraa; qul hal yastawil a'maa wal baseeru am hal tastawiz zulumaatu wannoor; am ja'aloo lillaahi shurakaaa'a khalaqoo kakhalqihee fatashaa bahal khalqu 'alaihim; qulil laahu Khaaliqu kulli shai'inw wa Huwal Waahidul Qahhar )
43. There is a big difference between friend of Allah Almighty and the one who is cut off from Allah Almighty. Friends of Allah Almighty are WALI-ULLAH and believing and accepting them is a sign of Faith. On the other hand, the ones who are cut off from Allah Almighty are those enemies of Allah Almighty whom the infidels had accepted as their friends.Â
The commentary of this verse is the following verse: "The supporters of the infidels are the devils". (S2:V257). To believe in them is infidelity. Wherever adverse comments are made about those cut off from Allah Almighty, reference is being made to these enemies of Allah Almighty, or verses of this theme are being addressed to those infidels who took friends of Allah Almighty as a deity and not as friends of Allah Almighty like the Jews and Christians who took the Prophets as God or as a son of God. Hence there is no inconsistency in the verse.Â
44. Infidelity is of various types, Faith is just one Hence, the plural form is used for darkness and the singular form is used to express light. From this we learn that all the infidels of the entire world cannot be equal to a single believer.
45. This verse is the commentary of the following verse: "Surely Allah can do everything" (S2:V20) from which we learn that Allah Almighty has the power over the creation of everything and not of acquisition. He is pure of every adverse thing. From this we learn that though Allah Almighty is the creator of all our good and evil things, but the creation of adverse things is not evil.
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16. Say: “Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth†Say: “(It is) Allah.†Say: “Have you then taken (for worship) Awliya’ (protectors) other than Him, such as have no power either for benefit or for harm to themselves†Say: “Is the blind equal to the one who sees Or darkness equal to light Or do they assign to Allah partners who created the like of His creation, so that the creation seemed alike to them†Say: “Allah is the Creator of all things; and He is the One, the Irresistible.â€
Allah affirms here that there is no deity worthy of worship except Him, since they admit that He alone created the heavens and the earth and that He is their Lord and the Disposer of all affairs. Yet, they take as lords others besides Allah and worship them, even though these false gods do not have the power to benefit or harm themselves, or those who worship them. Therefore, the polytheists will not benefit or have harm removed from them by these false deities. Are those who worship the false deities instead of Allah equal to those who worship Him alone, without partners, and thus have a light from their Lord This is why Allah said here,
(Say: “Is the blind equal to the one who sees Or darkness equal to light Or do they assign to Allah partners who created the like of His creation, so that the creations seemed alike to themâ€) Allah asks, `Do these polytheists worship gods besides Him that rival Him in what He created Have their false deities created similar creations to those Allah created and, thus, they are confused between the two types of creations, not knowing which was created by others besides Allah’ Rather, the Ayah proves that the truth is nothing like this. There is none similar to Allah, nor does He have an equal, a rival, anyone like Him, a minister, a son, or a wife. Allah is glorified in that He is far away from all that is ascribed to Him. These idolators worship gods that they themselves admit were created by Allah and are subservient to Him. They used to say during their Talbiyah: “Here we rush to Your obedience. There is no partner for You, except Your partner, You own him and he owns not.†Allah also mentioned their polytheistic statements in other Ayat,
(We worship them only that they may bring us near to Allah.) ï´¿39:3ï´¾ Allah admonished them for this false creed, stating that only those whom He chooses are allowed to intercede with Him,
(Intercession with Him profits not except for him whom He permits.) ï´¿34:23ï´¾
(And there are many angels in the heavens…..)﴿53:26﴾, and,
(There is none in the heavens and the earth but comes unto the Most Gracious (Allah) as a servant. Verily, He knows each one of them, and has counted them a full counting. And everyone of them will come to Him alone on the Day of Resurrection.) ﴿19:93-95﴾ If all are Allah’s servants, then why do any of them worships each other without proof or evidence that allows them to do so Rather, they rely on sheer opinion and innovation in the religion, even though Allah has sent all of His Prophets and Messengers, from beginning to end, prohibiting this practice (polytheism) and ordering them to refrain from worshipping others besides Allah. They defied their Messengers and rebelled against them, and this is why the word of punishment struck them as a worthy recompense, e
(And your Lord treats no one with injustice) ï´¿18:49ï´¾
26. It will be worthwhile to note that though the question, “Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth?†was put to the disbelievers, Allah told the Prophet (peace be upon him) to answer it himself and say, “Allahâ€. This was because the disbelievers hesitated to answer it one way or the other. They could not say that it was not Allah for they themselves believed that Allah was the Creator of everything. On the other hand, they could not acknowledge this fact in so many words in answer to such question. For, they would then have to acknowledge the doctrine of Tauhid. Then no basis could have been left in favor of shirk. As they realized their weak position, they would not give any answer to such questions. That is why Allah asks His Messenger (peace be upon him) to put such questions to the disbelievers: “Who is the Creator of the heavens and the earth? Who is the Lord of the Universe? Who sustains you with provisions of life?†When they do not give any answer to such questions, Allah asks His Messenger (peace be upon him) to say “Allah†in answer. He then proceeds on with this argument: When Allah does all these things, how do the deities you worship come in?
27. The blind man is the person who cannot see any of the countless signs of the Oneness of Allah, though these lie spread over before him in the universe. On the other hand, the seeing man is the person who can see in every particle of the universe and in every leaf of grass and tree signs pointing to their Creator. Thus the question that has been posed means: O disbelievers, if you are blind to the signs, why should the one who can see the signs should behave like a blind man and stumble along like you?
28. Here “light†means the light of the knowledge of the truth which the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his followers possessed. In contrast to this, there was the “darkness†of ignorance in which the disbelievers were wandering about. The question that has been posed means to ask this: Why should those, who have received the light, extinguish it and wander about in the darkness like you? Well, if you do not know the worth of the light, you may choose to wander in the darkness. But how can you expect the one who has received the light and who appreciates the difference between the light and the darkness, and who is seeing the right way as if in broad daylight, to leave the light and wander about in the darkness?
29. The question is intended to impress on the disbelievers that there is absolutely no reason why they should practice shirk. When they themselves admit that their gods did not create even an iota in the universe and that they do not have even the smallest and most insignificant share in the creation, there remains no ground for them to cherish any doubts about it. Why should, then, their false gods and deities share the rights and powers of the Real Creator?
30. The Arabic word Qahhar literally means “The one who rules over all by virtue of His own power, and keeps all under His complete control.â€
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