سُوْرَةُ الزُّخْرُفِ

Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 27

Ornaments of gold · Meccan · Juz 25 · Page 491

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَنِى فَإِنَّهُۥ سَيَهْدِينِ ﴿27﴾
"Except Him (i.e. I worship none but Allâh Alone) Who did create me; and verily He will guide me."
إِلَّا illā Except
ٱلَّذِى alladhī the One Who
فَطَرَنِى faṭaranī created me
فَإِنَّهُۥ fa-innahu and indeed, He
سَيَهْدِينِ sayahdīni will guide me

Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.

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27. 1. That is, the One who created me will also grant me understanding of His religion and keep me steadfast upon it; I will worship only Him.

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27. "I worship only the One who created me, and He will surely guide me [25]."

[25] The state of Sayyiduna Ibrahimؑ was such that when he saw that his forefathers and his entire people had all turned away from Allah and started worshipping idols, he did not say, "How can I abandon the religion of my ancestors?" Rather, he openly declared that he had intense aversion to the worship of these idols. Along with this, he also presented the argument that he could only worship the One who created him and guides him to the right path, and as for those things that neither had any role in his creation nor could provide guidance, rather they themselves are lifeless creatures and neither hear nor speak—why should he worship such useless things?