سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 137
وَكَذَٰلِكَ زَيَّنَ لِكَثِيرٍ مِّنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ قَتْلَ أَوْلَـٰدِهِمْ شُرَكَآؤُهُمْ لِيُرْدُوهُمْ وَلِيَلْبِسُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ دِينَهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا فَعَلُوهُ ۖ فَذَرْهُمْ وَمَا يَفْتَرُونَ ﴿137﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And so to many of the Mushrikûn (polytheists - see V.2:105) their (Allâh’s so-called) "partners" have made fair-seeming the killing of their children, in order to lead them to their own destruction and cause confusion in their religion. And if Allâh had willed, they would not have done so. So leave them alone with their fabrications.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
wakadhālika
And likewise
زَيَّنَ
zayyana
made pleasing
لِكَثِيرٍۢ
likathīrin
to many
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ
l-mush'rikīna
the polytheists
قَتْلَ
qatla
(the) killing
أَوْلَـٰدِهِمْ
awlādihim
(of) their children
شُرَكَآؤُهُمْ
shurakāuhum
their partners
لِيُرْدُوهُمْ
liyur'dūhum
so that they may ruin them
وَلِيَلْبِسُوا۟
waliyalbisū
and that they make confusing
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
to them
دِينَهُمْ ۖ
dīnahum
their religion
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
شَآءَ
shāa
(had) willed
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
مَا
mā
not
فَعَلُوهُ ۖ
faʿalūhu
(would) they have done so
فَذَرْهُمْ
fadharhum
So leave them
وَمَا
wamā
and what
يَفْتَرُونَ
yaftarūna
they invent
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
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.
(Ayah 137) ➊ {وَ كَذٰلِكَ زَيَّنَ لِكَثِيْرٍ مِّنَ الْمُشْرِكِيْنَ ……:} This was their second ignorance and misguidance, and it is connected to {’’جَعَلُوْا‘‘}, meaning just as they assigned a portion of their crops and cattle to their partners, in the same way, for many polytheists, their partners made the killing of their children seem attractive, and generally, three excuses were presented before them as justification: first, that how will you feed them, that is: «خَشْيَةَ اِمْلَاقٍ » [ بنی إسرائیل : ۳۱ ] "for fear of poverty." Just as nowadays so-called Muslims are also doing this in the name of planning, let alone the disbelievers. Second, the disgrace associated with having a daughter, as He said: «{يَتَوَارٰى مِنَ الْقَوْمِ مِنْ سُوْٓءِ مَا بُشِّرَ بِهٖ } » [ النحل : ۵۹ ] "He hides himself from the people because of the evil of that which he has been given the glad tidings of." And third, to please their partners, slaughtering their children in their names, which Hindus call offering as a sacrifice, and these priests and temple worshippers were called partners because they considered them involved in their benefit and harm, and at their encouragement, they would offer children as sacrifices, just as nowadays many grave worshippers do this, and also because accepting anyone's command over Allah's command is also making them a partner, and the greatest partner is Satan, by whose beautification they commit shirk with Allah and wrong themselves.
➋ {لِيُرْدُوْهُمْ وَ لِيَلْبِسُوْا عَلَيْهِمْ دِيْنَهُمْ :’’ لِيُرْدُوْهُمْ ‘‘} In the form of the verb from the Bab If'aal, the meaning of {’’ اَرْدٰي يُرْدِيْ ‘‘} is to destroy. { ’’ لِيَلْبِسُوْا ‘‘} If it is "{لَبَسَ يَلْبِسُ} (ض)", then it means to mix up, and if it is { ’’ لَبِسَ يَلْبَسُ ‘‘} (س), then it means to wear. The Arabs originally claimed to be on the religion of Ibrahim (peace be upon him), but Satan gradually introduced idol worship, child killing, and many wrong things into their religion. He (Allah) said that their partners did all this to ruin them and to mix up their religion.
➌ {وَ لَوْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ مَا فَعَلُوْهُ ……:} But this would be compulsion and against the choice that Allah Almighty has given His servants for testing, so you leave them to their state; all their actions He declared as fabrication (lying).
➋ {لِيُرْدُوْهُمْ وَ لِيَلْبِسُوْا عَلَيْهِمْ دِيْنَهُمْ :’’ لِيُرْدُوْهُمْ ‘‘} In the form of the verb from the Bab If'aal, the meaning of {’’ اَرْدٰي يُرْدِيْ ‘‘} is to destroy. { ’’ لِيَلْبِسُوْا ‘‘} If it is "{لَبَسَ يَلْبِسُ} (ض)", then it means to mix up, and if it is { ’’ لَبِسَ يَلْبَسُ ‘‘} (س), then it means to wear. The Arabs originally claimed to be on the religion of Ibrahim (peace be upon him), but Satan gradually introduced idol worship, child killing, and many wrong things into their religion. He (Allah) said that their partners did all this to ruin them and to mix up their religion.
➌ {وَ لَوْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ مَا فَعَلُوْهُ ……:} But this would be compulsion and against the choice that Allah Almighty has given His servants for testing, so you leave them to their state; all their actions He declared as fabrication (lying).
