سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 81
وَكَيْفَ أَخَافُ مَآ أَشْرَكْتُمْ وَلَا تَخَافُونَ أَنَّكُمْ أَشْرَكْتُم بِٱللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِۦ عَلَيْكُمْ سُلْطَـٰنًا ۚ فَأَىُّ ٱلْفَرِيقَيْنِ أَحَقُّ بِٱلْأَمْنِ ۖ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿81﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And how should I fear those whom you associate in worship with Allâh (though they can neither benefit nor harm), while you fear not that you have joined in worship with Allâh things for which He has not sent down to you any authority. (So) which of the two parties has more right to be in security? If you but know."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَكَيْفَ
wakayfa
And how
أَخَافُ
akhāfu
could I fear
مَآ
mā
what
أَشْرَكْتُمْ
ashraktum
you associate (with Allah)
وَلَا
walā
while not
تَخَافُونَ
takhāfūna
you fear
أَنَّكُمْ
annakum
that you
أَشْرَكْتُم
ashraktum
have associated
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
with Allah
مَا
mā
what
لَمْ
lam
not
يُنَزِّلْ
yunazzil
did He send down
بِهِۦ
bihi
for it
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
to you
سُلْطَـٰنًۭا ۚ
sul'ṭānan
any authority
فَأَىُّ
fa-ayyu
So which
ٱلْفَرِيقَيْنِ
l-farīqayni
(of) the two parties
أَحَقُّ
aḥaqqu
has more right
بِٱلْأَمْنِ ۖ
bil-amni
to security
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you
تَعْلَمُونَ
taʿlamūna
know
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 81) ➊ {وَ كَيْفَ اَخَافُ … :} This completes the second answer in the above verse, that is, why should I fear your deities when I am certain that they can neither benefit nor harm me? In fact, you should be afraid, as you are committing the greatest injustice by associating partners with Allah without any proof.
➋ {فَاَيُّ الْفَرِيْقَيْنِ اَحَقُّ بِالْاَمْنِ … :} Which of us has a greater right to security (to be free from fear)? Is it you, the polytheists, who, out of mere superstition, think that these idols might be able to benefit or harm, or is it us, the pure monotheists, who are certain and assured that only Allah has power over all benefit and harm, and that no dead or living being in the world besides Him can harm us in the slightest? Even in this Ummah, those who recite the kalimah but are devotees of saints say to the people of Tawheed that whoever abandons the “Gyarhveen” of the great saint, his son or buffalo dies, or some other harm may befall him. For them too, the answer is the same as what Ibrahim (peace be upon him) said.
➋ {فَاَيُّ الْفَرِيْقَيْنِ اَحَقُّ بِالْاَمْنِ … :} Which of us has a greater right to security (to be free from fear)? Is it you, the polytheists, who, out of mere superstition, think that these idols might be able to benefit or harm, or is it us, the pure monotheists, who are certain and assured that only Allah has power over all benefit and harm, and that no dead or living being in the world besides Him can harm us in the slightest? Even in this Ummah, those who recite the kalimah but are devotees of saints say to the people of Tawheed that whoever abandons the “Gyarhveen” of the great saint, his son or buffalo dies, or some other harm may befall him. For them too, the answer is the same as what Ibrahim (peace be upon him) said.
