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 Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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81. And how should I fear those whom you associate with Allah, while you do not fear associating partners with Allah for which He has sent down no authority to you? So, which of the two parties is more deserving of security, if you have any knowledge?"
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The Threat of Punishment from the Deities:
The greatest weapon these idolaters had was that the idols you are insulting will themselves deal with you, as was their own belief. Sayyiduna Ibrahim ؑ replied to them that if you do not fear Allah, Who is the Sovereign over the entire universe, then why should I fear these idols of yours, which you have made with your own hands and which are lifeless stones dependent on you for their very existence and survival? How can they harm or benefit me or you in any way? Secondly, whatever I am saying is based on the true knowledge that I have received from Allah, but your belief that these idols possess the power to benefit or harm is merely your own delusion and conjecture, for which you have no evidence. Therefore, you yourselves should reflect and decide who is deserving of punishment from Allah and who is deserving of peace and security.
[84]
The Threat of Punishment from the Deities:
The greatest weapon these idolaters had was that the idols you are insulting will themselves deal with you, as was their own belief. Sayyiduna Ibrahim ؑ replied to them that if you do not fear Allah, Who is the Sovereign over the entire universe, then why should I fear these idols of yours, which you have made with your own hands and which are lifeless stones dependent on you for their very existence and survival? How can they harm or benefit me or you in any way? Secondly, whatever I am saying is based on the true knowledge that I have received from Allah, but your belief that these idols possess the power to benefit or harm is merely your own delusion and conjecture, for which you have no evidence. Therefore, you yourselves should reflect and decide who is deserving of punishment from Allah and who is deserving of peace and security.
