They set aside a portion of the food We have given them for those they do not know. By God, you will surely have to answer for all you contrive!
And for things unknown, they assign a portion of the sustenance We have given them; by Allah – you will certainly be questioned regarding all that you used to fabricate.
And they appoint a share of that We have provided them to what they know not. By God, you shall be questioned as to that you forged.
As it is, they ascribe - out of what We provide for them as sustenance - a share unto things of which they know nothing. By God, you shall most certainly be called to account for all your false imagery!
And they appoint for that which they knew not a portion of that wherewith We have provided them By Allah! ye will surely be questioned regarding that which ye have been fabricating.
And they assign a portion of that which We have provided them unto what they know not (false deities). By Allah, you shall certainly be questioned about (all) that you used to fabricate.
And they allocate, to something they do not know, a share of what We have provided for them. By God, you will be questioned about what you have been inventing.
They set apart for those, whose reality they do not even know, a portion of the sustenance We have provided them. By Allah, you will surely be called to account for the lies that you have invented!
And they assign a portion of that which We have provided them with, to what they have no knowledge of (false deities). By Allah, you shall certainly be questioned about (all) that you used to fabricate.
And they assign a portion of that which We have given them unto what they know not. By Allah! but ye will indeed be asked concerning (all) that ye used to invent.
They assign a share in what We have provided them to what they do not know. By Allah, you will surely be questioned concerning what you used to fabricate.
They set aside a share of that which We have provided them for what they did not know. By Allah, you shall be questioned about your forgeries!
And they assign to what they do not know a portion of that which We have provided them. By Allah, you will surely be questioned about what you used to invent.
They give to unknown images a share out of the sustenance that We gave them. By God, you will be questioned about that which you have falsely invented.
And they set apart for what they do not know a portion of what We have given them. By Allah, you shall most certainly be questioned about that which you forged.
WayajAAaloona lim<u>a</u> l<u>a</u> yaAAlamoona na<u>s</u>eeban mimm<u>a</u> razaqn<u>a</u>hum ta<b>A</b>ll<u>a</u>hi latusalunna AAamm<u>a</u> kuntum taftaroon<b>a</b>
They even appoint a share of what We have provided for them [to false gods] they know nothing of. You shall surely be questioned about the lies you have been fabricating.
And they (even) assign, to things they do not know, a portion out of that which We have bestowed for their sustenance! By Allah, ye shall certainly be called to account for your false inventions.
وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُونَ نَصِيبًا مِّمَّا رَزَقْنَٰهُمْ تَٱللَّهِ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ عَمَّا كُنتُمْ تَفْتَرُونَ
The idolaters allocate to their idols, which do not know anything - as they are lifeless objects that can neither benefit nor harm - a portion of the wealth that We provided for them, as a means of seeking closeness to those idols. By Allah, you - O idolaters - will be questioned on the Day of Judgement about your assertions that these idols are gods and that they are entitled to a portion of your wealth.
The idolaters allocate to their idols, which do not know anything - as they are lifeless objects that can neither benefit nor harm - a portion of the wealth that We provided for them, as a means of seeking closeness to those idols. By Allah, you - O idolaters - will be questioned on the Day of Judgement about your assertions that these idols are gods and that they are entitled to a portion of your wealth.
<h2 class="title">Among the Behavior of the Idolators was vowing to Things that Allah had provided for Them to their gods</h2><p>Allah tells us about some of the heinous deeds of those who used to perform baseless worship of other gods besides Him, such as idols and statues, with no grounds for doing so. They gave their idols a share of that which Allah had provided for them, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَقَالُواْ هَـذَا لِلَّهِ بِزَعْمِهِمْ وَهَـذَا لِشُرَكَآئِنَا فَمَا كَانَ لِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ فَلاَ يَصِلُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَمَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ فَهُوَ يَصِلُ إِلَى شُرَكَآئِهِمْ سَآءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ</div><p>(They say: "This is for Allah," according to their claim, "and this is for our partners." But the share of their "partners" is not directed to Allah, while the share of Allah is directed to their "partners"! How evil is that with which they judge) (6:136) That is they assigned a share for their idols as well as Allah, but they gave preference to their gods over Him, so Allah swore by His Almighty Self to question them about these lies and fabrications. He will most certainly call them to account for it and give them the unrelenting punishment in the fire of Hell. So He says, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">تَاللَّهِ لَتُسْـَلُنَّ عَمَّا كُنْتُمْ تَفْتَرُونَ</div><p>(By Allah, you shall certainly be questioned about (all) that you used to fabricate.) Then Allah tells us how they used to regard the angels, who are servants of the Most Merciful, as being female, and that they considered them to be Allah's daughters, and they worshipped them with Him. In all of the above, they made very serious errors. They attributed offspring to Him when He has no offspring, then they assigned Him the kind of offspring they regarded as inferior, namely daughters, which they did not even want for themselves, as He said: </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">أَلَكُمُ الذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ الاٍّنثَى - تِلْكَ إِذاً قِسْمَةٌ ضِيزَى </div><p>(Are the males for you and the females for Him That is indeed an unfair division!) (53:21-22) And Allah says here: </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ الْبَنَـتِ سُبْحَانَهُ</div><p>(And they assign daughters unto Allah! Glorified (and Exalted) is He.) meaning, above their claims and fabrications. </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">أَلاَ إِنَّهُم مِّنْ إِفْكِهِمْ لَيَقُولُونَ - وَلَدَ اللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَـذِبُونَ - أَصْطَفَى الْبَنَاتِ عَلَى الْبَنِينَ مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ </div><p>(But no! It is from their falsehood that they say: "Allah has begotten." They are certainly liars! Has He (then) chosen daughters rather than sons What is the matter with you How do you decide) (37:151-154) </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَلَهُمْ مَّا يَشْتَهُونَ</div><p>(And for themselves, what they desire;) meaning they choose the males for themselves, rejecting the daughters that they assign to Allah. Exalted be Allah far above what they say! </p><h2 class="title">The Idolators' Abhorrence for Daughters</h2><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُمْ بِالاٍّنْثَى ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُ مُسْوَدًّا</div><p>(And when the news of (the birth of) a female (child) is brought to any of them, his face becomes dark) meaning with distress and grief. </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ</div><p>(and he is filled with inner grief!) meaning he is silent because of the intensity of the grief he feels. </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">يَتَوَارَى مِنَ الْقَوْمِ</div><p>(He hides himself from the people) meaning he does not want anyone to see him. </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">مِن سُوءِ مَا بُشِّرَ بِهِ أَيُمْسِكُهُ عَلَى هُونٍ أَمْ يَدُسُّهُ فِى التُّرَابِ</div><p>(because of the evil of that whereof he has been informed. Shall he keep her with dishonor or bury her in the earth) meaning should he keep her, humiliating her, not letting her inherit from him and not taking care of her, preferring his male children over her </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">أَمْ يَدُسُّهُ فِى التُّرَابِ</div><p>(or bury her in the earth) meaning bury her alive, as they used to do during the days of ignorance. How could they dislike something so intensely, yet attribute it to Allah </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">أَلاَ سَآءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ</div><p>(Certainly, evil is their decision.) meaning how evil are the words they say, the way they want to share things out and the things they attribute to Him. As Allah says: </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمَـنِ مَثَلاً ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُ مُسْوَدّاً وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ </div><p>(And if one of them is informed of the news of (the birth of a girl) that which he sets forth as a parable to the Most Gracious (Allah), his face becomes dark, and he is filled with grief!) (43:17). Here, Allah says: </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">لِلَّذِينَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالاٌّخِرَةِ مَثَلُ السَّوْءِ</div><p>(For those who do not believe in the Hereafter there is an evil description,) meaning, only imperfection is to be attributed to </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَلِلَّهِ الْمَثَلُ الاٌّعْلَى</div><p>(and for Allah is the highest description) meaning He is absolutely perfect in all ways and this absolute perfection is His Alone. </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ</div><p>(And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.) </p>
Among the Behavior of the Idolators was vowing to Things that Allah had provided for Them to their godsAllah tells us about some of the heinous deeds of those who used to perform baseless worship of other gods besides Him, such as idols and statues, with no grounds for doing so. They gave their idols a share of that which Allah had provided for them, فَقَالُواْ هَـذَا لِلَّهِ بِزَعْمِهِمْ وَهَـذَا لِشُرَكَآئِنَا فَمَا كَانَ لِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ فَلاَ يَصِلُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَمَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ فَهُوَ يَصِلُ إِلَى شُرَكَآئِهِمْ سَآءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ(They say: "This is for Allah," according to their claim, "and this is for our partners." But the share of their "partners" is not directed to Allah, while the share of Allah is directed to their "partners"! How evil is that with which they judge) (6:136) That is they assigned a share for their idols as well as Allah, but they gave preference to their gods over Him, so Allah swore by His Almighty Self to question them about these lies and fabrications. He will most certainly call them to account for it and give them the unrelenting punishment in the fire of Hell. So He says, تَاللَّهِ لَتُسْـَلُنَّ عَمَّا كُنْتُمْ تَفْتَرُونَ(By Allah, you shall certainly be questioned about (all) that you used to fabricate.) Then Allah tells us how they used to regard the angels, who are servants of the Most Merciful, as being female, and that they considered them to be Allah's daughters, and they worshipped them with Him. In all of the above, they made very serious errors. They attributed offspring to Him when He has no offspring, then they assigned Him the kind of offspring they regarded as inferior, namely daughters, which they did not even want for themselves, as He said: أَلَكُمُ الذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ الاٍّنثَى - تِلْكَ إِذاً قِسْمَةٌ ضِيزَى (Are the males for you and the females for Him That is indeed an unfair division!) (53:21-22) And Allah says here: وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ الْبَنَـتِ سُبْحَانَهُ(And they assign daughters unto Allah! Glorified (and Exalted) is He.) meaning, above their claims and fabrications. أَلاَ إِنَّهُم مِّنْ إِفْكِهِمْ لَيَقُولُونَ - وَلَدَ اللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَـذِبُونَ - أَصْطَفَى الْبَنَاتِ عَلَى الْبَنِينَ مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ (But no! It is from their falsehood that they say: "Allah has begotten." They are certainly liars! Has He (then) chosen daughters rather than sons What is the matter with you How do you decide) (37:151-154) وَلَهُمْ مَّا يَشْتَهُونَ(And for themselves, what they desire;) meaning they choose the males for themselves, rejecting the daughters that they assign to Allah. Exalted be Allah far above what they say! The Idolators' Abhorrence for Daughtersوَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُمْ بِالاٍّنْثَى ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُ مُسْوَدًّا(And when the news of (the birth of) a female (child) is brought to any of them, his face becomes dark) meaning with distress and grief. وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ(and he is filled with inner grief!) meaning he is silent because of the intensity of the grief he feels. يَتَوَارَى مِنَ الْقَوْمِ(He hides himself from the people) meaning he does not want anyone to see him. مِن سُوءِ مَا بُشِّرَ بِهِ أَيُمْسِكُهُ عَلَى هُونٍ أَمْ يَدُسُّهُ فِى التُّرَابِ(because of the evil of that whereof he has been informed. Shall he keep her with dishonor or bury her in the earth) meaning should he keep her, humiliating her, not letting her inherit from him and not taking care of her, preferring his male children over her أَمْ يَدُسُّهُ فِى التُّرَابِ(or bury her in the earth) meaning bury her alive, as they used to do during the days of ignorance. How could they dislike something so intensely, yet attribute it to Allah أَلاَ سَآءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ(Certainly, evil is their decision.) meaning how evil are the words they say, the way they want to share things out and the things they attribute to Him. As Allah says: وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمَـنِ مَثَلاً ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُ مُسْوَدّاً وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ (And if one of them is informed of the news of (the birth of a girl) that which he sets forth as a parable to the Most Gracious (Allah), his face becomes dark, and he is filled with grief!) (43:17). Here, Allah says: لِلَّذِينَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالاٌّخِرَةِ مَثَلُ السَّوْءِ(For those who do not believe in the Hereafter there is an evil description,) meaning, only imperfection is to be attributed to وَلِلَّهِ الْمَثَلُ الاٌّعْلَى(and for Allah is the highest description) meaning He is absolutely perfect in all ways and this absolute perfection is His Alone. وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ(And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.) 