Surah Al Isra Ayat 57 Tafseer

Para 15 - سُبْحٰنَ الَّذِیْۤ

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

17.57

اُولٰٓىٕكَ الَّذِیْنَ یَدْعُوْنَ یَبْتَغُوْنَ اِلٰى رَبِّهِمُ الْوَسِیْلَةَ اَیُّهُمْ اَقْرَبُ وَ یَرْجُوْنَ رَحْمَتَهٗ وَ یَخَافُوْنَ عَذَابَهٗؕ-اِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ كَانَ مَحْذُوْرًا(57)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

English translation of Kanz-ul-Imaan

The devoted bondsmen whom these disbelievers worship; they themselves seek the medium (Waseelah) to their Lord from the one amongst them as to who is nearest (to his Lord), and they hope for His Mercy and fear His punishment; indeed, the punishment of your Lord is something to be afraid of.

Commentary

Some disbelievers would worship idols, and others would worship the angels. Similarly, they would refer to Prophet ʿĪsā عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم as God or the son of God, whilst a group of Jews would say the same about Prophet ʿUzayr عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم; this is the context this verse. It is stated that the righteous elite whom these disbelievers worship, seek nearness in the court of Allah Almighty themselves; and these pious individuals seek the means (wasīlah) of those who have the most proximity, so how then do the disbelievers consider them worthy of worship. From this, we come to know that it is permissible to present the noble creation as a means, and this is the way of those who are accepted in the court of Allah Almighty. Moreover, the one who considers adopting such means to be polytheism, then according to this verse, he is معاذَاللّٰہ accusing the noble prophets عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـسَّـلَام of polytheism.

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