The Qur’an Refutes False Concepts about Allah (SWT)
The misguided people of different periods not only committed Shirk and Kufr but also committed falsehood and transgression against Allah (SWT). They thoughtlessly cherished impious concepts about Allah in their minds and acted accordingly. Many human communities continued to believe ancestral misconceptions about Allah, demeaning His purity, glory, and authority. They ascribed Allah (SWT) with attributes of human imperfection and weakness out of ignorance. Some of the gross misconceptions are: Allah has begotten children, He assigned partnership in His power, He appointed intercessors, etc. They also belied the Prophets of Allah, His Books and His Angels, and denied the Day of Resurrection and Judgement and so on
These falsifiers were repeatedly cautioned by the Prophets and Messengers of Allah (SWT) against such unfounded and misleading concepts. But they paid no heed to such warnings, instead, they remained arrogant on the excuse that they had been following the beliefs of their forefathers – although their ancestors were ignorant and erroneous people. As a result of cherishing such false concepts and following the wrong path, they earned the wrath of Almighty Allah in this world and ultimately will face severe punishment in the hereafter. . Regarding such misconceptions, Allah (SWT) says:
اَللّٰهُ یَحْکُمُ بَیْنَکُمْ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَۃِ فِیْمَا کُنْتُمْ فِیْهِ تَخْتَلِفُوْنَ
“(Allah) will judge between you on the Day of Judgement concerning the matters in which you differ.” (22:69)
فَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنْ كَذَبَ عَلَی اللّٰهِ وَكَذَّبَ بِالصِّدْقِ اِذْ جَآءَہٗ ؕ اَلَیْسَ فِیْ جَهَنَّمَ مَثْوًی لِّلْکٰفِرِیْنَ
“Who is eviler than he who lies about Allah, and denies the truth when it has come to him? Is not Hell the abode for the Kafir (Deniers)?” (39:32)
وَكَذٰلِكَ زَیَّنَ لِكَثِیْرٍ مِّنَ الْمُشْرِكِیْنَ قَتْلَ اَوْلَادِهِمْ شُرَكَآؤُهُمْ لِیُرْدُوْهُمْ وَلِیَلْبِسُوْا عَلَیْهِمْ دِیْنَهُمْ ؕ وَلَوْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ مَا فَعَلُوْهُ فَذَرْهُمْ وَمَا یَفْتَرُوْنَ
“Likewise, their gods made it fair to the sight of many idolaters to kill their children, in order to lead them to their ruin, and confuse them in their religion. Had Allah willed, they would not have done it; so, leave them to their falsehood.” (6:137)
فَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرٰی عَلَی اللّٰهِ كَذِبًا لِّیُضِلَّ النَّاسَ بِغَیْرِ عِلْمٍ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا یَہْدِی الْقَوْمَ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ
“……. Who does greater wrong than he who invents lies and attributes them to Allah, in order to mislead people without knowledge? Allah does not guide the wicked people.” (6:144)
وَ لَا تَلْبِسُوا الْحَقَّ بِالْبَاطِلِ وَتَکْتُمُوا الْحَقَّ وَاَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ
“And do not mix truth with falsehood, and do not conceal the truth while you know.” (2:42)
وَیْلٌ یَّوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ کُلُوْا وَتَمَتَّعُوْا قَلِیْلًا اِنَّکُمْ مُّجْرِمُوْنَ وَیْلٌ یَّوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ وَاِذَا قِیْلَ لَهُمُ ارْكَعُوْا لَا یَرْكَعُوْنَ وَیْلٌ یَّوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ فَبِاَیِّ حَدِیْثٍۭ بَعْدَہٗ یُؤْمِنُوْنَ
“Woe on that Day to the deniers. ‘Eat and enjoy yourselves a little; you are indeed sinners.’ Woe on that Day to the liars. And when they are told to bow, they do not bow. Woe on that Day to the rejecters. So, in what will they believe after this message (the Qur’an)?” (77:45 – 50)
یَوْمَ یَبْعَثُهُمُ اللّٰهُ جَمِیْعًا فَیَحْلِفُوْنَ لَہٗ كَمَا یَحْلِفُوْنَ لَکُمْ وَیَحْسَبُوْنَ اَنَّهُمْ عَلٰی شَیْءٍ ؕ اَلَاۤ اِنَّهُمْ هُمُ الْکٰذِبُوْنَ اِسْتَحْوَذَ عَلَیْهِمُ الشَّیْطٰنُ فَاَنْسٰهُمْ ذِکْرَ اللّٰهِ ؕ اُولٰٓئِكَ حِزْبُ الشَّیْطٰنِ ؕ اَلَاۤ اِنَّ حِزْبَ الشَّیْطٰنِ هُمُ الْخٰسِرُوْنَ
“On the Day when Allah will resurrect them altogether—they will swear to Him, as they swear to you, thinking that they are upon something. Indeed, they themselves are the liars. Satan has taken hold of them, and so has caused them to forget the remembrance of Allah. These are the partisans of Satan. Indeed, it is Satan’s partisans who are the losers.” (58:18 – 19)
وَالَّذِیْنَ كَذَّبُوْا بِاٰیٰتِنَا وَاسْتَکْبَرُوْا عَنْهَاۤ اُولٰٓئِكَ اَصْحٰبُ النَّارِ ۚ هُمْ فِیْهَا خٰلِدُوْنَ فَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرٰی عَلَی اللّٰهِ كَذِبًا اَوْ كَذَّبَ بِاٰیٰتِہٖ ؕ اُولٰٓئِكَ یَنَالُهُمْ نَصِیْبُهُمْ مِّنَ الْكِتٰبِ ؕ حَتّٰۤی اِذَا جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُنَا یَتَوَفَّوْنَهُمْ ۙ قَالُوْۤا اَیْنَ مَا کُنْتُمْ تَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ ؕ قَالُوْا ضَلُّوْا عَنَّا وَشَهِدُوْا عَلٰۤی اَنْفُسِهِمْ اَنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا کٰفِرِیْنَ
“But as for those who reject Our revelations, and are too arrogant to accept them – these are the inmates of the Fire, where they will remain forever. Who does greater wrong than he who invents lies about Allah, or denies His revelations? These – their share of the decree will reach them. Until, when Our angels come to them, to take their souls away, they will say, ‘Where are they whom you used to pray to besides Allah?’ They will say, ‘They have abandoned us,’ and they will testify against themselves that they were faithless.” (7:36 – 37)
وَ اِذَا فَعَلُوْا فَاحِشَۃً قَالُوْا وَجَدْنَا عَلَیْهَاۤ اٰبَآءَنَا وَاللّٰهُ اَمَرَنَا بِهَا ؕ قُلْ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا یَاْمُرُ بِالْفَحْشَآءِ ؕ اَتَقُوْلُوْنَ عَلَی اللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ
“And when they commit lewdness, they say, ‘We found our parents doing this, and Allah has commanded us to do it.’ Say, ‘Allah does not command obscenities. Are you attributing to Allah what you do not know’?” (7:28)
وَ الَّذِیْنَ كَذَّبُوْا بِاٰیٰتِنَا صُمٌّ وَبُکْمٌ فِی الظُّلُمٰتِ ؕ
“Those who reject Our revelations are deaf and dumb, in total darkness. (6:39)
وَ مَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرٰی عَلَی اللّٰهِ كَذِبًا اَوْ قَالَ اُوْحِیَ اِلَیَّ وَلَمْ یُوْحَ اِلَیْهِ شَیْءٌ وَ مَنْ قَالَ سَاُنْزِلُ مِثْلَ مَاۤ اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ ؕ وَلَوْ تَرٰۤی اِذِ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ فِیْ غَمَرٰتِ الْمَوْتِ وَالْمَلٰٓئِكَۃُ بَاسِطُوْۤا اَیْدِیْهِمْ ۚ اَخْرِجُوْۤا اَنْفُسَکُمْ ؕ اَلْیَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ عَذَابَ الْهُوْنِ بِمَا کُنْتُمْ تَقُوْلُوْنَ عَلَی اللّٰهِ غَیْرَ الْحَقِّ وَکُنْتُمْ عَنْ اٰیٰتِہٖ تَسْتَکْبِرُوْنَ
“Who does greater wrong than someone who invents falsehood against Allah, or says, ‘It was revealed to me,’ when nothing was revealed to him, or says, ‘I will reveal the like of what Allah revealed?’ If only you could see the wrongdoers in the pain of death, as the angels say stretching their hands: ‘Give up your souls. Today you are being repaid with the torment of shame for having said about Allah other than the truth, and for being too proud to accept His revelations’.” (6:93)
اَمْ خُلِقُوْا مِنْ غَیْرِ شَیْءٍ اَمْ هُمُ الْخٰلِقُوْنَ اَمْ خَلَقُوا السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ ۚ بَلْ لَّا یُوْقِنُوْنَ اَمْ عِنْدَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَبِّكَ اَمْ هُمُ الْمُصَۜیْطِرُوْنَ اَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ یَّسْتَمِعُوْنَ فِیْهِ ۚ فَلْیَاْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُمْ بِسُلْطٰنٍ مُّبِیْنٍ
“Or were they created without a creator, or were they themselves their creators? Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Indeed, they have no firm belief. Or are the Treasures of your Lord with them, or are they the managers (of all affairs)? Or have they a ladder, by which they can (climb up to heaven and) listen (to its secrets)? Then let (such a) listener of theirs produce a manifest proof.” (52:35 – 38)
وَیَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَۃِ تَرَی الَّذِیْنَ كَذَبُوْا عَلَی اللّٰهِ وُجُوْهُهُمْ مُّسْوَدَّۃٌ ؕ اَلَیْسَ فِیْ جَهَنَّمَ مَثْوًی لِّلْمُتَكَبِّرِیْنَ
“On the Day of Resurrection, you will see those who told lies about Allah with their faces blackened. Is there not a place in Hell for the arrogant? (39:60)
تِلْكَ اٰیٰتُ اللّٰهِ نَتْلُوْهَا عَلَیْكَ بِالْحَقِّ ۚ فَبِاَیِّ حَدِیْثٍۭ بَعْدَ اللّٰهِ وَاٰیٰتِہٖ یُؤْمِنُوْنَ وَیْلٌ لِّکُلِّ اَفَّاکٍ اَثِیْمٍ یَّسْمَعُ اٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ تُتْلٰی عَلَیْهِ ثُمَّ یُصِرُّ مُسْتَکْبِرًا كَاَنْ لَّمْ یَسْمَعْهَا ۚ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ اَلِیْمٍ وَاِذَا عَلِمَ مِنْ اٰیٰتِنَا شَیْئَۨا اتَّخَذَهَا هُزُوًا ؕ اُولٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِیْنٌ
“These are Allah’s Verses which We recite to you in truth. In which message, after Allah and His revelations, will they believe? Woe to every sinful liar – who hears Allah’s revelations being recited to him, yet he persists arrogantly, as though he did not hear them. Announce to him a painful punishment. And when he learns something of Our revelations, he takes them in mockery. For such there is a disgraceful punishment.” (45:6 – 9)
وَقَالُوْۤا اٰمَنَّا بِه وَاَنّٰى لَهُمُ التَّنَاوُشُ مِنْ مَّكَانٍۭ بَعِيْدٍ وَقَدْ كَفَرُوْا بِه مِنْ قَبْلُ وَيَقْذِفُوْنَ بِالْغَيْبِ مِنْ مَّكَانٍۭ بَعِيْدٍ وَحِيْلَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ مَا يَشْتَهُوْنَ كَمَا فُعِلَ بِاَشْيَاعِهِمْ مِّنْ قَبْلُ ط اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا فِىْ شَكٍّ مُّرِيْبٍۭ
“(In the Hereafter) And they will say, ‘We believe in it (the truth preached by the Prophets).’ But now how can they attain it from such a remote place? They rejected it (truth) in the past, and made allegations (against truth) from a far-off place. A barrier will be placed between them and what they desire, as was done formerly with their counterparts. They were in baffling doubt.” (34:52 – 54)
وَ مَا بِکُمْ مِّنْ نِّعْمَۃٍ فَمِنَ اللّٰهِ ثُمَّ اِذَا مَسَّکُمُ الضُّرُّ فَاِلَیْهِ تَجْـَٔرُوْنَ ثُمَّ اِذَا كَشَفَ الضُّرَّ عَنْکُمْ اِذَا فَرِیْقٌ مِّنْکُمْ بِرَبِّهِمْ یُشْرِکُوْنَ لِیَکْفُرُوْا بِمَاۤ اٰتَیْنٰهُمْ ؕ فَتَمَتَّعُوْا فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُوْنَ وَیَجْعَلُوْنَ لِمَا لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ نَصِیْبًا مِّمَّا رَزَقْنٰهُمْ ؕ تَاللّٰهِ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ عَمَّا کُنْتُمْ تَفْتَرُوْنَ
“Whatever blessing you have is from Allah. And when harm touches you, it is to Him that you groan. But when He lifts the harm from you, suddenly some of you ascribe partners with their Lord. So as to show ingratitude for what We have given to them. Enjoy yourselves – you will soon know (the consequences). And they set aside a portion of what We have provided for them to those (gods) who do not know (unaware of their offerings). By Allah, you will be questioned about what you have been inventing.” (16:53 – 56)
وَكَذَّبَ بِہٖ قَوْمُكَ وَهُوَ الْحَقُّ ؕ قُلْ لَّسْتُ عَلَیْکُمْ بِوَكِیْلٍ لِکُلِّ نَبَاٍ مُّسْتَقَرٌّ ۫ وَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُوْنَ
“But your community denied this (Qur’an), though it is the truth. Say, ‘I am not responsible for you.’ For every event has a fixed time, and you will surely know.” (6:66 – 67)
وَلَا تَقُوْلُوْا لِمَا تَصِفُ اَلْسِنَتُکُمُ الْكَذِبَ هٰذَا حَلٰلٌ وَهٰذَا حَرَامٌ لِّتَفْتَرُوْا عَلَی اللّٰهِ الْكَذِبَ ؕ اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ یَفْتَرُوْنَ عَلَی اللّٰهِ الْكَذِبَ لَا یُفْلِحُوْنَ مَتَاعٌ قَلِیْلٌ ۪ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِیْمٌ
“And do not say of falsehood asserted by your tongues, ‘This is Halal (lawful), and this is Haram (unlawful),’ in order to invent lies and attribute them to Allah. Those who invent lies and attribute them to Allah will never succeed. A brief enjoyment (for them) – then they will have a painful punishment.” (16:116 – 117)
وَ اِنْ تَعْجَبْ فَعَجَبٌ قَوْلُهُمْ ءَ اِذَا کُنَّا تُرٰبًا ءَ اِنَّا لَفِیْ خَلْقٍ جَدِیْدٍ ۬ؕ اُولٰٓئِكَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا بِرَبِّهِمْ ۚ وَاُولٰٓئِكَ الْاَغْلٰلُ فِیْۤ اَعْنَاقِهِمْ ۚ وَاُولٰٓئِكَ اَصْحٰبُ النَّارِ ۚ هُمْ فِیْهَا خٰلِدُوْنَ وَیَسْتَعْجِلُوْنَكَ بِالسَّیِّئَۃِ قَبْلَ الْحَسَنَۃِ وَقَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمُ الْمَثُلٰتُ ؕ وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُوْ مَغْفِرَۃٍ لِّلنَّاسِ عَلٰی ظُلْمِهِمْ ۚ وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَشَدِیْدُ الْعِقَابِ
“Should you wonder – the real wonder is their statement: ‘When we have become dust, will we be in a new creation?’ Those are they who disbelieve in their Lord. Those are they who will have yokes around their necks. Those are the inhabitants of the Fire, where they will remain forever. And they urge you to hasten evil before good, though examples of condemned nations have passed away before them. Your Lord is full of forgiveness towards the people in spite of their wrongdoings, yet your Lord is severe in retribution.” (13:5 – 6)
وَ مَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرٰی عَلَی اللّٰهِ كَذِبًا اَوْ كَذَّبَ بِالْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَہٗ ؕ اَلَیْسَ فِیْ جَهَنَّمَ مَثْوًی لِّلْکٰفِرِیْنَ
“And who does greater wrong than he who fabricates lies and attributes them to Allah, or calls the truth a lie when it has come to him? Is there not in Hell a dwelling for the blasphemers?” (29:68)
وَ یَوْمَ نَحْشُرُ مِنْ کُلِّ اُمَّۃٍ فَوْجًا مِّمَّنْ یُّكَذِّبُ بِاٰیٰتِنَا فَهُمْ یُوْزَعُوْنَ حَتّٰۤی اِذَا جَآءُوْ قَالَ اَكَذَّبْتُمْ بِاٰیٰتِیْ وَلَمْ تُحِیْطُوْا بِهَا عِلْمًا اَمَّا ذَا کُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ وَوَقَعَ الْقَوْلُ عَلَیْهِمْ بِمَا ظَلَمُوْا فَهُمْ لَا یَنْطِقُوْنَ
“On the Day (Qiyamah) when We will gather from every community a group of those who rejected Our revelations; and they will be set in array. Until, when they arrive, He will ask, ‘Did you reject My revelations without comprehending them? Or what else you were doing?’ The Word (of promised punishment) will come down upon them for their wrongdoing, and they will be unable to speak.” (27:83 – 85)
اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ كَذَّبُوْا بِاٰیٰتِنَا وَاسْتَکْبَرُوْا عَنْهَا لَا تُفَتَّحُ لَهُمْ اَبْوَابُ السَّمَآءِ وَلَا یَدْخُلُوْنَ الْجَنَّۃَ حَتّٰی یَلِجَ الْجَمَلُ فِیْ سَمِّ الْخِیَاطِ ؕ وَكَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِی الْمُجْرِمِیْنَ لَهُمْ مِّنْ جَهَنَّمَ مِهَادٌ وَمِنْ فَوْقِهِمْ غَوَاشٍ ؕ وَكَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِی الظّٰلِمِیْنَ
“Those who reject Our revelations and are too arrogant to uphold them – the doors of Heaven will not be opened for them, nor will they enter Paradise, until the camel passes through the eye of the needle. Thus, We repay the guilty. For them is a couch of hell, and above them are sheets of fire. Thus, We repay the wrongdoers.” (7:40 – 41)
بَلِ اتَّبَعَ الَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْۤا اَهْوَآءَهُمْ بِغَیْرِ عِلْمٍ ۚ فَمَنْ یَّہْدِیْ مَنْ اَضَلَّ اللّٰهُ ؕ وَمَا لَهُمْ مِّنْ نّٰصِرِیْنَ
“Yet the wrongdoers follow their desires without knowledge. But who can guide whom Allah leaves astray? They will have no helpers.” (30:29)
وَیْلٌ یَّوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ الَّذِیْنَ یُكَذِّبُوْنَ بِیَوْمِ الدِّیْنِ وَمَا یُكَذِّبُ بِہٖۤ اِلَّا کُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ اَثِیْمٍ اِذَا تُتْلٰی عَلَیْهِ اٰیٰتُنَا قَالَ اَسَاطِیْرُ الْاَوَّلِیْنَ كَلَّا بَلْ ٜ رَانَ عَلٰی قُلُوْبِهِمْ مَّا كَانُوْا یَکْسِبُوْنَ كَلَّاۤ اِنَّهُمْ عَنْ رَّبِّهِمْ یَوْمَئِذٍ لَّمَحْجُوْبُوْنَ ثُمَّ اِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُوا الْجَحِیْمِ ثُمَّ یُقَالُ هٰذَا الَّذِیْ کُنْتُمْ بِہٖ تُكَذِّبُوْنَ
“Woe on that Day to the liars. Those who deny the Day of Reckoning. But none denies it except the sinful transgressor. When Our revelations are recited to him, he says, ‘Fables of the ancients.’ Not at all. Their hearts have been covered by rust of their sins. Not at all. On that Day, they will be curtained from their Lord. Then they will be burnt in Hell. Then it will be said, ‘This is what you used to deny’.” (83:10 – 17)
کُلُّ الطَّعَامِ كَانَ حِلًّا لِّبَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ اِلَّا مَا حَرَّمَ اِسْرَآءِیْلُ عَلٰی نَفْسِہٖ مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ تُنَزَّلَ التَّوْرٰىۃُ ؕ قُلْ فَاْتُوْا بِالتَّوْرٰىۃِ فَاتْلُوْهَاۤ اِنْ کُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِیْنَ فَمَنِ افْتَرٰی عَلَی اللّٰهِ الْكَذِبَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ فَاُولٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ
“All food was permissible to the Children of Israel, except what Israel (Yaqoob ) forbade for himself before the Tawraat (Torah) was revealed. Say, ‘Bring the Torah, and read it, if you are truthful.’ Whoever forges lies about Allah after that – these are the unjust.” (3:93 – 94)
یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَا تَتَّخِذُوْۤا اٰبَآءَکُمْ وَاِخْوَانَکُمْ اَوْلِیَآءَ اِنِ اسْتَحَبُّوا الْکُفْرَ عَلَی الْاِیْمَانِ ؕ وَمَنْ یَّتَوَلَّهُمْ مِّنْکُمْ فَاُولٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ
“O Believers! Do not ally yourselves with your parents and your siblings if they prefer disbelief to belief. Whoever of you allies himself with them – these are the transgressors.” (9:23)
وَلَوْ یُؤَاخِذُ اللّٰهُ النَّاسَ بِظُلْمِهِمْ مَّا تَرَكَ عَلَیْهَا مِنْ دَآبَّۃٍ وَلٰكِنْ یُّؤَخِّرُهُمْ اِلٰۤی اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّی ۚ فَاِذَا جَآءَ اَجَلُهُمْ لَا یَسْتَاْخِرُوْنَ سَاعَۃً وَلَا یَسْتَقْدِمُوْنَ وَیَجْعَلُوْنَ لِلّٰهِ مَا یَکْرَهُوْنَ وَتَصِفُ اَلْسِنَتُهُمُ الْكَذِبَ اَنَّ لَهُمُ الْحُسْنٰی ؕ لَا جَرَمَ اَنَّ لَهُمُ النَّارَ وَاَنَّهُمْ مُّفْرَطُوْنَ
“If Allah were to punish people for their wrong-doing, He would not leave, on the (earth), a single living creature: but He gives them respite for a stated Term: When their Term expires, they would not be able to delay (the punishment) for a single hour, just as they would not be able to anticipate it (for a single hour). They attribute to Allah what they hate (for themselves), and their tongues assert the falsehood that all good things are for themselves: without doubt for them is the Fire, and they will be the first to be hastened on into it!” (16:61 – 62)
اِسْتِکْـبَارًا فِی الْاَرْضِ وَمَکْرَ السَّیِّیَٔ ؕ وَلَا یَحِیْقُ الْمَکْرُ السَّیِّیُٔ اِلَّا بِاَهْلِہٖ ؕ فَهَلْ یَنْظُرُوْنَ اِلَّا سُنَّتَ الْاَوَّلِیْنَ ۚ فَلَنْ تَجِدَ لِسُنَّتِ اللّٰهِ تَبْدِیْلًا ۬ۚ وَلَنْ تَجِدَ لِسُنَّتِ اللّٰهِ تَحْوِیْلًا اَوَ لَمْ یَسِیْرُوْا فِی الْاَرْضِ فَیَنْظُرُوْا كَیْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَۃُ الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ وَكَانُوْۤا اَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّۃً ؕ وَمَا كَانَ اللّٰهُ لِیُعْجِزَہٗ مِنْ شَیْءٍ فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَلَا فِی الْاَرْضِ ؕ اِنَّہٗ كَانَ عَلِیْمًا قَدِیْرًا
“Because of their arrogance in the land and their plotting of Evil, and the plotting of Evil will encircle only the perpetrators thereof. Now are they but looking for the way their predecessors were dealt with? But no change will you find in Allah’s way (of dealing): no faltering will you find in Allah’s way (of dealing). Do they not travel through the earth, and see what was the End of those before them, – though they were superior to them in strength? Nor is Allah to be frustrated by anything whatever in the heavens or on earth: for He is All-Knowing. All-Powerful.” (35:43 – 44)
اَمْ حَسِبَ الَّذِیْنَ اجْتَرَحُوا السَّیِّاٰتِ اَنْ نَّجْعَلَهُمْ كَالَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ ۙ سَوَآءً مَّحْیَاهُمْ وَمَمَاتُهُمْ ؕ سَآءَ مَا یَحْکُمُوْنَ وَخَلَقَ اللّٰهُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّ وَلِتُجْزٰی کُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا یُظْلَمُوْنَ اَفَرَءَیْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ اِلٰـهَہٗ هَوٰىهُ وَاَضَلَّهُ اللّٰهُ عَلٰی عِلْمٍ وَخَتَمَ عَلٰی سَمْعِہٖ وَقَلْبِہٖ وَجَعَلَ عَلٰی بَصَرِہٖ غِشٰوَۃً ؕ فَمَنْ یَّہْدِیْهِ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ اللّٰهِ ؕ اَفَلَا تَذَكَرُوْنَ
“Do those who perpetrate the evil deeds assume that We will regard them as equal to those who believe and do righteous deeds, and the same in their life and their death? Evil is their Judgement! Allah created the heavens and the earth with justice, so that every soul will be repaid for what it has earned. And they will not be wronged. Have you considered him who has taken his desire as his god? Allah has knowingly led him astray, and has sealed his hearing and his heart, and has placed a veil over his vision. Who will guide him after Allah? Will you not reflect?” (45:21 – 23)
وَ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ الَّذِیْنَ اعْتَدَوْا مِنْکُمْ فِی السَّبْتِ فَقُلْنَا لَهُمْ کُوْنُوْا قِرَدَۃً خٰسِئِیْنَ
“And well you knew those amongst you who transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath: We said to them: ‘Be you apes, despised and rejected.” (2:65)
وَ مَنْ یَّہْدِ اللّٰهُ فَهُوَ الْمُہْتَدِ ۚ وَمَنْ یُّضْلِلْ فَلَنْ تَجِدَ لَهُمْ اَوْلِیَآءَ مِنْ دُوْنِہٖ ؕ وَنَحْشُرُهُمْ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَۃِ عَلٰی وُجُوْهِهِمْ عُمْیًا وَبُکْمًا وَصُمًّا ؕ مَاْوٰىهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ؕ کُلَّمَا خَبَتْ زِدْنٰهُمْ سَعِیْرًا ذٰلِكَ جَزَآؤُهُمْ بِاَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوْا بِاٰیٰتِنَا وَقَالُوْۤاءَ اِذَا کُنَّا عِظَامًا وَرُفَاتًاءَ اِنَّا لَمَبْعُوْثُوْنَ خَلْقًا جَدِیْدًا اَوَ لَمْ یَرَوْا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ الَّذِیْ خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ قَادِرٌ عَلٰۤی اَنْ یَّخْلُقَ مِثْلَهُمْ وَجَعَلَ لَهُمْ اَجَلًا لَّا رَیْبَ فِیْهِ ؕ فَاَبَی الظّٰلِمُوْنَ اِلَّا کُفُوْرًا
“Whomever Allah guides is the rightly guided one. And whomever He leaves astray—for them you will find no protectors apart from Him. And We will gather them on the Day of Resurrection, on their faces, blind, dumb, and deaf. Their abode is Hell; whenever it abates, We intensify the blaze for them. This is their recompense for having blasphemed against Our revelations, and having said, ‘Shall we, when we have become bones and fragments, be resurrected as a new creation?’ Do they not consider that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, is Able to create the likes of them? He has assigned for them a term, in which there is no doubt. But the wrongdoers persist in denying the truth.” (17:97 – 99)
وَ مَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنْ ذُكِرَ بِاٰیٰتِ رَبِّہٖ فَاَعْرَضَ عَنْهَا وَنَسِیَ مَا قَدَّمَتْ یَدٰهُ ؕ اِنَّا جَعَلْنَا عَلٰی قُلُوْبِهِمْ اَكِنَّۃً اَنْ یَّفْقَهُوْهُ وَفِیْۤ اٰذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا ؕ وَاِنْ تَدْعُهُمْ اِلَی الْهُدٰی فَلَنْ یَّہْتَدُوْۤا اِذًا اَبَدًا
“Who does greater wrong than he, who, when reminded of his Lord’s revelations, turns away from them, and forgets what his hands have put forward? We have placed coverings over their hearts, lest they understand it, and deafness in their ears. And if you call them to guidance, they will not be guided, ever.” (18:57)
No Parity or Partnership with Allah (SWT)
Allah (SWT) is the One and Unique. He has no partner, no comparison, and no parallel. But misguided people take some imaginative objects as partners with the Almighty Allah and worship them. They take them as the source of their well-being and woe, and so they seek help from them. These people make images of their false gods and worship them as their deities. They think that these are the means of their emancipation. Actually, these false gods have no power to do good or bad, even for themselves. Such a belief is nothing but an illusion that leads to bitter consequences.
Verses of the Qur’an on this topic are cited below:
قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ اَحَدٌ اَللهُ الصَّمَدُ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُوْلَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَّه كُفُوًا اَحَدٌ
“Say (O Prophet): He is Allah, the One and Only; Allah, entirely Independent (free of all needs); He begets not, nor was He begotten; And there is none comparable to Him.” (112:1 – 4)
وَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ اللهِ اِلٰهًا اٰخَرَۘ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ قف كُلُّ شَىْءٍ هَالِكٌ اِلَّا وَجْهَه ط لَهُ الْحُكْمُ وَاِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُوْنَ
“And do not invoke with Allah any other god. There is no god but He. All things perish, except His entity. His is the Authority, and to Him you will be returned.” (28:88)
اِنَّ اللهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ اَنْ يُّشْرَكَ بِه وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُوْنَ ذٰلِكَ لِمَنْ يَّشَآءُ وَمَنْ يُّشْرِكْ بِاللهِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلٰلًۢا بَعِيْدًا
“Allah will not forgive (sin of) ascribing partners with Him; but He will forgive any lesser sins than that to whom He pleases: one who associates other gods with Allah, has strayed into far error.” (4:116)
اَلَا لِلّٰهِ الدِّیْنُ الْخَالِصُ ؕ وَالَّذِیْنَ اتَّخَذُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِہٖۤ اَوْلِیَآءَ ۘ مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ اِلَّا لِیُقَرِّبُوْنَاۤ اِلَی اللّٰهِ زُلْفٰی ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ یَحْکُمُ بَیْنَهُمْ فِیْ مَا هُمْ فِیْهِ یَخْتَلِفُوْنَ ۬ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا یَہْدِیْ مَنْ هُوَ کٰذِبٌ كَفَّارٌ
“Behold! sincere worship is due to Allah only. But those people who take others as partners of Allah (say): ‘We only serve them in order that they may bring us nearer to Allah.’ Surely Allah will judge between them in that wherein they differ. But Allah does not guide those who are false and ungrateful.” (39:3)
اَفَمَنْ هُوَ قَآئِمٌ عَلٰی کُلِّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ ۚ وَجَعَلُوْا لِلّٰهِ شُرَكَآءَ ؕ قُلْ سَمُّوْهُمْ ؕ اَمْ تُنَبِّـُٔوْنَہٗ بِمَا لَا یَعْلَمُ فِی الْاَرْضِ اَمْ بِظَاهِرٍ مِّنَ الْقَوْلِ ؕ بَلْ زُیِّنَ لِلَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا مَکْرُهُمْ وَصُدُّوْا عَنِ السَّبِیْلِ ؕ وَمَنْ یُّضْلِلِ اللّٰهُ فَمَا لَہٗ مِنْ هَادٍ
“Is He who is watchful over the deeds of every soul? Yet they ascribe associates to Allah. Say, ‘Name them! Or are you informing Him of something on earth He does not know, or is it a show of worthless words?’ In fact, the plotting of those who commit Kufr has been made apparently good to them, and they are averted from the right path. Whomever Allah misguides has no guide.” (13:33)
عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهدَةِ فَتَعٰلٰى عَمَّا يُشْرِكُوْنَ
“The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is Exalted, far above what they associate.” (23:92)
وَالَّذِیْنَ یَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ لَا یَخْلُقُوْنَ شَیْئًا وَهُمْ یُخْلَقُوْنَ اَمْوَاتٌ غَیْرُ اَحْیَآءٍ ۚ وَمَا یَشْعُرُوْنَ ۙ اَیَّانَ یُبْعَثُوْنَ
“Those they invoke besides Allah create nothing, but are themselves created. They are dead, not alive; and they do not know when they will be resurrected.” (16:20 – 21)
وَیَعْبُدُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ مَا لَا یَمْلِکُ لَهُمْ رِزْقًا مِّنَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ شَیْئًا وَلَا یَسْتَطِیْعُوْنَ فَلَا تَضْرِبُوْا لِلّٰهِ الْاَمْثَالَ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ یَعْلَمُ وَ اَنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ
“And yet they serve those besides Allah which have neither power to bestow provisions for them from the heavens or the earth, nor are they capable (to do so). So do not fix any similarity to Allah. Allah knows, and you do not know.” (16:73 – 74)
وَ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ یَّتَّخِذُ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ اَنْدَادًا یُّحِبُّوْنَهُمْ كَحُبِّ اللّٰهِ ؕ وَالَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْۤا اَشَدُّ حُبًّا لِّلّٰهِ ؕ وَلَوْ یَرَی الَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْۤا اِذْ یَرَوْنَ الْعَذَابَ ۙ اَنَّ الْقُوَّۃَ لِلّٰهِ جَمِیْعًا ۙ وَاَنَّ اللّٰهَ شَدِیْدُ الْعَذَابِ
“Yet among the people are those who take others as equal to Allah. They love them as the love of Allah. But those who believe have manifold love for Allah. If only the wrongdoers would realize, when they see the torment; that all power belongs to Allah, and that Allah is severe in punishment.” (2:165)
وَ اتَّخَذُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِہٖۤ اٰلِهَۃً لَّا یَخْلُقُوْنَ شَیْئًا وَهُمْ یُخْلَقُوْنَ وَلَا یَمْلِکُوْنَ لِاَنْفُسِهِمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا وَلَا یَمْلِکُوْنَ مَوْتًا وَلَا حَیٰوۃً وَ لَا نُشُوْرًا
“And yet, instead of Him, they adopted for themselves so many gods that create nothing, but are themselves created; that have no power to harm or benefit themselves; and no power over life, death, or resurrection.” (25:3)
اَمَّنْ یَّبْدَؤُا الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ یُعِیْدُہٗ وَمَنْ یَّرْزُقُکُمْ مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ وَالْاَرْضِ ؕ ءَ اِلٰہٌ مَّعَ اللّٰهِ ؕ قُلْ هَاتُوْا بُرْهَانَکُمْ اِنْ کُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِیْنَ
“Or, who originates the creation and then repeats it, and who gives you livelihood from the sky and the earth? Is there another god with Allah? Say, ‘Produce your evidence, if you are truthful’.” (27:64)
اَیُشْرِکُوْنَ مَا لَا یَخْلُقُ شَیْئًا وَهُمْ یُخْلَقُوْنَ وَلَا یَسْتَطِیْعُوْنَ لَهُمْ نَصْرًا وَلَاۤ اَنْفُسَهُمْ یَنْصُرُوْنَ وَاِنْ تَدْعُوْهُمْ اِلَی الْهُدٰی لَا یَتَّبِعُوْکُمْ ؕ سَوَآءٌ عَلَیْکُمْ اَدَعَوْتُمُوْهُمْ اَمْ اَنْتُمْ صَامِتُوْنَ
“Do they indeed ascribe to Him as partners things that can create nothing, but are themselves created? And they (false gods) neither can help them, nor can help themselves! If you call them to the right guidance, they will not follow your call: For you it is all the same whether you call them or keep silent!” (7:191 – 193)
وَ حَآجَّہٗ قَوْمُہٗ ؕ قَالَ اَتُحَآجُّوْٓنِّیْ فِی اللّٰهِ وَقَدْ هَدٰىنِ ؕ وَلَاۤ اَخَافُ مَا تُشْرِکُوْنَ بِہٖۤ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ یَّشَآءَ رَبِّیْ شَیْئًا ؕ وَسِعَ رَبِّیْ کُلَّ شَیْءٍ عِلْمًا ؕ اَفَلَا تَتَذَكَرُوْنَ وَكَیْفَ اَخَافُ مَاۤ اَشْرَکْتُمْ وَلَا تَخَافُوْنَ اَنَّکُمْ اَشْرَکْتُمْ بِاللّٰهِ مَا لَمْ یُنَزِّلْ بِہٖ عَلَیْکُمْ سُلْطٰنًا ؕ فَاَیُّ الْفَرِیْقَیْنِ اَحَقُّ بِالْاَمْنِ ۚ اِنْ کُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ اَلَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَلَمْ یَلْبِسُوْۤا اِیْمَانَهُمْ بِظُلْمٍ اُولٰٓئِكَ لَهُمُ الْاَمْنُ وَهُمْ مُّہْتَدُوْنَ وَتِلْكَ حُجَّتُنَاۤ اٰتَیْنٰهَاۤ اِبْرٰهِیْمَ عَلٰی قَوْمِہٖ ؕ نَرْفَعُ دَرَجٰتٍ مَّنْ نَّشَآءُ ؕ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ حَكِیْمٌ عَلِیْمٌ
“And his (Ibrahim ) people argued with him. He said, ‘Do you argue with me about Oneness of Allah, when He has rightly guided me? I do not fear what you associate with Him, unless my Lord wills it. My Lord comprehends all things in knowledge. Will you not reconsider? And why should I fear those you associate with Him, and you do not fear associating others with Allah for which He sent down to you no evidence? Which side is more entitled to safety, if you have knowledge?’ Those who believe, and do not obscure their faith with wrongdoing—those will have security, and they are rightly guided. That was Our argument which We gave to Ibrahim against his people. We elevate by degrees whomever We will. Your Lord is Wise and Informed.” (6:80 – 83)
وَجَعَلُوْا لِلّٰهِ شُرَكَآءَ الْجِنَّ وَخَلَقَهُمْ وَخَرَقُوْا لَہٗ بَنِیْنَ وَبَنٰتٍۭ بِغَیْرِ عِلْمٍ ؕ سُبْحٰنَہٗ وَتَعٰلٰی عَمَّا یَصِفُوْنَ بَدِیْعُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ؕ اَنّٰی یَکُوْنُ لَہٗ وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ تَکُنْ لَّہٗ صَاحِبَۃٌ ؕ وَخَلَقَ کُلَّ شَیْءٍ ۚ وَهُوَ بِکُلِّ شَیْءٍ عَلِیْمٌ
“Yet they take Jinn as Allah’s partners – although He created them. And they invented for Him sons and daughters, without any knowledge. Glory be to Him. He is exalted, beyond what they describe. As Originator of the heavens and the earth – how can He have a son when He never had a companion? He created all things, and He has knowledge of all things.” (6:100 – 101)
اَمِ اتَّخَذُوْۤا اٰلِهَۃً مِّنَ الْاَرْضِ هُمْ یُنْشِرُوْنَ لَوْ كَانَ فِیْهِمَاۤ اٰلِهَۃٌ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ لَفَسَدَتَا ۚ فَسُبْحٰنَ اللّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ عَمَّا یَصِفُوْنَ لَا یُسْـَٔلُ عَمَّا یَفْعَلُ وَ هُمْ یُسْـَٔلُوْنَ اَمِ اتَّخَذُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِہٖۤ اٰلِهَۃً ؕ قُلْ هَاتُوْا بُرْهَانَکُمْ ۚ هٰذَا ذِکْرُ مَنْ مَّعِیَ وَذِکْرُ مَنْ قَبْلِیْ ؕ بَلْ اَکْثَرُهُمْ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۙ الْحَقَّ فَهُمْ مُّعْرِضُوْنَ وَمَاۤ اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْ رَّسُوْلٍ اِلَّا نُوْحِیْۤ اِلَیْهِ اَنَّہٗ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّاۤ اَنَا فَاعْبُدُوْنِ
“Or have they taken gods from the earth who resurrect the dead? If there were gods other than Allah in the heavens and the earth, both would have gone to ruin. So, glory be to Allah, Lord of the Throne, Pure from what they allege. He will not be questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned. Or have they taken other gods besides Him? Say, ‘Bring your proof. This is a message for those with me, and a message of those before me.’ But most of them do not know the truth, so they turn away. We never sent a messenger before you without inspiring him that: ‘There is no god but I, so worship Me’.” (21:21 – 25)
وَ قَالَ اللّٰهُ لَا تَتَّخِذُوْۤا اِلٰـهَیْنِ اثْنَیْنِ ۚ اِنَّمَا هُوَ اِلٰہٌ وَّاحِدٌ ۚ فَاِیَّایَ فَارْهَبُوْنِ وَلَہٗ مَا فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَلَهُ الدِّیْنُ وَاصِبًا ؕ اَفَغَیْرَ اللّٰهِ تَتَّقُوْنَ
“Allah has said: ‘Do not take two gods; He is only One God; so, fear only Me.’ To Him belongs everything in the heavens and the earth; and to Him obedience is due forever. Do you, then, fear anyone other than Allah?” (16:51 – 52)
اِتَّخَذُوْۤا اَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَانَهُمْ اَرْبَابًا مِّنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ وَالْمَسِیْحَ ابْنَ مَرْیَمَ ۚ وَمَاۤ اُمِرُوْۤا اِلَّا لِیَعْبُدُوْۤا اِلٰـہًا وَّاحِدًا ۚ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ ؕ سُبْحٰنَہٗ عَمَّا یُشْرِکُوْنَ
“They (Jews and Christians) take their priests and their anchorites to be their lords in derogation of Allah, and Christ the son of Maryam (whom they take as their Lord); though they were commanded to worship but One Allah, there is no god but He. Praise and glory to Him: (Far is He) from having the partners they associate (with Him).” (9:31)
قُلْ هَلْ مِنْ شُرَكَآئِكُمْ مَّنْ يَّهْدِىْۤ اِلَى الْحَقِّ قُلِ اللهُ يَهْدِىْ لِلْحَقِّ اَفَمَنْ يَّهْدِىۤ اِلَى الْحَقِّ اَحَقُّ اَنْ يُتَّبَعَ اَمَّنْ لَّا يَهِدِّىۤ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ يُّهْدٰى فَمَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُوْنَ
“Say: ‘Is there any of your partners that can give any guidance towards truth?’ Say: ‘It is Allah Who gives guidance towards truth, is then He Who gives guidance to truth more worthy to be followed, or he who finds not guidance (himself) unless he is guided? what then is the matter with you? How judge you’?” (10:35)
No Intercession without Permission of Allah (SWT)
Some people practice polytheism and idolatry in the hope that their gods will intercede with Allah for their well-being and emancipation. In the Holy Qur’an, Allah (SWT) has refuted such a wrong perception. The following verses of the Qur’an clearly denounce such notions:
وَيَعْبُدُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللهِ مَا لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَلَا يَنْفَعُهُمْ وَيَقُوْلُوْنَ هٰۤؤُلَآءِ شُفَعَآؤُنَا عِنْدَ اللهِ ط قُلْ اَتُنَبِّـُٔوْنَ اللهَ بِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُ فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَلَا فِى الْاَرْضِ ط سُبْحٰنَه وَتَعٰلٰى عَمَّا يُشْرِكُوْنَ
“And they worship, besides Allah, which neither harms them nor benefits them. And they say, ‘These are our intercessors with Allah.’ Say, ‘Are you informing Allah about what He does not know in the heavens or on the earth?’ Glorified be He, High above what they associate with Him.” (10:18)
اَمِ اتَّخَذُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ شُفَعَآءَ ؕ قُلْ اَوَ لَوْ كَانُوْا لَا یَمْلِکُوْنَ شَیْئًا وَلَا یَعْقِلُوْنَ قُلْ لِّلّٰهِ الشَّفَاعَۃُ جَمِیْعًا ؕ لَہٗ مُلْکُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ؕ ثُمَّ اِلَیْهِ تُرْجَعُوْنَ
“Or have they chosen intercessors other than Allah? Say, ‘Even though they have no power over anything, and are devoid of reason?’ Say, ‘All intercession is up to Allah. To Him belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. Then to Him you will be returned’.” (39:43 – 44)
وَ لَا یَمْلِکُ الَّذِیْنَ یَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِهِ الشَّفَاعَۃَ اِلَّا مَنْ شَهِدَ بِالْحَقِّ وَهُمْ یَعْلَمُوْنَ
“Those (gods) they invoke besides Him have no power to intercede; except for those who testify to the truth and have knowledge.” (43:86)
وَ لَا تَنْفَعُ الشَّفَاعَۃُ عِنْدَہٗۤ اِلَّا لِمَنْ اَذِنَ لَہٗ ؕ حَتّٰۤی اِذَا فُزِّعَ عَنْ قُلُوْبِهِمْ قَالُوْا مَاذَا ۙ قَالَ رَبُّکُمْ ؕ قَالُوا الْحَقَّ ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِیُّ الْكَبِیْرُ
“Intercession of one with Him is of no value, except for someone He has permitted. Until, when fear has subsided from their hearts, they will say, ‘What did your Lord say?’ They will say, ‘(He spoke) The truth, and He is the High, the Great’.” (34:23)
وَ اَنْذِرْهُمْ یَوْمَ الْاٰزِفَۃِ اِذِ الْقُلُوْبُ لَدَی الْحَنَاجِرِ کٰظِمِیْنَ ۬ؕ مَا لِلظّٰلِمِیْنَ مِنْ حَمِیْمٍ وَلَا شَفِیْعٍ یُّطَاعُ
“And warn them of the imminent day, when the hearts to come to the throats, choking to breathe. The evildoers will have no intimate friend, and no intercessor to be obeyed.” (40:18)
مَا مِنْ شَفِیْعٍ اِلَّا مِنْۢ بَعْدِ اِذْنِہٖ ؕ ذٰلِکُمُ اللّٰهُ رَبُّکُمْ فَاعْبُدُوْهُ ؕ اَفَلَا تَذَكَرُوْنَ
“……. No intercessor (can plead with Him) except after His permission (has been obtained). This is Allah your Lord; therefore, you serve Him: will you not receive admonition?” (10:3)
….. مَنْ ذَا الَّذِیْ یَشْفَعُ عِنْدَہٗۤ اِلَّا بِاِذْنِہٖ ؕ…..
“……. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? …..” (2:255)
لَا یَمْلِکُوْنَ الشَّفَاعَۃَ اِلَّا مَنِ اتَّخَذَ عِنْدَ الرَّحْمٰنِ عَہْدًا
“None shall have the power of intercession, but such a one as has received permission (or promise) from ((Allah)) Most Gracious.” (19:87)
یَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا تَنْفَعُ الشَّفَاعَۃُ اِلَّا مَنْ اَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحْمٰنُ وَرَضِیَ لَہٗ قَوْلًا
“On that Day shall no intercession avail except for those whom Most Gracious (Allah) gives permission and whose talk is pleasing to Him” (20:109)
فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفعَةُ الشّٰفِعِيْنَ
“Then will no intercession of (any unauthorized) intercessors profit them.” (74:48)
وَ كَمْ مِّنْ مَّلَکٍ فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ لَا تُغْنِیْ شَفَاعَتُهُمْ شَیْئًا اِلَّا مِنْۢ بَعْدِ اَنْ یَّاْذَنَ اللّٰهُ لِمَنْ یَّشَآءُ وَ یَرْضٰی
“There are so many angels in the heavens, whose intercession will avail nothing except after Allah has given leave for whom He wills and is pleased.” (53:26)
وَ اَنْذِرْ بِهِ الَّذِیْنَ یَخَافُوْنَ اَنْ یُّحْشَرُوْۤا اِلٰی رَبِّهِمْ لَیْسَ لَهُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِہٖ وَلِیٌّ وَلَا شَفِیْعٌ لَّعَلَّهُمْ یَتَّقُوْنَ
“Give this warning to those in whose (hearts) is the fear that they will be brought (to Judgement) before their Lord: except for Him they will have no protector nor intercessor: that they may guard (against evil).” (6:51)
لَا یَسْبِقُوْنَہٗ بِالْقَوْلِ وَهُمْ بِاَمْرِہٖ یَعْمَلُوْنَ یَعْلَمُ مَا بَیْنَ اَیْدِیْهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا یَشْفَعُوْنَ ۙ اِلَّا لِمَنِ ارْتَضٰی وَهُمْ مِّنْ خَشْیَتِہٖ مُشْفِقُوْنَ
“They (Prophets and Messengers) do not speak before He speaks, and they act (in all things) by His Command. He knows what is before them, and what is behind them, and they offer no intercession except for those who are acceptable, and they stand in awe and reverence of His (Glory).” (21:27 – 28)
وَ ذَكِرْ بِہٖۤ اَنْ تُبْسَلَ نَفْسٌۢ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ قۖ لَیْسَ لَهَا مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ وَلِیٌّ وَلَا شَفِیْعٌ ۚ وَاِنْ تَعْدِلْ کُلَّ عَدْلٍ لَّا یُؤْخَذْ مِنْهَا ؕ
“…… But remind them with it (Qur’an), lest a soul becomes condemned on account of what it has earned. It will have no helper or intercessor besides Allah. Even if it offers every equivalent, none will be accepted from it……” (6:70)
وَ لَقَدْ جِئْتُمُوْنَا فُرَادٰی كَمَا خَلَقْنٰکُمْ اَوَّلَ مَرَّۃٍ وَتَرَکْتُمْ مَّا خَوَّلْنٰکُمْ وَرَآءَ ظُهُوْرِکُمْ ۚ وَمَا نَرٰی مَعَکُمْ شُفَعَآءَکُمُ الَّذِیْنَ زَعَمْتُمْ اَنَّهُمْ فِیْکُمْ شُرَکٰٓؤُا ؕ لَقَدْ تَّقَطَّعَ بَیْنَکُمْ وَضَلَّ عَنْکُمْ مَّا کُنْتُمْ تَزْعُمُوْنَ
“(On the Day of Judgement Allah will say) “And behold! you have come to us bare and alone as We created you for the first time: you have left behind you all (the favors) which We bestowed on you: We are not seeing you with your intercessors whom you thought to be partners in your affairs: so now all relations between you have been cut off, and your (pet) fancies have left you in the lurch!” (6:94)
وَ یَوْمَ تَقُوْمُ السَّاعَۃُ یُبْلِسُ الْمُجْرِمُوْنَ وَلَمْ یَکُنْ لَّهُمْ مِّنْ شُرَكَآئِهِمْ شُفَعٰٓؤُا وَكَانُوْا بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ کٰفِرِیْنَ
“On the Day when Qiyamah will befell, the guilty will be struck dumb with despair. No intercessor will they have among their partners and they will (themselves) reject their partners. (30:12 – 13)
No Offspring of Allah (SWT)
One of the worst misconceptions about Allah (SWT) is that He has begotten offspring. It is utterly an absurd concept, as Allah (SWT) is the Creator of all things, He is the One and Unique, He is Ever-living and Eternal, All-Powerful and All-Knowing. And moreover, He is beyond any need. He has no partner, no companion, no race, and no gender. So, He doesn’t need any offspring to inherit Him. If Allah (SWT) had children, Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) would have been commanded to worship them, but he was sent to remind people to worship the One and Only Allah. The claim of Christianity about Jesus that he is the son of God has been strongly refuted in the Qur’an.
The verses relating to above topic are quoted below:
اَلَا اِنَّهُمْ مِّنْ اِفْكِهِمْ لَيَقُوْلُوْنَ وَلَدَ اللهُ وَاِنَّهُمْ لَكٰذِبُوْنَ
“No indeed! It is one of their lies when they say. ‘Allah has begotten.’ They are indeed lying.” (37:151 – 152)
لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَّهُ كُفُوًا اَحَدٌ
“He begets not, nor was He begotten;” (112:3 – 4)
وَقَالُوْا اتَّخَذَ الرَّحْمنُ وَلَدًا ۗ سُبْحٰنَه بَلْ عِبَادٌ مُّكْرَمُوْنَ
“And they say, ‘The Most Merciful has taken to Himself a son.’ Be He is Pure from this; they are but honored servants.” (21:26)
الَّذِیْ لَہٗ مُلْکُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَلَمْ یَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا وَلَمْ یَکُنْ لَّہٗ شَرِیْکٌ فِی الْمُلْكِ وَخَلَقَ کُلَّ شَیْءٍ فَقَدَّرَہٗ تَقْدِیْرًا
“He to Whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, Who has taken no son, Who never had a partner in His kingship; Who created everything and determined its measure perfectly.” (25:2)
ذٰلِكَ عِیْسَی ابْنُ مَرْیَمَ ۚ قَوْلَ الْحَقِّ الَّذِیْ فِیْهِ یَمْتَرُوْنَ مَا كَانَ لِلّٰهِ اَنْ یَّتَّخِذَ مِنْ وَّلَدٍ ۙ سُبْحٰنَہٗ ؕ اِذَا قَضٰۤی اَمْرًا فَاِنَّمَا یَقُوْلُ لَہٗ کُنْ فَیَکُوْنُ وَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ رَبِّیْ وَرَبُّکُمْ فَاعْبُدُوْهُ ؕ هٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسْتَقِیْمٌ
“That is Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam – the Word of truth about which they doubt. It is not for Allah to have a child – Glory be to Him. To have anything done, He says to it, ‘Be’, and it becomes. ‘Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is a straight path’.” (19:34 – 36)
وَّ یُنْذِرَ الَّذِیْنَ قَالُوا اتَّخَذَ اللّٰهُ وَلَدًا ٭ مَا لَهُمْ بِہٖ مِنْ عِلْمٍ وَلَا لِاٰبَآئِهِمْ ؕ كَبُرَتْ كَلِمَۃً تَخْرُجُ مِنْ اَفْوَاهِهِمْ ؕ اِنْ یَّقُوْلُوْنَ اِلَّا كَذِبًا
“And to warn those who say, ‘Allah has begotten a son.’ They have no knowledge of this, nor did their forefathers. Grave is the word that comes out of their mouths. They say nothing but a lie.” (18:4 – 5)
وَاَنَّه تَعٰلٰى جَدُّ رَبِّنَا مَا اتَّخَذَ صٰحِبَةً وَّلَا وَلَدًا
“And Exalted is the Grandeur of our Lord – He never had a mate, nor a child.” (72:3)
وَ قَالُوا اتَّخَذَ اللّٰهُ وَلَدًا ۙ سُبْحٰنَہٗ ؕ بَلْ لَّہٗ مَا فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ؕ کُلٌّ لَّہٗ قٰنِتُوْنَ بَدِیْعُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ؕ وَ اِذَا قَضٰۤی اَمْرًا فَاِنَّمَا یَقُوْلُ لَہٗ کُنْ فَیَکُوْنُ
“And they say, ‘Allah has begotten a son.’ Allah is Pure (beyond what they ascribe). Rather, He belongs everything in the heavens and the earth; all are obedient to Him. Originator of the heavens and the earth. Whenever He decrees a thing, He says to it, ‘Be’, and it becomes.” (2:116 – 117)
وَ قَالَتِ الْیَهُوْدُ عُزَیْرُ ابْنُ اللّٰهِ وَقَالَتِ النَّصٰرَی الْمَسِیْحُ ابْنُ اللّٰهِ ؕ ذٰلِكَ قَوْلُهُمْ بِاَفْوَاهِهِمْ ۚ یُضَاهِـُٔوْنَ قَوْلَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا مِنْ قَبْلُ ؕ قٰتَلَهُمُ اللّٰهُ ۚ۫ اَنّٰی یُؤْفَکُوْنَ
“The Jews said, ‘U’zair (Ezra) is the son of Allah’, and the Christians said, ‘The Masih (Messiah) is the son of Allah’. These are mere words, out of their mouths. They imitate the statements of those who blasphemed before. May Allah destroy them! How deluded they are!” (9:30)
وَقَالُوا اتَّخَذَ الرَّحْمٰنُ وَلَدًا لَقَدْ جِئْتُمْ شَیْئًا اِدًّا تَكَادُ السَّمٰوٰتُ یَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْهُ وَتَنْشَقُّ الْاَرْضُ وَتَخِرُّ الْجِبَالُ هَدًّا اَنْ دَعَوْا لِلرَّحْمٰنِ وَلَدًا وَمَا یَنْۢبَغِیْ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ اَنْ یَّتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا اِنْ کُلُّ مَنْ فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ اِلَّاۤ اٰتِی الرَّحْمٰنِ عَبْدًا
“And they say, ‘The Most Merciful has begotten a son.’ You have come up with something monstrous. Because of this (speech) the heavens almost rupture, and the earth splits, and the mountains fall and crumble. Because they attribute a son to the Most Merciful. It is not fitting for the Most Merciful to have a son. There is none in the heavens and the earth but will come to the Most Merciful as a servant.” (19:88 – 93)
وَجَعَلُوْا لِلّٰهِ شُرَكَآءَ الْجِنَّ وَخَلَقَهُمْ وَخَرَقُوْا لَہٗ بَنِیْنَ وَبَنٰتٍۭ بِغَیْرِ عِلْمٍ ؕ سُبْحٰنَہٗ وَتَعٰلٰی عَمَّا یَصِفُوْنَ بَدِیْعُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ؕ اَنّٰی یَکُوْنُ لَہٗ وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ تَکُنْ لَّہٗ صَاحِبَۃٌ ؕ وَخَلَقَ کُلَّ شَیْءٍ ۚ وَهُوَ بِکُلِّ شَیْءٍ عَلِیْمٌ
“ …. And they invented for Him sons and daughters, without any knowledge. Glory be to Him. He is exalted, beyond what they describe. Originator of the heavens and the earth – how can He have a son when He never had a companion? He created all things, and He has knowledge of all things.” (6:100 – 101)
لَوْ اَرَادَ اللّٰهُ اَنْ یَّتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا لَّاصْطَفٰی مِمَّا یَخْلُقُ مَا یَشَآءُ ۙ سُبْحٰنَہٗ ؕ هُوَ اللّٰهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَارُ
“If Allah wanted to have a son, He could have selected from His creation at will. Glory be to Him. He is Allah, the One, the Prevailing.” (39:4)
قَالُوا اتَّخَذَ اللّٰهُ وَلَدًا سُبْحٰنَہٗ ؕ هُوَ الْغَنِیُّ ؕ لَہٗ مَا فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِی الْاَرْضِ ؕ اِنْ عِنْدَکُمْ مِّنْ سُلْطٰنٍۭ بِهٰذَا ؕ اَتَقُوْلُوْنَ عَلَی اللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ
“And they said, ‘Allah has taken a son.’ Be He glorified. He is the Self-Sufficient. His is everything in the heavens and everything on earth. Do you have any proof for this? Or are you saying about Allah what you do not know?” (10:68)
مَا اتَّخَذَ اللّٰهُ مِنْ وَّلَدٍ وَمَا كَانَ مَعَہٗ مِنْ اِلٰہٍ اِذًا لَّذَهَبَ کُلُّ اِلٰہٍۭ بِمَا خَلَقَ وَلَعَلَا بَعْضُهُمْ عَلٰی بَعْضٍ ؕ سُبْحٰنَ اللّٰهِ عَمَّا یَصِفُوْنَ
“Allah has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to Allah, far beyond what they ascribe to Him.” (23:91)
قُلْ اِنْ كَانَ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ وَلَدٌ ٭ۖ فَاَنَا اَوَّلُ الْعٰبِدِیْنَ سُبْحٰنَ رَبِّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ عَمَّا یَصِفُوْنَ
“Say, ‘If the Most Gracious had a son, I would be the first to worship.’ Glorified be the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne, beyond what they ascribe to Him.” (43:81 – 82)
وَ قُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِیْ لَمْ یَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا وَلَمْ یَکُنْ لَّہٗ شَرِیْکٌ فِی الْمُلْكِ وَلَمْ یَکُنْ لَّہٗ وَلِیٌّ مِّنَ الذُّلِّ وَكَبِّرْهُ تَکْبِیْرًا
“And say, ‘Praise be to Allah, who has not begotten a son, nor has He a partner in sovereignty, nor has He an ally out of weakness, and glorify Him constantly.” (17:111)
اَمِ اتَّخَذَ مِمَّا یَخْلُقُ بَنٰتٍ وَاَصْفٰکُمْ بِالْبَنِیْنَ وَاِذَا بُشِّرَ اَحَدُهُمْ بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ مَثَلًا ظَلَّ وَجْهُہٗ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِیْمٌ
“Or has He chosen for Himself daughters from what He creates, and favored you with sons? Yet when one of them is given news of what he attributes to the Most Gracious, his face darkens, and he suppresses grief.” (43:16 – 17)
اَصْطَفَی الْبَنَاتِ عَلَی الْبَنِیْنَ مَا لَکُمْ ۟ كَیْفَ تَحْکُمُوْنَ اَفَلَا تَذَكَرُوْنَ اَمْ لَکُمْ سُلْطٰنٌ مُّبِیْنٌ فَاْتُوْا بِكِتٰبِکُمْ اِنْ کُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِیْنَ
“Did He (then) choose daughters rather than sons? What is the matter with you? How do you judge? Will you not then take heed? Or have you any clear proof? Then bring your Book (of authority) if you be truthful!” (37:153 – 157)
وَجَعَلُوْا بَیْنَہٗ وَبَیْنَ الْجِنَّۃِ نَسَبًا ؕ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَتِ الْجِنَّۃُ اِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُوْنَ سُبْحٰنَ اللّٰهِ عَمَّا یَصِفُوْنَ
“And they have invented a blood-relationship between Him and the Jinn: but the Jinn know (quite well) that they have indeed to be arraigned (before his Judgement)! Glory to Allah. (He is free) from the things they ascribe (to Him)!” (37:158 – 159)
None but Allah (SWT) knows ‘Al-Ghayb’
Allah (SWT) is the ‘Alim Al-Ghayb’ – the Knower of all that is unseen, invisible, and hidden. It is only He who knows about the matters of ‘Al-Ghayb’. None, even the prophets and messengers, were given the knowledge of ‘Al-Ghayb’ except what Allah (SWT) intended. The soothsayers and fortunetellers who claim to have knowledge of destiny and the future can only fabricate lies and make assumptions. Allah (SWT) revealed some specific things from ‘Al-Ghayb’ to keep a firm belief in them, which cannot be checked, verified, or ascertained physically. So, accepting such unprovable things as facts is a matter of faith. The knowledge of ‘Al-Ghayb’ includes knowledge about Allah Himself, His Angels, Akhirah, Qiyamah, Jannat, Jahannam, and so on. To have belief in ‘Al-Ghayb’ is one of the “Articles of Faith” in Islam. The verses on this topic are quoted below.
اَلَّذِیْنَ یُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْغَیْبِ وَیُقِیْمُوْنَ الصَّلٰوۃَ وَ مِمَّا رَزَقْنٰهُمْ یُنْفِقُوْنَ وَالَّذِیْنَ یُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِمَاۤ اُنْزِلَ اِلَیْكَ وَمَاۤ اُنْزِلَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ ۚ وَبِالْاٰخِرَۃِ هُمْ یُوْقِنُوْنَ
“Who believe in the Unseen, are steadfast in prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them; And those who believe in the Revelations sent to you, and sent before your time, and (in their hearts) have the assurance of the Hereafter.” (2:3-4)
عٰلِمُ الْغَیْبِ فَلَا یُظْهِرُ عَلٰی غَیْبِہٖۤ اَحَدًا اِلَّا مَنِ ارْتَضٰی مِنْ رَّسُوْلٍ فَاِنَّہٗ یَسْلُکُ مِنْۢ بَیْنِ یَدَیْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِہٖ رَصَدًا لِّیَعْلَمَ اَنْ قَدْ اَبْلَغُوْا رِسٰلٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَاَحَاطَ بِمَا لَدَیْهِمْ وَاَحْصٰی کُلَّ شَیْءٍ عَدَدًا
“He is the One who knows the ghayb (unseen), and He reveals His ghayb to none, except to the messenger He is pleased with, so He sends guards before of him and behind him so that He knows that they (the messengers) have conveyed the messages of their Lord (properly). He encompasses what they have and He has reckoned everything in number.” (72:26 – 28)
قُلِ اللّٰهُمَّ فَاطِرَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ عٰلِمَ الْغَیْبِ وَالشَّهَادَۃِ اَنْتَ تَحْکُمُ بَیْنَ عِبَادِكَ فِیْ مَا كَانُوْا فِیْهِ یَخْتَلِفُوْنَ
“Say: ‘O Allah, the Creator of heavens and earth! Knower of the unseen and the visible! You will judge between Your servants about what they dispute about.” (39.46)
عٰلِمُ الْغَیْبِ وَالشَّهَادَۃِ ؕ وَهُوَ الْحَكِیْمُ الْخَبِیْر
“…… He (is the One Who) has the knowledge of the unseen and the seen, He is All-Wise, All-Knowing.” (6:73)
وَعِنْدَه مَفَاتِحُ الْغَيْبِ لَايَعْلَمُ هَاۤ اِلَّا هُوَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِى الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ وَمَا تَسْقُطُ مِنْ وَّرَقَةٍ اِلَّا يَعْلَمُهَا وَلَاحَبَّةٍ فِىْ ظُلُمٰتِ الْاَرْضِ وَلَا رَطْبٍ وَّلَا يَابِسٍ اِلَّا فِىْ كِتٰبٍ مُّبِيْنٍ
“With Him are the keys of the ghayb (unseen); none knows them except He. And He knows everything on land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but He knows it; and there is not a single grain in the darkness of earth, nor is there anything green or dry, but is in a clear Book.” (6:59)
قَالَ اَلَمْ اَقُلْ لَّکُمْ اِنِّیْۤ اَعْلَمُ غَیْبَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ۙ وَاَعْلَمُ مَا تُبْدُوْنَ وَمَا کُنْتُمْ تَکْتُمُوْنَ
“….. He (Allah) said (to the angels), ‘Did I not tell you that I know the secrets of the heavens and the earth, and that I know what you reveal and what you conceal’?” (2:33)
اَعِنْدَہٗ عِلْمُ الْغَیْبِ فَهُوَ یَرٰی
“Has he knowledge of the Ghayb (unseen) so he can see (the future)?” (53:35)
وَیَقُوْلُوْنَ لَوْ لَاۤ اُنْزِلَ عَلَیْهِ اٰیَۃٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّہٖ ۚ فَقُلْ اِنَّمَا الْغَیْبُ لِلّٰهِ فَانْتَظِرُوْا ۚ اِنِّیْ مَعَکُمْ مِّنَ الْمُنْتَظِرِیْنَ
“They (the disbelievers) say: ‘Why not a sign has been sent down to him from his Lord?’ Say (O Muhammad ﷺ): ‘The Ghayb (unseen) is only for Allah (to know). So, wait and I will be waiting with you’.” (10:20)
قُلْ لَّاۤ اَقُوْلُ لَکُمْ عِنْدِیْ خَزَآئِنُ اللّٰهِ وَلَاۤ اَعْلَمُ الْغَیْبَ وَلَاۤ اَقُوْلُ لَکُمْ اِنِّیْ مَلَکٌ ۚ اِنْ اَتَّبِعُ اِلَّا مَا یُوْحٰۤی اِلَیَّ ؕ قُلْ هَلْ یَسْتَوِی الْاَعْمٰی وَالْبَصِیْرُ ؕ اَفَلَا تَتَفَكَرُوْنَ
“(O Prophet) Say, ‘I do not say to you that I possess the treasuries of Allah, nor do I know the future, nor do I say to you that I am an angel. I only follow what is inspired to me.’ Say, ‘Are the blind and the seeing alike? Do you not think’?” (6:50)
قُلْ لَاۤ اَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِىْ نَفْعًا وَّلَا ضَرًّا اِلَّا مَا شَآءَ اللهُ وَلَوْ كُنْتُ اَعْلَمُ الْغَيْبَ لَاسْتَكْثَرْتُ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ وَمَا مَسَّنِىَ السُّوْٓءُ اِنْ اَنَا اِلَّا نَذِيْرٌ وَبَشِيْرٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُوْنَ
“Say (O Prophet), ‘I have no control over any benefit or harm to myself, except as Allah wills. Had I known the unseen, I would have acquired much good, and no harm would have touched me. I am only a warner, and a herald of good news to a people who believe’.” (7:188)
ذٰلِكَ مِنْ اَنْۢبَآءِ الْغَیْبِ نُوْحِیْهِ اِلَیْكَ ۚ وَ مَا کُنْتَ لَدَیْهِمْ اِذْ اَجْمَعُوْۤا اَمْرَهُمْ وَ هُمْ یَمْکُرُوْنَ
“These are tidings of the Ghayb (unknown) which We reveal to you. You were not with them (stepbrothers of Yusuf ) when they agreed on their course of action when they were scheming.” (12:102)
وَ مَا كَانَ اللّٰهُ لِیُطْلِعَکُمْ عَلَی الْغَیْبِ وَلٰكِنَّ اللّٰهَ یَجْتَبِیْ مِنْ رُّسُلِہٖ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ ۪ فَاٰمِنُوْا بِاللّٰهِ وَرُسُلِہٖ ۚ وَاِنْ تُؤْمِنُوْا وَتَتَّقُوْا فَلَکُمْ اَجْرٌ عَظِیْمٌ
“……. Allah would not let you know the Ghayb (unseen), but He chooses whom He wills of His messengers. So, believe in Allah and His messengers. If you believe and be pious then you will have a great reward.” (3:179)
ذٰلِكَ مِنْ اَنْۢبَآءِ الْغَیْبِ نُوْحِیْهِ اِلَیْكَ ؕ وَمَا کُنْتَ لَدَیْهِمْ اِذْ یُلْقُوْنَ اَقْلَامَهُمْ اَیُّهُمْ یَکْفُلُ مَرْیَمَ ۪ وَمَا کُنْتَ لَدَیْهِمْ اِذْ یَخْتَصِمُوْنَ
“These are tidings of the Ghayb (unknown) which We reveal to you (O Muhammad ﷺ). You were not present with them when they cast lots with their sticks (to decide) who of them should become the guardian of Maryam, nor were you present with them when they quarreled (thereupon).” (3:44)
تِلْكَ مِنْ اَنْۢبَآءِ الْغَیْبِ نُوْحِیْهَاۤ اِلَیْكَ ۚ مَا کُنْتَ تَعْلَمُهَاۤ اَنْتَ وَ لَا قَوْمُكَ مِنْ قَبْلِ هٰذَا ؕۛ فَاصْبِرْ ؕۛ اِنَّ الْعَاقِبَۃَ لِلْمُتَّقِیْنَ
“These are tidings of the unknown (Ghayb) which We reveal to you. You did not know them nor did your people before this (the Qur’an). So be patient; the (prosperous) end is for the pious.” (11:49)
وَقَالَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا لَا تَاْتِیْنَا السَّاعَۃُ ؕ قُلْ بَلٰی وَرَبِّیْ لَتَاْتِیَنَّکُمْ ۙ عٰلِمِ الْغَیْبِ ۚ لَا یَعْزُبُ عَنْهُ مِثْقَالُ ذَرَّۃٍ فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَلَا فِی الْاَرْضِ وَلَاۤ اَصْغَرُ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ وَلَاۤ اَکْبَرُ اِلَّا فِیْ كِتٰبٍ مُّبِیْنٍ ٭ۙ
“Those who disbelieve say: ‘The Hour will not come to us.’ Say (O Muhammad ﷺ): ‘Yes, indeed, by my Lord, it shall come to you. He is the One who knows the Ghayb (unseen). Not an atom’s weight in the heavens or in the earth, or anything smaller or bigger than that shall escape from him, but is in a manifest book.” (34:3)
قَالَ سُبْحٰنَكَ مَا یَکُوْنُ لِیْۤ اَنْ اَقُوْلَ مَا لَیْسَ لِیْ ٭ بِحَقٍّ ؕ اِنْ کُنْتُ قُلْتُہٗ فَقَدْ عَلِمْتَہٗ ؕ تَعْلَمُ مَا فِیْ نَفْسِیْ وَلَاۤ اَعْلَمُ مَا فِیْ نَفْسِكَ ؕ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُیُوْبِ
“….. He (Isa ) will say: ‘Glory to You! never could I say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, You would indeed have known it. You know what is in my heart, I know not what is in Yours. For You know in full all that is hidden’.” (5:116)
یَوْمَ یَجْمَعُ اللّٰهُ الرُّسُلَ فَیَقُوْلُ مَا ذَاۤ اُجِبْتُمْ ؕ قَالُوْا لَا عِلْمَ لَنَا ؕ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُیُوْبِ
“The Day (of Qiyamah) when Allah will gather the apostles together, and ask: ‘What was the response you received (from people of your nations)?’ They will say: ‘We have no knowledge: it is You Who knows in full all that is hidden’.” (5:109)