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Meccan · Surah 18 of 114

Al-Kahf 18:102

The Cave · ayah 102 of 110

أَفَحَسِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَن يَتَّخِذُوا۟ عِبَادِى مِن دُونِىٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۚ إِنَّآ أَعْتَدْنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ نُزُلًۭا

Afahasiba allatheena kafarooan yattakhithoo AAibadee min doonee awliyaainna aAAtadna jahannama lilkafireena nuzula

"Then do those who disbelieve think that they can take My servants instead of Me as allies? Indeed, We have prepared Hell for the disbelievers as a lodging."

Saheeh International translation

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Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"Did they think that they could take My servants as masters instead of Me? We have prepared Hell as the disbelievers’ resting place."

Pickthall (classic)+

"Do the disbelievers reckon that they can choose My bondmen as protecting friends beside Me? Lo! We have prepared hell as a welcome for the disbelievers."

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"Do the Unbelievers think that they can take My servants as protectors besides Me? Verily We have prepared Hell for the Unbelievers for (their) entertainment."

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

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Hell will be displayed before the Disbelievers on the Day of Resurrection

Allah tells us what He will do to the disbelievers on the Day of Resurrection. He will show Hell to them, meaning He will bring it forth for them to see its punishment and torment before they enter it. This will intensify their distress and grief. In Sahih Muslim it is recorded that Ibn Mas`ud said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,

«يُؤْتَى بِجَهَنَّمَ تُقَادُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِسَبْعِينَ أَلْفَ زِمَامٍ، مَعَ كُلِّ زِمَامٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَك»

(Hell will be brought forth on the Day of Resurrection, pulled by means of seventy thousand reins, each of which will be held by seventy thousand angels.) Then Allah says of them:

الَّذِينَ كَانَتْ أَعْيُنُهُمْ فِى غِطَآءٍ عَن ذِكْرِى

((To) those whose eyes had been under a covering from My Reminder,) meaning, they neglected it, turning a blind eye and a deaf ear to it, refusing to accept guidance and follow the truth. As Allah says:

وَمَن يَعْشُ عَن ذِكْرِ الرَّحْمَـنِ نُقَيِّضْ لَهُ شَيْطَاناً فَهُوَ لَهُ قَرِينٌ

(And whosoever turns away blindly from the remembrance of the Most Gracious, We appoint for him a Shaytan to be a companion for him.) 43:36 And here Allah says:

وَكَانُواْ لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ سَمْعاً

(and they could not bear to hear (it). ) meaning, they did not understand the commands and prohibitions of Allah. Then He says:

أَفَحَسِبَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ أَن يَتَّخِذُواْ عِبَادِى مِن دُونِى أَوْلِيَآءَ

(Do then those who disbelieved think that they can take My servants as Awliya' protectors besides Me) meaning, do they think that this is right for them and that it is going to benefit them

كَلاَّ سَيَكْفُرُونَ بِعِبَـدَتِهِمْ وَيَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضِدّاً

(Nay, but they will deny their worship of them, and become opponents to them) 19:82. Allah says that He has prepared Hell as their abode on the Day of Resurrection.

Tafsir Saʿdi

English translation, public domain

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Это откровение является ярким свидетельством порочности воззрений неверных и многобожников, которые поклоняются некоторым пророкам и праведникам наряду с Аллахом, предполагая, что эти пророки и праведники будут покровительствовать им и помогут им спастись от наказания Аллаха и обрести Его щедрое вознаграждение. Однако в действительности такие люди являются неверующими, которые отвернулись от Аллаха и Его посланника, и поэтому Всевышний Аллах задал им вопрос, который опровергает их взгляды и свидетельствует об их порочности и несостоятельности. О многобожники! Неужели вы надеетесь на покровительство творений вместо того, чтобы обращаться за помощью к своему Господу? Вашим надеждам не суждено сбыться, потому что приближенные Аллаха никогда не станут покровительствовать тем, кто враждовал с Ним. Любовь, благоволение, гнев и ненависть праведников целиком и полностью зависят от соответствующих чувств Всевышнего Аллаха, и поэтому Священный Коран гласит: «В тот день Он соберет их всех, а затем скажет ангелам: “Это они поклонялись вам?” Они скажут: “Пречист Ты! Ты - наш Покровитель, а не они. Они поклонялись джиннам, и большинство их веровали именно в них”» (34:40–41). Если человек противится воле Аллаха и при этом заявляет, что его покровителем является один из праведных рабов Аллаха, то он является лжецом. И пусть неверные, которые враждуют с посланниками, не надеются на то, что святые угодники станут покровительствовать им и помогут им спастись от наказания. Такие надежды безосновательны, а предположения - порочны, потому что Божьи творения абсолютно не способны распоряжаться ни добром, ни злом. Всевышний сказал: «Скажи: “Взывайте к тем, кого вы считаете богами наряду с Ним. Они не властны отвратить от вас беду или перенести ее на другого”» (17:56); «Те, к кому вы взываете помимо Него, не владеют заступничеством» (43:86). Есть еще много других коранических аятов о том, что человек, надеющийся на покровительство угодников, является заблудшим грешником. У него нет шансов на спасение, и он не сумеет обрести даже частичку блага, потому что угощением для неверующих станет адское наказание. Как же отвратительно это угощение и как же скверно это место пребывания!
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Maʿārif al-Qur'ān

Mufti Shafi Usmani, English

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Commentary

According to Tafsir al-Bahr al-Muhit, in the first verse (102): أَفَحَسِبَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُ‌وا أَن يَتَّخِذُوا عِبَادِي مِن دُونِي أَوْلِيَاءَ (Do, then, the disbelievers deem that they take My servants as patrons beside Me?), there is an elision (حذف hadhf) in the text at this place, that is: فیجد بھم وینتفعون بذلک الاتخاذ As such, it would mean: 'Do these disbelieving people who have taken My servants - instead of Me - as the objects of their worship and the dispensers of their matters and problems think that this make-shift arrangement made by them would bring them some benefit and they would enjoy it?' This is a form of interrogative meant for negation or disapproval. In short, it means that such thinking is wrong, a mark of ignorance.

The word: عبادی (` ibadi: My servants) used here means angels, and the particular prophets whom the people of the world worshiped taking them as partners in the pristine divinity of Allah - as Sayyidna ` Uzair and Sayyidna Masih (علیہ السلام) . Those who worshiped angels were some Arabs. As for those who ascribed partners to Allah, the Jews and Christians both did it. The Jews did it in respect of Sayyidna ` Uzair (علیہ السلام) and the Christians, in respect of Sayyidna ` Isa (علیہ السلام) . Therefore, meant here by: الَّذِينَ كَفَرُ‌وا (al-ladhina kafaru: Those who disbelieved) in this verse are these very groups of disbelievers. Some commentators have taken عبادی (` ibadi: My servants) at this place to mean shaitans. In that case, الَّذِينَ كَفَرُ‌وا (those who disbelieved) would mean disbelievers who worship the Jinn and shaitans. Some other commentators have taken is? عبادی (` ibadi: My servants) at this place in the general sense of something created, under mastery, which becomes inclusive of all false objects of worship, idols, fire and stars. Maulana Ashraf ` Ali Thanavi (رح) has referred to this aspect in the Summary of his Tafsir Bayan al-Qur’ an while explaining servants as subjects. However, the first explanation given above has been rated as weightier in al-Bahr al-Muhit and other Tafsirs. Allah knows best.

The word: أَوْلِيَاءَ (awliya' ) is the plural of وَلِی (waliyy). This word is used in the Arabic language to carry several meanings. At this place, it means one who gets things done, resolves matters, fulfills needs - which is the particular attribute of the true object of worship. The purpose thereby is to take them as objects of worship.

Tafsīr sourced from quran.com's open API. These are classical commentaries; for personal rulings consult a qualified scholar.

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