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Surah Al-An'am, Ayah 137 (6:137)

ٱلْأَنْعَام

وَكَذَٰلِكَ زَيَّنَ لِكَثِيرٍ مِّنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ قَتْلَ أَوْلَٰدِهِمْ شُرَكَآؤُهُمْ لِيُرْدُوهُمْ …

Quran 6:137 is ayah 137 of Surah Al-An'am (“The Cattle”), a Meccan surah of 165 ayahs. It is in Juz 8, on page 145 of the Madani Mushaf.

6:137
وَكَذَٰلِكَزَيَّنَلِكَثِيرٍمِّنَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَقَتْلَأَوْلَٰدِهِمْشُرَكَآؤُهُمْلِيُرْدُوهُمْوَلِيَلْبِسُوا۟عَلَيْهِمْدِينَهُمْ ۖوَلَوْشَآءَٱللَّهُمَافَعَلُوهُ ۖفَذَرْهُمْوَمَايَفْتَرُونَ١٣٧
wakadhālika zayyana likathīrin mina l-mush'rikīna qatla awlādihim shurakāuhum liyur'dūhum waliyalbisū ʿalayhim dīnahum walaw shāa l-lahu mā faʿalūhu fadharhum wamā yaftarūna

And likewise, to many of the polytheists their partners have made [to seem] pleasing the killing of their children in order to bring about their destruction and to cover them with confusion in their religion. And if Allāh had willed, they would not have done so. So leave them and that which they invent.(137)

Word by word

  1. وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālikaAnd likewise
  2. زَيَّنَzayyanamade pleasing
  3. لِكَثِيرٍlikathīrinto many
  4. مِّنَminaof
  5. ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَl-mush'rikīnathe polytheists
  6. قَتْلَqatla(the) killing
  7. أَوْلَٰدِهِمْawlādihim(of) their children
  8. شُرَكَآؤُهُمْshurakāuhumtheir partners
  9. لِيُرْدُوهُمْliyur'dūhumso that they may ruin them
  10. وَلِيَلْبِسُوا۟waliyalbisūand that they make confusing
  11. عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimto them
  12. دِينَهُمْ ۖdīnahumtheir religion
  13. وَلَوْwalawAnd if
  14. شَآءَshāa(had) willed
  15. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  16. مَاmānot
  17. فَعَلُوهُ ۖfaʿalūhu(would) they have done so
  18. فَذَرْهُمْfadharhumSo leave them
  19. وَمَاwamāand what
  20. يَفْتَرُونَyaftarūnathey invent

Tafsir (commentary) of 6:137

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English · EnglishTafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged) — Hafiz Ibn Kathir

Shaytan Lured the Idolators to Kill Their Children

Allah says, just as the Shayatin lured the idolators to assign a share for Allah from what He created of agriculture and cattle - and a share for the idols, they also made it seem fair for them to kill their children, for fear of poverty, and burying their daughters alive, for fear of dishonor. `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported from Ibn `Abbas that he commented;

وَكَذَلِكَ زَيَّنَ لِكَثِيرٍ مِّنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ قَتْلَ أَوْلَـدِهِمْ شُرَكَآؤُهُمْ

(And so to many of the idolators, their "partners" have made fair seeming the killing of their children...) "They make killing their children attractive to them." Mujahid said, "Idolators' partners among the devils ordered them to bury their children for fear of poverty." As-Suddi said, "The devils commanded them to kill their daughters so that they,

لِيُرْدُوهُمْ

(lead them to their own destruction), and to,

وَلِيَلْبِسُواْ عَلَيْهِمْ دِينَهُمْ

(cause confusion in their religion.)" Allah said,

وَلَوْ شَآءَ اللَّهُ مَا فَعَلُوهُ

(And if Allah had willed, they would not have done so.) meaning, all this occurred by Allah's leave, will and decree, but He dislikes these practices, and He has the perfect wisdom in every decree. He is never questioned about what He does, but they all will be questioned.

فَذَرْهُمْ وَمَا يَفْتَرُونَ

(So leave them alone with their fabrications.) meaning, avoid and abandon them and what they do, for Allah will judge between you and them.

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