Tafsir — Ar-Ra'd 25

For Him is the Word of Truth. And those whom they invoke besides Him, answer them no more than one who stretches forth his hand for water to reach his mouth, but it reaches him not; and the invocation of the disbelievers is nothing but misguidance (14) A Parable for the Weakness of the False Gods of the Polytheists Ali bin Abi Talib said that Allah's statement, لَهُ دَعْوَةُ الْحَقِّ (For Him is the Word of Truth.) is in reference to Tawhid, according to Ibn Jarir At-Tabari. Ibn 'Abbas, Qatadah, and Malik who narrated it from Muhammad bin Al-Munkadir, said that, لَهُ دَعْوَةُ الْحَقِّ (For Him is the Word of Truth.) means, "La ilaha illallah." Allah said next, وَالَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ (And those whom they invoke besides Him...), meaning, the example of those who worship others besides Allah, كَبَاسِطِ كَفَّيْهِ إِلَى الْمَاءِ لِيَبْلُغَ فَاهُ (like one who stretches forth his hand for water to reach his mouth,) 'Ali bin Abi Talib commented, "Like he who stretches his hand on the edge of a deep well to reach the water, even though his hands do not reach it; so how can the water reach his mouth?" Mujahid said about, كَبَاسِطِ كَفَّيْهِ (like one who stretches forth his hand) "Calling the water with his words and pointing at it, but it will never come to him this way." The meaning of this Ayah is that he who stretches his hand to water from far away, to either collect some or draw some from far away, will not benefit from the water which will not reach his mouth, where water should be consumed. Likewise, those idolators who call another deity besides Allah, will never benefit from these deities in this life or the Hereafter, hence Allah's statement, وَمَا دُعَاءُ الْكَافِرِينَ إِلَّا فِي ضَلَالٍ (and the invocation of the disbelievers is nothing but misguidance.)

دعای توحیدی فقط از آنِ الله است و هیچ‌کس در آن با او مشارکت نمی‌کند، و بت‌هایی که مشرکان آنها را به جای الله در دعا می‌خوانند در هیچ مسأله‌ای دعای کسی‌که آنها را می‌خوانند اجابت نمی‌کنند، و خواندن این بت‌ها در دعا توسط مشرکان چیزی نیست جز مانند تشنه‌ای که دستش را به‌سوی آب می‌گشاید تا آب به دهانش برسد و از آن بنوشد، درحالی‌که آب به دهانش نمی‌رسد، و دعای کافران برای بت‌های‌شان چیزی جز تباهی و دوری از حق نیست؛ زیرا نه مالک جلب منفعت برای‌شان هستند، و نه مالک دفع ضرر.

Allah duy nhất sở hữu thuyết độc thần Tawhid không có việc chia sẽ quyền thống trị. Về những bụt tượng được người đa thàn cầu xin thay vì Allah, chúng không đáp lại lời cầu xin của họ cho được dù đó là vấn đề gì, và những lời cầu xin đó của họ giống như hình ảnh một người khát nước rồi bị ảo giác khiến y đưa tay ra hứng nước để đưa lên miệng uống, nhưng nước nào có để đến được miệng y, và lời cầu xin của những kẻ không có đức tin hoàn toàn không được chấp nhận, bởi chính những bụt tượng đó vốn nào giúp ích gì được họ cũng như cũng như không đuổi được khỏi họ điều xấu.

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