ONE AYAT A DAY
وَقَالَ الَّذِيْنَ اتَّبَعُوْا لَوْ اَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَتَبَرَّاَ مِنْهُمْ ۗ كَمَا تَبَرَّءُوْا مِنَّا ۗ كَذٰلِكَ يُرِيْهِمُ اللّٰهُ اَعْمَالَهُمْ حَسَرٰتٍ عَلَيْهِمْ ۗ وَمَا هُمْ بِخٰرِجِيْنَ مِنَ النَّارِ ࣖ
Wa qālal-lażīnattaba‘ū lau anna lanā karratan fa natabarra'a minhum, kamā tabarra'ū minnā, każālika yurīhimullāhu a‘mālahum ḥasarātin ‘alaihim, wa mā hum bikhārijīna minan-nār(i).
Those who followed will say, "If only we had another turn [at worldly life] so we could disassociate ourselves from them as they have disassociated themselves from us." Thus will Allāh show them their deeds as regrets upon them. And they are never to emerge from the Fire.
The Condition of the Polytheists in this Life and the HereafterIn these Ayat, Allah mentions the condition of the polytheists in this life and their destination in the Hereafter. They appointed equals and rivals with Allah, worshipping them along with Allah and loving them, just as they love Allah. However, Allah is the only deity worthy of worship, Who has neither rival nor opponent nor partner. It is reported in the Sahihayn that `Abdullah bin Mas`ud said: I said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! What is the greatest sin" He said:«أَنْ تَجْعَلَ للهِ نِدًّا وَهُوَ خَلَقَك»(To appoint a rival to Allah while He Alone has created you.)Allah said:وَالَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ أَشَدُّ حُبًّا لِلَّهِ(But those who believe, love Allah more (than anything else))Because these believers love Allah, know His greatness, revere Him, believe in His Oneness, then they do not associate anything or anyone with Him in the worship. Rather, they worship Him Alone, depend on Him and they seek help from Him for each and every need.Then, Allah warns those who commit Shirk,وَلَوْ يَرَى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ إِذْ يَرَوْنَ الْعَذَابَ أَنَّ الْقُوَّةَ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًا(If only, those who do wrong could see, when they will see the torment, that all power belongs to Allah.) if these people knew what they will face and the terrible punishment they are to suffer because of their disbelief and Shirk (polytheism), then they w…