ٱلَّذِينَ يَجْعَلُونَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ ۚ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ 96
Translations
Who make [equal] with Allāh another deity. But they are going to know.
Transliteration
Alladhina yaj'aluna ma'a Allahi ilahan akhara fasawfa ya'lamun
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah refers to those who associate partners with Allah in worship (mushrikun), warning them that they will soon come to know the consequences of their shirk on the Day of Judgment. Ibn Kathir explains that the phrase 'fasawfa ya'lamun' (they will soon know) is a threat indicating they will face severe punishment when they witness the truth of Allah's oneness and their error becomes manifest. Al-Tabari notes this serves as both a warning to the disbelievers and a reassurance to the believers that Allah's justice will ultimately prevail.
Revelation Context
Surah Al-Hijr is a Meccan surah revealed during the early period of Islam when polytheism was prevalent in Arabia. This ayah appears in a passage addressing the Quraysh and other Arab tribes who rejected monotheism and clung to idol worship. The broader context of the surah emphasizes Allah's oneness and the futility of associating partners with Him.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'Whoever meets Allah without associating anything with Him will enter Paradise, and whoever meets Him associating partners with Him will enter the Fire.' (Sahih Muslim 93). Additionally, in Sahih Bukhari, it is reported that shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the greatest sin and will not be forgiven unless one repents.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah emphasizes that associating partners with Allah is a grave transgression with eternal consequences, while offering hope through the word 'soon'—reminding believers that Allah's justice is certain and encouraging repentance before the final reckoning. For modern readers, it serves as a reminder that monotheistic conviction is the foundation of faith, and that sincerity in worship to Allah alone is essential for salvation.
Related Ayahs
إِنَّ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱخْتِلَـٰفِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ وَٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلَّتِى تَجْرِى فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ بِمَا يَنفَعُ ٱلنَّاسَ وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مِن مَّآءٍ فَأَحْيَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَبَثَّ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ دَآبَّةٍ وَتَصْرِيفِ ٱلرِّيَـٰحِ وَٱلسَّحَابِ ٱلْمُسَخَّرِ بَيْنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ
Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of the night and the day, and the [great] ships which sail through the sea with that which benefits people, and what Allāh has sent down from the heavens of rain, giving life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness and dispersing therein every [kind of] moving creature, and [His] directing of the winds and the clouds controlled between the heaven and earth are signs for a people who use reason.
وَمِنْ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦٓ أَن تَقُومَ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ بِأَمْرِهِۦ ۚ ثُمَّ إِذَا دَعَاكُمْ دَعْوَةً مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ إِذَآ أَنتُمْ تَخْرُجُونَ
And of His signs is that the heaven and earth stand [i.e., remain] by His command. Then when He calls you with a [single] call from the earth, immediately you will come forth.
أَمَّن يَهْدِيكُمْ فِى ظُلُمَـٰتِ ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ وَمَن يُرْسِلُ ٱلرِّيَـٰحَ بُشْرًۢا بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَحْمَتِهِۦٓ ۗ أَءِلَـٰهٌ مَّعَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ تَعَـٰلَى ٱللَّهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
Is He [not best] who guides you through the darknesses of the land and sea and who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy? Is there a deity with Allāh? High is Allāh above whatever they associate with Him.
أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ فِى كِتَـٰبٍ ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ
Do you not know that Allāh knows what is in the heaven and earth? Indeed, that is in a Record. Indeed that, for Allāh, is easy.