Eternal Words 6-Sura Al-'An'am Verse23-24
Verse23-24
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(23) ثُمَّ لَمْ تَكُنْ فِتْنَتُهُمْ إِلاَّ أَنْ قالُوا وَ اللَّهِ رَبِّنا ما كُنَّا مُشْرِكِينَ
(24) انْظُرْ كَيْفَ كَذَبُوا عَلى أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَ ضَلَّ عَنْهُمْ ما كانُوا يَفْتَرُونَ
23. " Then their excuse would be nothing but that they would say : 'By Allah, our Lord ! we were not polytheists '."
24. " See how they (the polytheists) lie against their own selves, and that whichthey were forging has passed away from them."
Commentary :
The Arabic term /fitnah/, here, has been rendered into 'intimidated to idols and paganism'; or, it means 'excuse'.
" Then their excuse would be nothing but that they would say : 'By Allah,our Lord ! we were not polytheists '."
As their quality requires, liars tell lies on the Day of Judgement, too. In this regard the Qur'an says: " On the day that Allah will raise them up all, then they will swear to Him as they swear to you, and they think that they have something; now surely they are the liars (1)." Regarding this holy verse, Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali (a.s.) in a tradition has said that after this lie, their lips will be sealed and their other limbs will tell the truth.
Thus, in the court of Allah, neither telling a lie is helpful, nor an oath.
" See how they (the polytheists) lie against their own selves, and that which they were forging has passed away from them."
Hence, the polytheists will dislike their own thoughts and creeds on the Hereafter Day, when they will say :
"... we were not polytheists'.''"
However, on the Hereafter Day, surely hating polytheism will not be helpful.
(1) Sura Al-Mujadilah, No 58, Verse 18
