Eternal Words 7- Sura Al-'A'raf Verse33
Verse33
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(33) قُلْ إِنَّما حَرَّمَ رَبِّيَ الْفَواحِشَ ما ظَهَرَ مِنْها وَ ما بَطَنَ وَ الْإِثْمَ وَ الْبَغْيَ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَ
أَنْ تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ ما لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِ سُلْطاناً وَ أَنْ تَقُولُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ ما لا تَعْلَمُون
33. " Say: ' My Lord has prohibited only indecencies, those apparent of them and those concealed, and sin and unjust aggression (against people's rights) and that you associate with Allah that for which He has not sent down any authority, and that you say against Allah what you do not know."
Commentary :
" Say: ' My Lord has prohibited only indecencies, those apparent of them and those concealed, ..."
The purpose of this first phrase of the verse is that Allah has prohibited only the things which are indecent. The verses of the Sura, up to here, have referred to the indecencies in brief. This verse, following the subject in details, says :
"... and sin and unjust aggression (against people's rights) ..."
The indecencies are divided into four categories. They are : 1)Undue oppression and vice, 2) attributing partners to Allah, and 3) forging a lie against Allah. Of course, oppression is always undue, but in fact, this quality has been added for emphasis.
Some commentators have said the objective meaning of 'indecencies' is 'hidden fornication' and 'to be naked in circumambulation'. The former is called 'concealed', and the latter is counted 'apparent'.
"... and that you associate with Allah that for which He has not sent down any authority, ..."
One of the other prohibited indecencies is attributing partners to Allah. There is no proof or reason to justify the sin of polytheism.
"... and that you say against Allah what you do not know."
Another forbidden indecencies is saying something against Allah without having any knowledge about it.
Now, in the next verse, the Qur'an pays to soothing the holy Prophet.
