The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 447
PT. 7 AL-AN'ĀM CH. 6 b وَ حَاجَّهُ قَوْمُهُ قَالَ أَتُحَاجُونِي فِي اللهِ And his people argued with. 81 وَقَدْ هَدْينِ وَلَا أَخَافُ مَا تُشْرِكُونَ بِهِ with me concerning Allah when إِلَّا أَنْ يَّشَاءَ رَبِّي شَيْئًا وَسِعَ رَبِّي كُلَّ شَيْءٍ عِلْمًا أَفَلَا تَتَذَكَّرُونَ him. He said, 'Do you argue He has guided me aright? And I fear not that which you associate with Him, unless my Lord wills anything. "My Lord comprehends all things in His knowledge. Will you not then be admonished?826 وَكَيْفَ أَخَافُ مَا أَشْرَكْتُمْ وَلَا And why should I fear that. 82 which you associate with God, تَخَافُونَ أَنَّكُمْ أَشْرَكْتُمْ بِاللهِ مَالَمْ when you fear not to associate a7:90. 7:34; 22:72. he spoke the word "greater" or "greatest" ironically in order, to taunt his people for their folly. It should be incidentally noted here that Abraham did not use the word 5 (greater or greatest) for the moon which was also greater than the evening star. The omission is significant, as it clearly shows, that he was already intending to refer to the sun after disposing of the case of the moon. Fourthly, if Abraham was really searching for God and had sincerely taken the star, the moon and the sun. in turn, for his Lord, then the conclusion at which he ought to have naturally arrived, after gradually rejecting the godhead of these three heavenly bodies, should have been that there was no God at all, but instead of declaring that there was no God, Abraham forthwith turned to his people saying: O my people, surely I am clear of that which you associate 887 with God, I have turned my face toward Him Who created the heavens and the earth, being over inclined to God. This shows that Abraham already knew the true God and believed in Him and was simply trying gradually to draw his people towards Him. Let the reader only read the whole reply of Abraham (vv. 81- 83) and it will become crystal clear to him that Abraham was not only familiar with the name of Allah and believed in Him, but also possessed a deep knowledge of His attributes. 826. Commentary: was This and the following two verses definitely show that the incident related in vv. 77-80 above purposely used by Abraham by way of argument; otherwise he himself Iwas a staunch monotheist and had dived deep into the depths of Divine love and knowledge.