The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 480
CH. 6 AL-AN'ĀM are forced to? And surely many mislead others by their evil desires through lack of knowledge. Assuredly, thy Lord knows best the transgressors. 861 121. And "eschew open sins as well as secret ones. Surely, those who earn rewarded for that which they have earned. 862 PT. 8 رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُعْتَدِينَ. وَذَرُوا ظَاهِرَ الْإِثْمِ وَبَاطِنَهُ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَكْسِبُونَ الْإِثْمَ سَيُجْزَوْنَ بِمَا sin will be كَانُوا يَقْتَرِفُونَ "6:152; 7:34. raised by men who depend merely on reason and think themselves to be independent of Divine revelation. The verse incidentally answers this objection by hinting that it is not a question of who kills the animal. The question is, who follows the commandment of God and who partakes of his food in His name. Certainly only he who acts upon the commandment of God and eats in His name, will win His pleasure. 861. Commentary: In this verse the objection of disbelievers has been answered in the very words in which it was made. Their objection was that Muslims profess to be devoted to the name of Allah, yet they do not eat of the flesh of the animal killed by God, i. e. the animal that dies of itself. The answer given in the present verse is, "when we are devoted to Allah, why should Iwe not eat of the food on which the name of our Lord is pronounced?" But the name of God is not pronounced on an animal that dies of itself. Its death takes place under the 920 general law of nature. has already The words, He explained, refer to 16:116, which was revealed earlier. The word "mislead" signifies that man-made teachings, which are given by most men in opposition to the teachings of God, only lead people astray. The word "transgressors" at the end of the verse indicates that the objections raised against the teachings of God have their source in malice and enmity and those who bring forward such objections are indeed transgressors. 862. Commentary: There are certain things which are manifestly evil and there are others which appear to be good but are really evil; or even if they do not appear to be good, their evil nature lies concealed and is not apparent. The Quran enjoins Muslims here to abstain from both, for such is the requirement of true piety. The verse beautifully explains why it is forbidden to eat such animals as