The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 493
PT. 8 AL-AN'ĀM CH. 6 partakers thereof. He will reward them for their assertion. وَقَالُوا مَا فِي بُطُونِ هَذِهِ الْأَنْعَامِ And they say, “That which. 140 خَالِصَةٌ لِذُكُورِنَا وَمُحَرَّمُ عَلَى exclusively is in the wombs of such and such cattle is reserved for our males and is اَزْوَاجِنَا وَإِنْ يَكُن مَّيْتَةً فَهُمْ فِيهِ forbidden to our wives; but if it شُرَكَاءُ سَيَجْزِيهِمْ وَصُفَهُمْ إِنَّهُ be born dead, then they are all حَكِيمُ عَلِيمٌ قَدْ خَسِرَ الَّذِينَ قَتَلُوا أَوْلَادَهُمْ سَفَها بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَحَرَّمُوْا مَا رَزَقَهُمُ اللهُ افْتِرَاء عَلَى اللهِ قَدْ ضَلُّوْا وَمَا كَانُوا مُهْتَدِينَ Surely, He is Wise, Knowing 879 All- 141. Losers indeed are they who kill their children foolishly for lack of knowledge, and make unlawful what Allah has provided for them, forging a lie against Allah. They have indeed means, he prevented or prohibited or forbade or interdicted him; or tie deprived him. (hijr) means, forbidden or prohibited or unlawful; the faculty of reason or understanding because it prevents one from doing improper acts. The word also means custody or guardianship (Aqrab). Commentary: ☑ 5:104. Nobody was allowed to ride them or use them as beasts of burden. The cattle over which they pronounce not the name of Allah are the cattle which they dedicated to their associate-gods. There is no reference here to the mentioning of God's name at the time of slaughtering. This verse gives another instance of 879. Commentary: the absurdity of man-made laws. By "forbidden crops" are meant such cultivated fields as were dedicated to idols. These could be used only by the priests that attended upon the idols. The cattle might eat of all crops except those that were dedicated to idols. The verse refers to another absurd custom of the Arabs. The Divine attributes "Wise" and "All-Knowing" have been mentioned here to point out that the people got entangled in these foolish beliefs and practices because they turned away from the Wise and Knowing God and followed false deities and their foolish The cattle whose backs were forbidden are those mentioned in devotees. 933