The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 163
PT. 17 AL-ANBIYA' ruin. Glorified then be Allah, the Lord of the Throne, far above what they attribute to Him. 2363 24. He cannot be questioned as to what He does, but they will CH. 21 يَصِفُونَ لَا يُسْأَلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْتَلُوْنَ. امِ اتَّخَذُوا مِنْ دُونِ الِهَةً قُلْ هَاتُوا Have they taken gods. 25 be questioned. 2364 beside Him? Say, 'Bring forth your proof. This is Reminder of those with me, and بُرْهَانَكُمْ ۚ هَذَا ذِكْرُ مَنْ مَّعِيَ وَذِكْرُ the مَنْ قَبْلِي بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ the Reminder of those before me. ' Nay, most of them know a18:16; 23:118; 27:65. 2363. Commentary: The verse constitutes a most effective and conclusive argument against polytheism. Even atheists cannot deny that perfect order pervades and permeates the whole universe. This order points to the fact that one uniform law governs it, and the unity of laws proves the Unity of the Maker and Controller of the universe. If there had been more than one God, then more than one law would have governed the universe because for a god it is necessary to create a universe with its own laws; and thus disorder and confusion would have been the inevitable result and the whole universe would have gone to pieces. Moreover, the very word (meaning a Being Who is the object of our utmost love, obedience and submission and Who possesses perfect powers and attributes) shows that such a Perfect Being can only be 2077 one at one time. It is manifestly absurd to say that three gods, equally perfect in all respects, are jointly the creators and controllers of the universe. The fact of the three gods doing, and should do, the same thing which One Perfect God can implies their imperfection and an imperfect being cannot be our a (One Who is worthy of our adoration). 2364. Commentary: The verse means to say that as God's works are perfect and absolutely free from defect or blemish, therefore He must be faultless and being the One and undisputed Master and Controller of the whole universe He is answerable before nobody. The verse points to the perfection and completeness of the order in the universe and therefore to the perfection of its Author and Controller and hence to His Unity. It continues the argument