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Now Playing #(109)The Disbelievers (Al-Kafiroon)

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# 109 The Disbelievers (Al-Kafiroon) Explanation of # 109 The Disbelievers (Al-Kafiroon)
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful

Say: O unbelievers![1] I worship not that which you worship,[2] nor will you worship that which I worship.[3] I shall never worship those gods whom you worship,[4] nor it appears will you ever worship Allah, whom I worship.[5] to you be your religion, and to me mine.[6]

109:[1-6]

The commandment not to compromise in the matters of religion

Major Issues, Divine Law and Guidance:

* Allah's commandment not to compromise in the matters of religion.

This Sürah was not revealed to preach religious tolerance as some people of today seem to think, but was revealed in order to exonerate the Muslims from the disbelievers' religion, their rites of worship, and their gods; to express their total disgust and unconcern with them; to tell them that Islam and Kufr (unbelief) had nothing in common and that there was no possibility of their ever being combined and mixed into one entity. Although it was initially addressed to the disbelieving Qureysh in response to their proposals of compromise, it is not confined to them only. Having made it a part of the Qur'an, Allah gave the Muslims the eternal teaching stating that they should exonerate themselves by word and deed from the creed of Kufr, wherever and in whatever form it may be, and that they should declare without any reservation that they cannot make any compromise with the disbelievers in matters of Faith.

Sayyidunã Khabbãb says: “The Holy Prophet (pbuh) said to me; 'when you lie down in bed to sleep, recite Qul yã-ayyuhal Kãfirün, this was the Prophet’s own practice when he lay down to sleep.'" - (Reported by Bazzar, Tabarani, Ibn Marduyah). According to Ibn 'Abbãs, the Prophet (pbuh) said to the people: “Should I tell you the word which will protect you from polytheism? It is that you should recite Qul yã-ayyuhal Kãfirün when you go to bed.” (Reported by Abu Ya‘la, Tabarani). Sayyidunã Anas says that the Prophet said to Sayyidunã Mu‘adh bin Jabal: “Recite Qul yã-ayyuhal-Kãfirün at the time you go to bed, for this is immunity from polytheism.” (Reported by Baihaqi in Ash-Shu’aib).

The Issue of Belief and Disbelief

There was a time in Makkah when although a storm of opposition had arisen in the pagan society of Qureysh against the message of Islam preached by the Prophet (upon whom be peace), the Qureysh chiefs had not yet lost hope that they would reach some sort of a compromise with him. Therefore, from time to time they would visit him with different proposals of compromise so that he may accept compromise and the dispute between them may end. In this connection, different traditions have been related in the Hadith.

According to Sayyidunã Abdullah bin 'Abbãs, the Qureysh proposed to the Prophet: “We shall give you so much wealth that you will become the richest man of Makkah. Further, we shall give you whichever woman you like in marriage and are prepared to follow and obey you as our leader on the condition that you will not speak ill of our gods. If you do not agree to this, we present another proposal which is to your and our advantage.” When the Prophet asked what it was, they said that if he would worship their gods, Lãt and Uzza, for a year, they would worship his God for the same span of time. The Holy Prophet said: “Wait awhile let me see what my Rabb commands in this regard.” Thereupon this revelation came down. According to another tradition from Ibn 'Abbãs, the Qureysh said to the Prophet: “O Muhammad, if you kiss our gods (idols), we shall worship your God.” Thereupon, this Sürah was sent down. Yet in another tradition Said bin Mina (the freed slave of Abul Bakhtari) has related that Walïd bin Mughirah, As bin Wail, Aswad bin Al-Muttalib and Umayyah bin Khalaf met the Prophet (pbuh) and said to him: "O Muhammad (pbuh), let us agree that we would worship your God and you would worship our gods, and we would make you a partner in all our works. If what you have brought was better than what we possess, we would be partners in it with You, and have our share in it, and if what we possess is better than what you have brought, you would be partner in it with us and have your share of it.” At this Allah sent down: Qul yã-ayyuhal-Kãfirün (Ibn Jarïr, Ibn Abi Hãtim, Ibn Hishãm also has related this incident in the Seerah).

Because of these repeated dialogues, there was a need that the Qureysh be given a definite, decisive reply so that their hope of Muhammad ( pbuh) coming to terms with them on the principle of “give and take” would be frustrated for ever.

NoChapter (Surah)
1The Opening (Al-Fatiha)
2The Cow (Al-Baqrah)
3The Family of Imran (Aal-Imran)
4The Women (An-Nisah)
5The Table (Al-Maeda)
6The Cattle (Al-An'aam)
7The Heights (Al-A'raf)
8The Spoils of War (Al-Anfal)
9The Repentance(At-Tawba)
10Jonah (Yunus)
11The Prophet Hud (Hud)
12Joseph (Yusuf)
13The Thunder (Al-Ra'd)
14Abraham (Imbrahim)
15The Rocky Tract(Al-Hijr)
16The Bees (An-Nahl)
17The Night Journey (Al-Isra)
18The Cave (Al-Kahf)
19Mary (Maryam)
20Ta-Ha (Ta-Ha)
21The Prophets (Al-Anbiya)
22The Pilgrimage (Al-Hajj)
23The Believers (Al-Muminun)
24The Light (An-Nour)
25The Criterion (Al-Furqan)
26The Poets (Ash-Shu'ara)
27The Ants (An-Naml)
28The Narration (Al-Qasas)
29The Spider (Al-Ankaboot)
30The Romans (Al-Rum)
31Luqman (Luqman)
32The Prostration (As-Sajda)
33The Confederates (Al-Ahzab)
34Sheba (Saba)
35The Originator of Creation (Fatir)
36Ya-Seen (Ya Seen)
37The Rangers (As-Saffat)
38The Letter Sad (Sad)
39The Groups (Az-Zumar)
40The Forgiver (Ghafir)
41Explained in Detail (Fussilat)
42The Consultation (Ash-Shura)
43Ornaments of Gold (Az-Zukruf)
44The Smoke (Ad-Dukhan)
45The Kneeling (Al-Jathiya)
46The Curved Sand hills (Al-Ahqaf)
47Muhammad (47)
48The Victory (Al-Fath)
49The Dwellings (Al-Hujurat)
50The Letter Qaf (Qaf)
51The Winds that Scatter (Az-Zariyat)
52The Mount (At-Tur)
53The Star (An-Najm)
54The Moon (Al-Qamar)
55The Most Beneficent (Ar-Rahman)
56The Event (Al-Waqi'a)
57The Iron (Al-Hadid)
58She That Dispute (Al-Mujidala)
59The Gathering (Al-Hashr)
60The Examined One (Al-Mumtahina)
61The Row (As-Saff)
62Friday (Al-Jumu'ah)
63The Hypocrites (Al-Munafiqoon)
64Loss and Gain (At-Taghabun)
65The Divorce (At-Talaq)
66Prohibition (At-Tahreem)
67Dominion (Al-Mulk)
68The Pen (Al-Qalam)
69The Reality (Al-Haaqqa)
70The Ways of Ascent (Al-Ma'arij)
71Noah (Nuh)
72The Jinn (Al-Jinn)
73The Enshrouded One (Al-Muzzammil)
74The Cloaked One (Al-Muddathir)
75The-Resurrection (Al-Qiyamah)
76Man (Al-Insan)
77Those Sent Forth (Al-Mursalat)
78The News (An-Naba)
79Those Who Pull Out (An-Naziat)
80He frowned (Abasa)
81The Folding Up (At-Takwir)
82The Cleaving (Al-Infitar)
83Those Who Deal in Fraud (Al-Mutaffifin)
84The Splitting Asunder (Al-Inshiqaq)
85The Mansions of the Stars (Al-Burooj)
86The Night Comer (At-Tariq)
87The Most High (Al-A'la)
88The Overwhelming (Al-Ghashiya)
89The Dawn (Al-Fajr)
90The City (Al-Balad)
91The Sun (Ash-Shams)
92The Night (Al-Layl)
93The Morning Hours (Ad-Dhuha)
94Relief  (Al-Inshirah)
95The Figs (At-Teen)
96The Clot (Al-Alaq)
97The Night of Decree (Al-Qadr)
98The Clear Proof (Al-Bayyina)
99The Earthquake (Az-Zalzala)
100The Courser (Al-Adiyat)
101The Calamity (Al-Qariah)
102Rivalry in world increase (At-Takathur)
103The Declining Day (Al-Asr)
104The Slanderer (Al-Humaza)
105The Elephant (Al-Feel)
106Quraish ( Quraish)
107Small Kindnesses (Al-Maun)
108Abundance (Al-Kawthar)
109The Disbelievers (Al-Kafiroon)
110Divine- Support (An-Nasr)
111The Flame (Al-Masadd)
112Sincerity (Al-Ikhlas)
113The Daybreak (Al-Falaq)
114The Mankind (An-Nas)

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