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 Surah Al-An'am 6:101-107 [13/20] ↕
  
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بَدِيعُOriginator
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ‌ۖand the earth.
أَنَّىٰHow
يَكُونُcan be
لَهُۥfor Him
وَلَدٌa son
وَلَمْwhile not
تَكُن(there) is
لَّهُۥfor Him
صَـٰحِبَةٌ‌ۖa companion,
وَخَلَقَand He created
كُلَّevery
شَىْءٍ‌ۖthing?
وَهُوَAnd He
بِكُلِّ(is) of every
شَىْءٍthing
عَلِيمٌAll-Knower.
﴿١٠١﴾
ذَٲلِكُمُThat
ٱللَّهُ(is) Allah
رَبُّكُمْ‌ۖyour Lord,
لَآ(there is) no
إِلَـٰهَgod
إِلَّاexcept
هُوَ‌ۖHim,
خَـٰلِقُ(the) Creator
كُلِّ(of) every
شَىْءٍthing,
فَٱعْبُدُوهُ‌ۚso worship Him.
وَهُوَAnd He
عَلَىٰ(is) on
كُلِّevery
شَىْءٍthing
وَكِيلٌa Guardian.
﴿١٠٢﴾
لَّا(Can) not
تُدْرِكُهُgrasp Him
ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُthe visions
وَهُوَbut He
يُدْرِكُ(can) grasp
ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرَ‌ۖ(all) the vision,
وَهُوَand He (is)
ٱللَّطِيفُthe All-Subtle,
ٱلْخَبِيرُthe All-Aware.
﴿١٠٣﴾
قَدْVerily,
جَآءَكُمhas come to you
بَصَآئِرُenlightenment
مِنfrom
رَّبِّكُمْ‌ۖyour Lord.
فَمَنْThen whoever
أَبْصَرَsees,
فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ‌ۖthen (it is) for his soul,
وَمَنْand whoever
عَمِىَ(is) blind
فَعَلَيْهَا‌ۚthen (it is) against himself.
وَمَآ أَنَا۟And I am not
عَلَيْكُمover you
بِحَفِيظٍa guardian.
﴿١٠٤﴾
وَكَذَٲلِكَAnd thus
نُصَرِّفُWe explain
ٱلْأَيَـٰتِthe Signs
وَلِيَقُولُواْthat they (may) say,
دَرَسْتَ`You have studied,`
وَلِنُبَيِّنَهُۥand that We (may) make it clear
لِقَوْمٍfor a people
يَعْلَمُونَwho know.
﴿١٠٥﴾
ٱتَّبِعْFollow,
مَآwhat
أُوحِىَhas been inspired
إِلَيْكَto you
مِنfrom
رَّبِّكَ‌ۖyour Lord,
لَآ(there is) no
إِلَـٰهَgod
إِلَّاexcept
هُوَ‌ۖHim,
وَأَعْرِضْand turn away
عَنِfrom
ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَthe polytheists.
﴿١٠٦﴾
وَلَوْAnd if
شَآءَ ٱللَّهُAllah had willed,
مَآnot (they would have)
أَشْرَكُواْ‌ۗassociated partners (with Him).
وَمَاAnd not
جَعَلْنَـٰكَWe have made you
عَلَيْهِمْover them
حَفِيظًا‌ۖa guardian,
وَمَآand not
أَنتَyou
عَلَيْهِم(are) over them
بِوَكِيلٍa manager.
﴿١٠٧﴾

بَدِيۡعُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضِ​ؕ اَنّٰى يَكُوۡنُ لَهٗ وَلَدٌ وَّلَمۡ تَكُنۡ لَّهٗ صَاحِبَةٌ​ ؕ وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَىۡءٍ​ ۚ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَىۡءٍ عَلِيۡمٌ‏  ذٰ لِكُمُ اللّٰهُ رَبُّكُمۡ​ۚ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ​ۚ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَىۡءٍ فَاعۡبُدُوۡهُ​ۚ وَهُوَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىۡءٍ وَّكِيۡلٌ‏  لَا تُدۡرِكُهُ الۡاَبۡصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدۡرِكُ الۡاَبۡصَارَ​ۚ وَهُوَ اللَّطِيۡفُ الۡخَبِيۡرُ‏  قَدۡ جَآءَكُمۡ بَصَآئِرُ مِنۡ رَّبِّكُمۡ​ۚ فَمَنۡ اَبۡصَرَ فَلِنَفۡسِهٖ​ ۚ وَمَنۡ عَمِىَ فَعَلَيۡهَا​ ؕ وَمَاۤ اَنَا عَلَيۡكُمۡ بِحَفِيۡظٍ‏  وَكَذٰلِكَ نُصَرِّفُ الۡاٰيٰتِ وَلِيَقُوۡلُوۡا دَرَسۡتَ وَلِنُبَيِّنَهٗ لِقَوۡمٍ يَّعۡلَمُوۡنَ‏  اِتَّبِعۡ مَاۤ اُوۡحِىَ اِلَيۡكَ مِنۡ رَّبِّكَ​​ۚ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ​ۚ وَاَعۡرِضۡ عَنِ الۡمُشۡرِكِيۡنَ‏  وَلَوۡ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ مَاۤ اَشۡرَكُوۡا ​ؕ وَمَا جَعَلۡنٰكَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ حَفِيۡظًا​ ۚ وَمَاۤ اَنۡتَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ بِوَكِيۡلٍ‏ 
Translation
(6:101) He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth. How can He have a son when He has had no mate? And He has created everything and He has full knowledge of all things. (6:102) Such is Allah, your Lord. There is no god but He - the Creator of all things. Serve Him alone - for it is He Who is the guardian of everything. (6:103) No visual perception can encompass Him, even though He encompasses all visual perception. He is the All-Subtle, the All-Aware. (6:104) The lights of clear perception have now come to you from your Lord. Then, he who chooses to see clearly, does so for his own good; and he who chooses to remain blind, does so to his own harm. And, I am not your keeper.69 (6:105) Thus do We make Our signs clear in diverse ways that they might say: 'You have learned this (from somebody)'; and 'We do this in order that We make the Truth clear to the people of knowledge.'70 (6:106) (O Muhammad!) Follow the revelation which has come to you from your Lord, other than Whom there is no god, and turn away from those who associate others with Allah in His divinity. (6:107) Had Allah so willed they would not have associated others with Him in His divinity; and We have not appointed you a watcher over them, and you are not their guardian.71
Commentary

69. Even though this statement is from God, it is expressed through the mouth of the Prophet (peace be on him). We observe that in the Qur'an the speaker frequently changes - sometimes it is God Who is speaking, sometimes it is the angel who carries the revelation, and sometimes a group of angels; on some occasions it is the Prophet (peace be on him) who is speaking, while on others it is the men of faith. Likewise, those addressed by the Qur'an also change - sometimes it is the Prophet (peace be' on him); sometimes it is the men of faith; sometimes it is the People of the Book; sometimes it is the unbelievers and the polytheists; sometimes it is the Quraysh; sometimes it is the Arabs; and sometimes, mankind as a whole. Regardless of these changes, however, the content of the message always remains the same - it consists of God's guidance to mankind.
The statement 'I am not your keeper' signifies that the task of the Prophet is confined to carrying the light of true guidance to others, it is then up to them either to use it to perceive Reality for themselves or to keep their eyes closed. The Prophet (peace he on him) is not asked to compel those who deliberately kept their eyes shut to open them, forcing them to see what they did not wish to see.

70. The same has been said earlier, viz. that genuine seekers after the Truth arrive at it even when it is couched in parables about such apparently trivial things as flies and gnats see (surah al-Baqarah 2:24). As for those who have been seized by a biased negativism, they are prone to ask, sarcastically: What have these trivial things to do with the Book of God? The same idea is expressed here in a slightly different form. The import of the statement is that the Book of God has become a touchstone, which helps mark off the true from the false. These include the sort of people who, once they have ceme to know the teachings of the Book of God, try in earnest to reflect on its substance and seek to benefit from the wisdom and admonition it contains. Another group reacts quite differently. When they hear or read the Book, their minds are not attracted by the substance of its message. Rather, their curiosity is aroused and they begin probing as to where this Prophet, who had no formal education, derived the teachings which the Book contains. And since a negative prejudice has already seized their hearts, they find it reasonable to conceive of any possibility except the possibility that the Qur'An is a revelation from God. Such people proclaim their opinion with such strong conviction that one might feel inclined to believe that they had indeed discovered the real 'source' of the Book by means of scientific investigation.

71. It is emphasized that the Prophet (peace be on him) is only required to preach the Truth and try to call people to embrace it. His responsibility ends at that for he is, after all, not their warden. His task is to present this guidance and spare no effort in elucidating the Truth. Anyone who still rejects it does so on his own responsibility. It is not part of the Prophet's task to compel anybody to follow the Truth, and he will not be held accountable for not having been able to bring an individual out of the fold of falsehood. Hence he should not overstrain his mind by his desire to make the blind see, or compel those bent on keeping their eyes shut, to observe. For, had it been an objective of God's universal plan not to allow anyone to remain devoted to falsehood, He need not have sent Prophets for that purpose. Could He not have turned all human beings, instantly, into devotees of the Truth by His mere will? Quite obviously God did not intend to do so. The entire basis of the Divine plan is that men should have free-will and be allowed to choose between the Truth and falsehood; that the Truth should be explained to them in order that they be tested with regard to their choice between truth and falsehood. The right attitude, therefore, is for them to follow the Straight Way which has been illuminated by the light bequeathed to them and to keep on calling others towards it. They should naturally value very highly all those who respond to the message of the Truth. Such persons should not be forsaken or neglected, however humble their station in the world. As for those who wilfully reject the message of God, one need not pursue them too far. They should rather be left alone to proceed towards their doom since they themselves wish so, and are insistent on doing so.