Surah Al-An'am 6:100

Rebuking the Idolators

This Ayah refutes the idolators who worshipped others besides Allah and associated the Jinns with Him in worship. Glory be to Allah above this Shirk and Kufr. If someone asks, how did the idolators worship the Jinns, although they only were idol worshippers The answer is that in fact, they worshipped the idols by obeying the Jinns who commanded them to do so. Allah said in other Ayat,

(They invoke nothing but female deities besides Him, and they invoke nothing but Shaytan, a persistent rebel! Allah cursed him. And he Shaytan said: "I will take an appointed portion of your servants. Verily, I will mislead them, and surely, I will arouse in them false desires; and certainly, I will order them to slit the ears of cattle, and indeed I will order them to change the nature created by Allah." And whoever takes Shaytan as a protector instead of Allah, has surely suffered a manifest loss. He Shaytan makes promises to them, and arouses in them false desires; and Shaytan's promises are nothing but deceptions. ) 4:117-120 and,

(Will you then take him (Iblis) and his offspring as protectors and helpers rather than Me) 18:50 Ibrahim said to his father,

("O my father! Worship not Shaytan. Verily! Shaytan has been a rebel against the Most Beneficent (Allah).") 19:44 Allah said,

(Did I not ordain for you, O Children of Adam, that you should not worship Shaytan. Verily, he is a plain enemy to you. And that you should worship Me. That is a straight path.) 36:60-61 On the Day of Resurrection, the angels will proclaim,

(Glorified be You! You are our Protector instead of them. Nay, but they used to worship the Jinn; most of them were believers in them.) 34:41 This is why Allah said here,

(Yet, they join the Jinns as partners in worship with Allah, though He has created them.) 6:100, Alone without partners. Consequently, how is it that another deity is being worshipped along with Him As Ibrahim said,

("Worship you that which you (yourselves) carve While Allah has created you and what you make!") 37:95-96 Allah alone is the Creator without partners. Therefore, He Alone deserves to be worshipped without partners. Allah said next,

(And they Kharaqu (attribute falsely) without knowledge, sons and daughters to Him.) Allah mentions the misguidance of those who were led astray and claimed a son or offspring for Him, as the Jews did with `Uzayr, the Christians with `Isa and the Arab pagans with the angels whom they claimed were Allah's daughters. Allah is far holier than what the unjust, polytheist people associate with Him. The word, Kharaqu, means `falsely attributed, invented, claimed and lied', according to the scholars of the Salaf. Allah's statement next,

(Be He Glorified and Exalted above (all) that they attribute to Him.) means, He is holier than, hallowed, and Exalted above the sons, rivals, equals and partners that these ignorant, misled people attribute to Him.

Allah menjelaskan bahwa orang-orang musyrik menjadikan jin sekutu bagi Allah. Dikatakan demikian karena orang-orang musyrik itu meskipun kenyataannya menyembah berhala-berhala, namun pada hakikatnya mereka berbuat demikian itu lantaran mengikuti bisikan jin dan setan.

Allah berfirman:

Yang mereka sembah selain Allah itu tidak lain hanyalah inatsan (berhala), dan mereka tidak lain hanyalah menyembah setan yang durhaka, yang dilaknati Allah, dan (setan) itu mengatakan, "Aku pasti akan mengambil bagian tertentu dari hamba-hamba-Mu, dan pasti kusesatkan mereka, dan akan kubangkitkan angan-angan kosong pada mereka dan akan kusuruh mereka memotong telinga-telinga binatang ternak, (lalu mereka benar-benar memotongnya), dan akan aku suruh mereka mengubah ciptaan Allah, (lalu mereka benar-benar mengubahnya)." Barang siapa menjadikan setan sebagai pelindung selain Allah, maka sungguh, dia menderita kerugian yang nyata. (an-Nisa'/4: 117-119)

Allah menjelaskan kesalahan perbuatan mereka karena mereka sebenarnya telah mengetahui bahwa yang menciptakan jin-jin itu ialah Allah. Itulah sebabnya maka perbuatan mereka itu dicela. Celaan Allah terhadap mereka itu adalah seperti celaan Ibrahim a.s. terhadap kaumnya.

Allah berfirman:

"Apakah kamu menyembah patung-patung yang kamu pahat itu? Padahal Allah-lah yang menciptakan kamu dan apa yang kamu perbuat itu." (as-shaffat/37: 95-96)

Allah mencela pula perbuatan mereka, karena mereka telah berbohong dengan mengatakan bahwa Allah mempunyai anak laki-laki dan anak-anak perempuan. Tuduhan mereka bahwa Allah mempunyai anak laki-laki adalah seperti tuduhan orang-orang Yahudi dan Nasrani.

Allah swt berfirman:

Dan orang-orang Yahudi berkata, "Uzair putra Allah," dan orang-orang Nasrani berkata, "Al-Masih putra Allah." (at-Taubah/9: 30)

Sedangkan tuduhan mereka bahwa Allah mempunyai anak perempuan diterangkan dalam firman Allah:

Maka tanyakanlah (Muhammad) kepada mereka (orang-orang kafir Mekah), "Apakah anak-anak perempuan itu untuk Tuhanmu sedangkan untuk mereka anak-anak laki-laki?" atau apakah Kami menciptakan malaikat-malaikat berupa perempuan sedangkan mereka menyaksikan(nya)? Ingatlah, sesungguhnya di antara kebohongannya mereka benar-benar mengatakan, "Allah mempunyai anak." Dan sungguh, mereka benar-benar pendusta. (as-shaffat/37: 149-152)

Mereka melemparkan tuduhan itu dengan tidak mempunyai alasan sedikit pun. Bahkan perkataan mereka menunjukkan kebodohan mereka sendiri atau semata-mata menuruti hawa nafsu.

Di akhir ayat ini Allah membersihkan diri-Nya dari tuduhan-tuduhan mereka, bahwa Dia Mahasuci dan Mahatinggi dari sifat-sifat yang mereka berikan, yaitu bahwa Allah tidak mempunyai serikat dan tidak mempunyai anak.