Surah 19 · 19:41
Surah Maryam 19:41
Maryam · Mary
وَ
Wathkur fee alkitabiibraheema innahu kana siddeeqan nabiyya
And mention in the Book [the story of] Abraham. Indeed, he was a man of truth and a prophet.
Dan ceritakanlah (Muhammad) kisah Ibrahim di dalam Kitab (Alquran), sesungguhnya dia seorang yang sangat mencintai kebenaran, dan seorang nabi.
Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Ibrahim's Admonition of His Father
Allah, the Exalted, tells His Prophet, Muhammad ﷺ,
وَاذْكُرْ فِى الْكِتَـبِ إِبْرَهِيمَ
(And mention in the Book, Ibrahim.) "Recite this to your people who are worshipping idols and mention to them what happened with Ibrahim, the intimate Friend (Khalil) of the Most Beneficent. These idol worshippers (Arabs) are his descendants and they claim to follow his religion. Inform them that he was a truthful Prophet. Tell them about what took place with his father and how he forbade him from worshipping idols." Ibrahim said,
يأَبَتِ لِمَ تَعْبُدُ مَا لاَ يَسْمَعُ وَلاَ يَبْصِرُ وَلاَ يُغْنِى عَنكَ شَيْئاً
(O my father! Why do you worship that which hears not, sees not and cannot avail you in anything) Meaning that these idols will not benefit you, nor can they protect you from any harm.
يأَبَتِ إِنِّى قَدْ جَآءَنِى مِنَ الْعِلْمِ مَا لَمْ يَأْتِكَ
(O my father! Verily, there has come to me the knowledge of that which came not unto you.) This means, "Even though I am from your loins and you see me as inferior to you because I am your son, know that I have received knowledge from Allah that you do not know and it has not reached you."
فَاتَّبِعْنِى أَهْدِكَ صِرَاطاً سَوِيّاً
(So follow me, I will guide you to the straight path.) meaning, "a straight path that will carry you to the desired objective and save you from that which is dreaded (Hell)."
يأَبَتِ لاَ تَعْبُدِ الشَّيْطَـنَ
(O my father! Worship not Shaytan.) This is means, "Do not obey him by worshipping these idols. He invites to this (idolatry) and he is pleased with it." This is as Allah says,
أَلَمْ أَعْهَدْ إِلَيْكُمْ يبَنِى ءَادَمَ أَن لاَّ تَعْبُدُواْ الشَّيطَـنَ إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ
(Did I not command you, O Children of Adam, that you should not worship Shaytan. Verily, he is a plain enemy to you.) 36:60 Allah also says,
إِن يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ إِلاَّ إِنَـثاً وَإِن يَدْعُونَ إِلاَّ شَيْطَـناً مَّرِيداً
(They invoke nothing but females idols besides Him (Allah), and they invoke nothing but Shaytan, a persistent rebel!) 4:117 Concerning Allah's statement,
إِنَّ الشَّيْطَـنَ كَانَ لِلرَّحْمَـنِ عَصِيّاً
(Verily, Shaytan has been a rebel against the Most Gracious.) This means obstinate and too arrogant to obey his Lord. Therefore, Allah expelled him and made him an outcast. Therefore, "do not follow him or you will become like him. "
يأَبَتِ إِنِّى أَخَافُ أَن يَمَسَّكَ عَذَابٌ مِّنَ الرَّحْمَـنِ
(O my father! Verily, I fear lest a torment from the Most Gracious should overtake you,) "because of your associating partners with Allah and your disobedience in what I am commanding you with."
فَتَكُونَ لِلشَّيْطَـنِ وَلِيّاً
(so that you become a companion of Shaytan.) This means, "there will be no one who will protect you, or help you, or assist you, except Iblis. However, neither he, nor anyone else, has any power over the outcome of matters. Following him will only cause you to be surrounded by the torment (of Allah)." This is as Allah says,
تَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَى أُمَمٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيْطَـِّنُ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فَهُوَ وَلِيُّهُمُ الْيَوْمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
(By Allah, We indeed sent (Messengers) to the nations before you, but Shaytan made their deeds fair seeming to them. So he is their helper today (in this world), and theirs will be a painful torment.) 16:63
Tafsir Kemenag RI
Pada ayat-ayat ini Allah memerintahkan kepada Rasulullah agar ia menerangkan kepada kaum musyrik Mekah kisah Nabi Ibrahim yang mereka anggap sebagai bapak bangsa Arab. Mereka sendiri menganggap diri mereka anak cucunya dan mendakwahkan bahwa mereka adalah pengikutpengikut agamanya. Padahal Nabi Ibrahim adalah seorang mukmin seorang kekasih Allah dan seorang Nabi penyembah Tuhan Yang Maha Esa bukan seorang musyrik penyembah berhala. Allah memerintahkan kepada Muhammad agar dia menceritakan kepada mereka ketika Nabi Ibrahim melarang kaumnya menyembah berhala dan mengatakan kepada bapaknya sebagai berikut, "Mengapa engkau menyembah berhala-berhala yang tidak dapat mendengar pujian penyembahnya ketika disembah, tidak dapat melihat bagaimana khusyuknya engkau menyembahnya, tidak dapat menolong orang yang menyembahnya dan memberikan manfaat barang sedikit pun dan tidak dapat menolak bahaya bila si penyembah itu meminta tolong kepadanya."
Dengan kata-kata yang lemah lembut dan dapat diterima akal Nabi Ibrahim menyeru bapaknya kepada tauhid dan meninggalkan penyembahan berhala benda mati yang tidak berdaya. Sedangkan manusia saja yang dapat mendengar dan melihat serta dapat memberikan pertolongan, tidaklah patut disembah, apalagi benda mati yang kita buat sendiri, bila kita hendak merusaknya atau menghancurkannya dia tidak berdaya apa-apa untuk mempertahankan dirinya. Benda yang demikian halnya yang tidak mungkin memberikan manfaat atau pertolongan kepada manusia, tidaklah patut menjadi sembahan manusia. Hal ini sesuai dengan perumpamaan yang dijelaskan Allah dalam firman-Nya:
"Wahai manusia! Telah dibuat suatu perumpamaan. Maka dengarkanlah! Sesungguhnya segala yang kamu seru selain Allah tidak dapat menciptakan seekor lalat pun, walaupun mereka bersatu untuk menciptakannya. Dan jika lalat itu merampas sesuatu dari mereka, mereka tidak akan dapat merebutnya kembali dari lalat itu. Sama lemahnya yang menyembah dan yang disembah." (al-hajj/22: 73)
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وَٱذۡكُرۡ
wa-udh'kur
And mention
فِي
fī
in
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
l-kitābi
the Book
إِبۡرَٰهِيمَۚ
ib'rāhīma
Ibrahim
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, he
كَانَ
kāna
was
صِدِّيقٗا
ṣiddīqan
a man of truth
نَّبِيًّا
nabiyyan
a Prophet