Surah Maryam 19:83

The Idols of the Polytheists will deny Their Worship

Allah, the Exalted, informs about the disbelievers who associate partners with their Lord, that they have taken gods besides Allah, so that these gods may be a source of honor and might for them. They think that these gods give them power and make them victorious. Then, Allah mentions that the matter is not as they claim, and it will not be as they hope. He says,

(Nay, but they will deny their worship of them,) on the Day of Judgement.

(and will become their adversaries.) This means that they will be foes in a state other than what they think about these gods. This is similar to Allah's statement,

(And who is more astray than one who calls upon, besides Allah, such as will not answer him till the Day of Resurrection, and who are (even) unaware of their calls to them And when mankind are gathered, they will become their enemies and will deny their worshipping.) 46:5-6 As-Suddi said,

(Nay, but they will deny their worship of them,) "This means their worshipping of the idols. " Allah said,

(and will become their adversaries) contrary to what they hoped for from these gods. As-Suddi said,

(and will become their adversaries.) "They will be in severe opposition and argument." Ad-Dahhak said,

(and will become their adversaries.) "This means enemies."

The Power of the Devils over the Disbelievers

Concerning Allah's statement,

(See you not that We have sent the Shayatin against the disbelievers to push them to do evil.) `Ali bin Abi Talhah said that Ibn `Abbas said, "They will lead them astray with temptation." Al-`Awfi said that Ibn `Abbas said, "They will incite them against Muhammad and his Companions." Qatadah said, "They will harass them and disturb them until they disobey Allah." `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd said, "This is similar to Allah's statement,

(And whosoever turns away blindly from the remembrance of the Most Gracious, We appoint for him a Shaytan to be a companion for him.)" 43:36 Concerning Allah's statement,

(So make no haste against them; We only count out to them a (limited) number.) This means, "Do not be hasty with the punishment that is going to befall them, O Muhammad."

(We only count out to them a number. ) This means, "We are only delaying them for a fixed appointment whose time is numbered. They are destined for that and there is no escaping the torment of Allah and His exemplary punishment." Allah says,

(And consider not that Allah is unaware of that which the wrongdoers do.) 14:42 And He says,

(So give a respite to the disbelievers; deal gently with them for a while.) 86:17 And Allah says,

(We postpone the punishment only so that they may increase in sinfulness.) 3:178

(We let them enjoy for a little while, then in the end We shall oblige them to (enter) a great torment.) 31:24

(Say: "Enjoy! But certainly, your destination is the (Hell) Fire.") 14:30 As-Suddi said,

(We only count out to them a (limited) number. ) means years, months, days and hours."

Pada ayat ini Allah memperingatkan Nabi Muhammad bahwa Dia telah melepaskan setan dan memberi kesempatan kepadanya untuk menipu, membujuk serta memperdayakan manusia yang terkena bujuk rayu setan itu termasuk orang-orang kafir Mekah sehingga Mereka akan tetap dalam kesesatan dan tidak akan kembali ke jalan yang benar bagaimanapun Muhammad mengajak dan menyeru mereka. Hal ini dijelaskan Allah sebagai penawar hati Nabi Muhammad yang berduka karena dia telah bersungguh-sungguh dan dengan sepenuh hati memberikan petunjuk dan peringatan kepada mereka, tetapi mereka tetap juga ingkar dan tidak mau beriman.