[29] VERSES 22 – 25 وَمَكَرُوا مَكْرًا كُبَّارًا {22} And...
[29] VERSES 22 – 25 وَمَكَرُوا مَكْرًا كُبَّارًا {22} And they plotted a big plan [71:22] وَقَالُوا لَا تَذَرُنَّ آلِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّا وَلَا سُوَاعًا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسْرًا {23} And they said, ‘Neither abandon your gods, nor abandon Wadd, nor Suwa’a, nor Yagous and Yaouq and Nasra’ [71:23] وَقَدْ أَضَلُّوا كَثِيرًا ۖ وَلَا تَزِدِ الظَّالِمِينَ إِلَّا ضَلَالًا {24} And indeed they strayed many, and the unjust do not increase except in straying [71:24] مِمَّا خَطِيئَاتِهِمْ أُغْرِقُوا فَأُدْخِلُوا نَارًا فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا لَهُمْ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ أَنْصَارًا {25} Due to what were their sins, they drowned, so they would be entering Fire, and they would not find for them any helpers from besides Allah [71:25] The origins of idol worship أبى رحمه الله قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد ابن عيسى قال: حدثنى محمد بن خالد البرقى قال: حدثنى حماد بن عيسى عن حريز ابن عبد الله السجستاني عن جعفر بن محمد عليهما السلام، في قوله الله عزوجل (وقالوا لا تذرن آلهتكم ولا تذرن ودا ولا سوعا ولا يغوث ويعوق ونسرا) قال: كانوا يعبدون الله عزوجل فماتوا، فضج قومهم وشق ذلك عليهم فجاءهم ابليس لعنه الله فقال لهم: اتخذ لكم اصناما على صورهم فتنظرون إليهم وتأنسون بهم وتعبدون الله My father said, ‘Sa’ad Bin Abdullah narrated to us, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Ibn Isa, from Muhammad Bin Khalid Al barqy, from Hamaad Bin Isa, from Hareyz Ibn Abdullah Al Sajastany, ‘From Ja’far -asws Bin Muhammad -asws regarding the Words of Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic: And they said, ‘Neither abandon your gods, nor abandon Wadd, nor Suwa’a, nor Yagous and Yaouq and Nasra’ [71:23] , he -asws said: ‘They (the mentioned) used to worship Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic.
Then they (this generation) died. It was grievous upon their people (next generation), so Iblees -la came to them and said to them, ‘Take idols for yourselves upon their images (your ancestors), so that you can look towards them, and be cordial with them and you can (still) be worshipping Allah -azwj ’.
فاعد لهم اصناما على مثالهم فكانوا يعبدون الله عزوجل وينظرون إلى تلك الاصنام، فلما جاء هم الشتاء والامطار أدخلوا الاصنام البيوت فلم يزالوا يعبدون الله عزوجل حتى هلك ذلك القرن ونشأ أولادهم The he -la prepared idols for them upon their resemblances. So they used to worship Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic, and were looking towards those idols. Then, when the winter came upon them, and the rains, they entered the idols into their houses.
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