Surah 17:39

"That is some of the wisdom your Lord has inspired you (with). Do not set up another god with God, or you will be cast into Gehenna, blamed (and) rejected."

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Everything previously mentioned is Revelation and Wisdom Verses 17:39

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Verse 39

ذَٰلِكَ مِمَّآ أَوۡحَىٰٓ إِلَيۡكَ رَبُّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡحِكۡمَةِۗ وَلَا تَجۡعَلۡ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتُلۡقَىٰ فِي جَهَنَّمَ مَلُومٗا مَّدۡحُورًا

That is some of the wisdom your Lord has inspired you (with). Do not set up another god with God, or you will be cast into Gehenna, blamed (and) rejected.

39. This is (part) of Al-Hikmah (wisdom) which your Lord has revealed to you. And set not up with Allah any other god lest you should be thrown into Hell, blameworthy and rejected (from Allah's mercy).

Everything previously mentioned is Revelation and Wisdom

Allah says: "What We have commanded you to do is part of good manners, and what We have forbidden you are evil qualities. We have revealed this to you, O Muhammad, so that you may command the people likewise."

And set not up with Allah any other god lest you should be thrown into Hell, blameworthy

meaning, your own self will blame you, as will Allah and His creation.

rejected means far removed from everything good. Ibn 'Abbas and Qatadah said: "(It means) cast out." This is an address to the Ummah via the Messenger, for he is infallible.

— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Vol. 6, Page 17)

About this Source & Scholarly Authority (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Universal Sunni Consensus: Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim by Hafiz Ibn Kathir (701–774 AH / 1301–1373 AD) is universally regarded across all major schools of Sunni Islam (traditional, Salafi, Ash'ari) as the most authoritative classical exegesis. It is prized because it relies on Tafsir bil-Ma'thur—interpreting the Quran using the Quran itself, authentic Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad, and recorded statements of the early Companions (Sahabah).

Standard English Edition: This text is from the standard 10-volume English abridgment published by Dar-us-Salam Publications (supervised by Shaykh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri), which is the official, most widely distributed English Quranic commentary in mosques and Islamic libraries worldwide today.

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