Surah 6:26
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وَيَوۡمَ نَحۡشُرُهُمۡ جَمِيعٗا ثُمَّ نَقُولُ لِلَّذِينَ أَشۡرَكُوٓاْ أَيۡنَ شُرَكَآؤُكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كُنتُمۡ تَزۡعُمُونَ
On the Day when We shall gather them – all (of them) – We shall say to those who associated, ‘Where are your associates whom you used to claim (as gods)?’
ثُمَّ لَمۡ تَكُن فِتۡنَتُهُمۡ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُواْ وَٱللَّهِ رَبِّنَا مَا كُنَّا مُشۡرِكِينَ
Then their only excuse will be to claim, ‘By God, our Lord! We have not been idolaters.’
ٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَذَبُواْ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمۡۚ وَضَلَّ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يَفۡتَرُونَ
See how they lie against themselves, and (how) what they forged has abandoned them!
وَمِنۡهُم مَّن يَسۡتَمِعُ إِلَيۡكَۖ وَجَعَلۡنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفۡقَهُوهُ وَفِيٓ ءَاذَانِهِمۡ وَقۡرٗاۚ وَإِن يَرَوۡاْ كُلَّ ءَايَةٖ لَّا يُؤۡمِنُواْ بِهَاۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءُوكَ يُجَٰدِلُونَكَ يَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
(There are) some of them who listen to you, but We have made coverings over their hearts, so that they do not understand it, and a heaviness in their ears. If they see any sign, they do not believe in it, so that when they come to dispute with you, those who disbelieve say, ‘This is nothing but old tales.’
وَهُمۡ يَنۡهَوۡنَ عَنۡهُ وَيَنۡـَٔوۡنَ عَنۡهُۖ وَإِن يُهۡلِكُونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمۡ وَمَا يَشۡعُرُونَ
They keep (others) from it, and keep (themselves) from it, but they only destroy themselves, though they do not realize (it).
About the polytheists, Allah said:
This is on the Day of Resurrection, when He will ask them about the idols and rivals that they worshipped instead of Him. Allah will say to them,
Allah said in Surat Al-Qasas,
Allah’s statement.
{There will then be (left) no Fitnah for them} means, argument. ‘Ata’ Al-Khurasani said that,
{There will then be (left) no Fitnah for them } in the face of the affliction that will be placed on them,
Allah said next,
which is similar to His other statement,
The Miserable Do Not Benefit from the Qur'an
Allah’s statement,
means, they come to you, (O Muhammad), so that they hear you recite the Qur’an, but its recitation does not benefit them, because Allah has set veils on their hearts, and so they do not understand the Qur’an,
{and (set) deafness in their ears;} that prevents them from hearing what benefits them. In another Ayah, Allah said;
Allah said next,
meaning, they will not believe in any of the Ayat, proofs, clear evidences and signs they witness because they do not have sound comprehension or fair judgment. In another Ayah, Allah said,
Allah said,
using falsehood against truth,
The disbelievers say, what you (O Muhammad) brought us was taken from the books of those who were before us, meaning plagiarized,
They discourage people from following the truth, believing in Muhammad and obeying the Qur’an,
They thus combine both evil acts, for they neither benefit themselves, nor let others benefit from the Prophet. ‘Ali bin Abi Talhah said that Ibn ‘Abbas said that the Ayah,
means, they hinder people from believing in Muhammad. Muhammad bin Al-Hanafiyyah said, “The disbelievers of Quraysh used to refrain from meeting Muhammad and they discouraged people from coming to him.” Similar was reported from Qatadah, Mujahid and Ad-Dahhak and several others.
They destroy themselves by committing this evil action, and its harm will only touch them. Yet, they do not perceive this fact!