Tafsir al-Jalalayn — Ghafir 40:20

And God decrees with truth while those on whom they call whom they worship that is the disbelievers of Mecca read yad‘ūna ‘they call’ or tad‘ūna ‘you call’ besides Him — and these are the idols — do not decree by any means at all so how can they be God’s associates? Truly God is […]

Tafsir al-Jalalayn — Ghafir 40:21

Have they not travelled in the land and beheld the nature of the consequence for those who were before them? They were more powerful than them a variant reading has minkum ‘than yourselves’ in strength and in their vestiges on earth in the way of large structures and palaces. Yet God seized them He destroyed […]

Tafsir al-Jalalayn — Ghafir 40:22

That was because their messengers used to bring them clear signs manifest miracles but they disbelieved. So God seized them. Indeed He is Strong Severe in punishment.

Tafsir al-Jalalayn — Ghafir 40:9

And shield them from evil deeds that is from the chastisement thereof; for whomever You shield from evil deeds that day the Day of Resurrection verily him You will have had been merciful to; and that is indeed the supreme triumph’.

Tafsir al-Jalalayn — Ghafir 40:10

Indeed to those who disbelieve it will be proclaimed to them from the part of the angels as they disbelievers enter the Fire in utter loathing of themselves ‘Surely God’s loathing of you is greater than your loathing of yourselves as you were called during life in this world to faith but you used to […]

Tafsir al-Jalalayn — Ghafir 40:11

They will say ‘Our Lord You have caused us to die twice two deaths and You have given us life twice — for they were lifeless drops of semen then they were given life then made to die then brought back to life for the Resurrection. We now confess our sins in having disbelieved in […]

Tafsir al-Jalalayn — Ghafir 40:12

That namely the chastisement which you find yourselves in is because during the life of this world when God was invoked alone you would disbelieve in His Oneness; but if partners were ascribed to Him you would believe you would accept such idolatry. So the judgement to chastise you belongs to God the Exalted above […]

Tafsir al-Jalalayn — Ghafir 40:13

He it is Who shows you His signs the proofs of His Oneness and sends down from the heaven for you provision by way of rain. Yet no one remembers no one is admonished except him who returns penitently who recants idolatry.

Tafsir al-Jalalayn — Ghafir 40:14

So supplicate God worship Him devoting your religion purely to Him free from any idolatry however much the disbelievers be averse to its being free of such idolatry.

Tafsir al-Jalalayn — Ghafir 40:15

Exalter of ranks either means that God is One Whose attributes are majestic — or it means the raiser of the ranks of believers in Paradise — Lord of the Throne in other words the Creator thereof He casts the Spirit the Revelation of His command that is of His words upon whomever He will […]