Surah Al Furqan Tafseer

The gods of the Idolators will disown Them on the Day of Resurrection

Allah tells us about what will happen on the Day of Resurrection, when those whom the idolators used to worship instead of Allah, angels and others, will rebuke them.

Allah says:

وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ

And on the Day when He will gather them together and that which they worship besides Allah.

Mujahid said,

"This means `Isa, `Uzayr and the angels."

فَيَقُولُ أَأَنتُمْ أَضْلَلْتُمْ عِبَادِي هَوُلَاء

He will say:"Was it you who misled these My servants..."

Allah will say to those who were worshipped:`Did you call these people to worship you instead of Me, or was it their own idea to worship you, without any call to that on your part!'

This is like the Ayah,

وَإِذْ قَالَ اللَّهُ يعِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ أَءَنتَ قُلتَ لِلنَّاسِ اتَّخِذُونِى وَأُمِّىَ إِلَـهَيْنِ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ قَالَ سُبْحَـنَكَ مَا يَكُونُ لِى أَنْ أَقُولَ مَا لَيْسَ لِى بِحَقٍّ إِن كُنتُ قُلْتُهُ فَقَدْ عَلِمْتَهُ تَعْلَمُ مَا فِى نَفْسِى وَلَا أَعْلَمُ مَا فِى نَفْسِكَ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ عَلَّـمُ الْغُيُوبِ

مَا قُلْتُ لَهُمْ إِلاَّ مَأ أَمَرْتَنِى بِهِ

And when Allah will say:"O `Isa, son of Maryam! Did you say unto men:`Worship me and my mother as two gods besides Allah!"'

He will say:"Glory be to You! It was not for me to say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, You would surely have known it. You know what is in my inner self though I do not know what is in Yours; truly, You, only You, are the All-Knower of all that is hidden. Never did I say to them aught except what You did command me to say." (5:116-117)

أَمْ هُمْ ضَلُّوا السَّبِيلَ

or did they stray from the path!"

Describing how those who were worshipped will respond on the Day of Resurrection,

Allah says