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Ayah
Word by Word
فَلَا
So (do) not
تَكُ
be
فِي
in
مِرۡيَةٖ
doubt
مِّمَّا
as to what
يَعۡبُدُ
worship
هَٰٓؤُلَآءِۚ
these (polytheists)
مَا
Not
يَعۡبُدُونَ
they worship
إِلَّا
except
كَمَا
as what
يَعۡبُدُ
worshipped
ءَابَآؤُهُم
their forefathers
مِّن
before
قَبۡلُۚ
before
وَإِنَّا
And indeed, We
لَمُوَفُّوهُمۡ
will surely pay them in full
نَصِيبَهُمۡ
their share
غَيۡرَ
without
مَنقُوصٖ
being diminished
فَلَا
So (do) not
تَكُ
be
فِي
in
مِرۡيَةٖ
doubt
مِّمَّا
as to what
يَعۡبُدُ
worship
هَٰٓؤُلَآءِۚ
these (polytheists)
مَا
Not
يَعۡبُدُونَ
they worship
إِلَّا
except
كَمَا
as what
يَعۡبُدُ
worshipped
ءَابَآؤُهُم
their forefathers
مِّن
before
قَبۡلُۚ
before
وَإِنَّا
And indeed, We
لَمُوَفُّوهُمۡ
will surely pay them in full
نَصِيبَهُمۡ
their share
غَيۡرَ
without
مَنقُوصٖ
being diminished
Translation
Be not then in doubt as to what these men worship. They worship nothing but what their fathers worshipped before (them): but verily We shall pay them back (in full) their portion without (the least) abatement.
Tafsir
So do not be, O Muhammad may peace and salutation be upon him, in doubt, in uncertainty, concerning what these [folk] worship, of idols: We will indeed chastise them as We did those before them - this is intended as solace for the Prophet may peace and salutation be upon him. They worship only as their fathers worshipped - that is, in the same way - before, and indeed We chastised them; and We shall surely pay them, like those [fathers of theirs], their whole due, their portion of the chastisement, undiminished, that is, in full.
"Associating Partners with Allah is no doubt Misguidance
Allah, the Exalted, says,
فَلَ تَكُ فِي مِرۡيَةٍ مِّمَّا يَعۡبُدُ هَـوُلاء
So be not in doubt as to what these people worship.
This refers to the polytheists. Verily, what they are doing is falsehood, ignorance and misguidance.
مَا يَعۡبُدُونَ إِلاَّ كَمَا يَعۡبُدُ ابَاوُهُم مِّن قَبۡلُ
They worship nothing but what their fathers worshipped before (them).
This means that they have no support for their Shirk. They are only mimicking their fathers in ignorance. Therefore, Allah will give them due recompense for that and He will punish them with a punishment the likes of which none can give besides Him. If they did any good deeds, then Allah will reward them for those good works in this life, before the life of the Hereafter.
Concerning Allah's statement,
وَإِنَّا لَمُوَفُّوهُمۡ نَصِيبَهُمۡ غَيۡرَ مَنقُوصٍ
And verily, We shall repay them in full their portion without diminution.
Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam said,
""We will pay them in full their portion of punishment without diminution.
وَلَقَدۡ اتَيۡنَا مُوسَى الۡكِتَابَ فَاخۡتُلِفَ فِيهِ
Indeed, We gave the Book to Musa, but differences arose therein,
Allah mentions that He gave Musa the Book, but the people differed concerning it. Some believed in it and some disbelieved in it. Therefore, you, Muhammad, have an example in the Prophets who came before you. So do not grieve or be upset by their denial of you.
وَلَوۡلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتۡ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِيَ بَيۡنَهُمۡ
and had it not been for a Word (Kalimah) that had gone forth before from your Lord, the case would have been judged between them,
Ibn Jarir said,
""If it were not that the punishment had already been delayed until an appointed time, then Allah would have decided the matter between you now.
The word Kalimah carries the meaning that Allah will not punish anyone until the proof has been established against him and a Messenger has been sent to him.""
This is similar to Allah's statement,
وَمَا كُنَّا مُعَذِّبِينَ حَتَّى نَبۡعَثَ رَسُولاً
And We never punish until We have sent a Messenger (to give warning). (17:15)
For verily, Allah says in other verse,
وَلَوۡلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتۡ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَكَانَ لِزَاماً وَأَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى
فَاصۡبِرۡ عَلَى مَا يَقُولُونَ
And had it not been for a Word that went forth before from your Lord, and a term determined, (their punishment) must necessarily have come (in this world). So bear patiently what they say. (20:129-130)
وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَفِي شَكٍّ مِّنۡهُ مُرِيبٍ
and indeed they are in grave doubt concerning it (this Qur'an).
Then, Allah informs that He will gather the early generations and the later generations from all of the nations. He will then reward them based upon their deeds. If they did good deeds, their reward will be good, and if they did evil deeds, their reward will be bad.
Allah says,
وَإِنَّ كُـلًّ لَّمَّا لَيُوَفِّيَنَّهُمۡ رَبُّكَ أَعۡمَالَهُمۡ
إِنَّهُ بِمَا يَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ
And verily, to each of them your Lord will repay their works in full. Surely, He is All-Aware of what they do.
This means that He is All-Knower of all of their deeds. This includes their honorable deeds and their despicable deeds, their small deeds and their great deeds. There are many different modes of recitation for this verse, yet all of their meanings agree with what we have mentioned.
This is similar to Allah's statement,
وَإِن كُلٌّ لَّمَّا جَمِيعٌ لَّدَيۡنَا مُحۡضَرُونَ
And surely, all - everyone of them will be brought before Us. (36:32)"
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