As-Saf 61:7
The Ranks · Medinan · Juz 28 · Page 552
Lying About Allah
وَمَنۡ أَظۡلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفۡتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡكَذِبَ وَهُوَ يُدۡعَىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلۡإِسۡلَٰمِۚ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ٧
And who doeth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie against Allah when he is summoned unto Al-Islam? And Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah while being invited to Islam?
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this is one who attributes a lie to Allah, speaks falsely about Him, or claims that what he invented was revealed by Allah.
Reflect
Don’t attribute to Allah anything about religion you don’t know.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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