As-Saaffaat (Those drawn up in Ranks)

85. “When he said to his father and his people: ‘What is it that you worship?’”

86. “Is it a falsehood - gods other than Allah that you desire?”

87. “What is then your idea about the Lord of the Worlds?”

In invitation to Monotheism, clarity, explicitness, bravery, inattentiveness to the tribal and genealogical considerations, are the sings of a firm Faith. In this regard, Abraham condemned the creed of the father.

Yes, Abraham was ordered to struggle against idolatry with a sound pure heart, a pure spirit, a strong will, and a firm decision.

He began from his father (uncle) and his own relatives, as the Qur’an says:

“When he said to his father and his people: ‘What is it that you worship?’”

Is it not a pity that man, with his natural honour and his good intellect, stands in front of some worthless pieces of stone and wood and bows? Where is your wisdom?

Then, in the next holy verse, the Qur’an completed this meaning, which was a clear contempt, with another sentence, saying:

“Is it a falsehood - gods other than Allah that you desire?”

Regarding to the fact that the Arabic term /’ifk/ means a great lie or the ugliest lies the decisiveness of Abraham’s talk about the idols will become more clear.

He concluded his speech in this regard with another severe sentence, and said:

“What is then your idea about the Lord of the Worlds?”

You consume His sustenance, His merits have surrounded your selves thoroughly, yet you have worshipped some worthless things instead of Him, and yet do you expect Him to have mercy on you, and that He would not give you retribution with a terrible chastisement? What a great mistake, and what a dangerous aberration you have!

The application of the Qur’anic phrase /rabb-il-‘alamin/ (the Lord of the worlds) points to this fact that the whole universe is being managed under the Lordship of Allah, but you have left Him and attached to some conjectures and illusions which have no source of effect.