God is Wary of the Polytheists

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We are introduced to a new angel about polytheism in the 8th verse. The Qura’n addresses the believers, “O you who believe! Verily the polytheists are impure.” And then says, “So do not let them come near the Holy mosque after this year.” This verse reminds us of many things. The first is “Innama” which means that the polytheists are nothing but impure. This is a hyperbole in a sense. The second word is “Najis” which means the polytheists are totally impure and nothing else. It is like when we describe someone as being justice personified or completely just; this too is hyperbole in a sense.(1)

It is not said that they should not enter the mosque but it is said that they are so impure that their entry will desecrate the mosque.

A general declaration has been made in the 9th verse. These verses were revealed in the 9th Hijri Year and Hazrat Ali was designated to read them out to the people during Hajj. There is a general declaration on the Day of Hajj from God and His Messenger that God is wary of the polytheists and so is the Messenger. “A declaration from God and His Messenger to mankind on the greatest day of Hajj that, “God is free from (all) obligations to the polytheists and so is His Messenger.” (2)

This declaration during the Hajj from God and his Messenger being wary of the polytheists means that they totally abhor them. It also shows that polytheism is the unforgivable sin among all the sins.

The 10th verse criticizes it in another manner. The polytheist men and women are compared to the fornicating men and women. It says, “The adulterer marries not but an adulteress or a polytheist and the adulteress marries none but an adulterer or .polytheist.”

This can be considered as an order that the fornicating man can marry the fornicating women or those that prefer idolatry. The fornicating woman too should marry only the fornicating men or the polytheists. Birds of the same feather flock together. The wicked should mix with the wicked. In both the sense polytheism is a great sin because the polytheists have been compared with the adulterers and those bereft of social betterment.

There is a famous tradition from the Holy messenger, “The fornicating man in his fornicating condition cannot be a believer and the thief while thieving cannot be a believer too. (3)

. Because when they begin to do this their soul moves away just like the shirt leaves the body. We will discuss their interconnection later Inshallah.

The marriage of the believer with the polytheist is banned; a group believes that if they are famous for adultery and are not repentant about it then it is impermissible to marry them and this has been mentioned in umpteen Hadiths from the Holy Messenger, Imam Jafar Sadiq and Imam Muhammad Baqir. Some commentator have described the back ground of this revelation as: “a person wanted to marry an adulteress and asked the holy messenger for permission to do so. This verse was then revealed because the woman in the days before Islam was famous as an adulteress so much so that a flag was hoisted above her house to declare her adultery. This is the reason why the man was asked to desist from marrying her. (4)

The 11th verse describes the necessity of the Oneness of God and the evil of polytheism. The Holy Messenger was asked:” Say I am commanded to worship only God and not to join partners with Him. To Him I call and to Him is my return.” From the word “Innama” we learn that the entire ministry of the Holy Messenger was spent in explaining and enjoining people towards Tawhid or Oneness of God and refuting polytheism. (5) This is true because Tawhid or the Oneness of God is the essence of all divine teachings and we have seen that the base of all satanic teachings is polytheism. In the end this verse reminds us “To Him I call and to Him is my return.”

The 12th verse tells us about the great apostle of God Noah who too based his preaching on the certitude of Oneness of God and refuted polytheism. The same has been said about the preaching of other apostles of God also. The Books says, “Indeed We sent Noah to his people (saying) “I am a clear Warner for you.”

The verse further states, (My first invitation is that) do not worship anyone but the One God and verily I fear for you the chastisement of a painful Day.”

From the Apostle Noah to the holy Messenger all the prophets have repeated this message and this is proof that the most important issue in the ministry of every Prophet of God was the confirmation of Oneness of God and the refutation of idolatry and this is common in all religion. This is why we read in verse 64 of Surah Al Imran which says, “Say! O people of the Book! Come to a word common between us and you” It means, that we worship none but God and shall not associate any with Him, and that we shall not take any others for lords, other than God.”

This is such a rule that has not changed with the times and has never been weakened. This is the core of all divine messages and the misfortune upon the believers is because they do not have certitude about this rule about Oneness of God.

The 13th verse is a new interpretation of the same rule and “Innama’ denotes that the essence of the Holy Messenger’s preaching is the Oneness of God. It is said, “Say: it has been revealed to me that your God is One God.” And then it says, “Will you then submit (to Him)?” You will be among the ones with salvation if you submit but if you do not then there will be a separation between us forever.





(1) The word Najas has originated from Najis Najis as described by Raghib is used for the outer as well as inner impurity. (Mafuradat page 503) All Tabrisi in Majmaul Bayan (vol.5 page 20) says, it means it some thing that human nature abhors.
(2) Many commentators have taken Id uz-Zoha which is a day of great importance to be the Great Hajj and the traditions of the Ahlulbait and the Sunnis confirm the same. But some Ulema say it is the day of A’rfa and some believe that every common day of Hajj is Hajj Akbar and this is attributed to Omar which is the Lesser Hajj. Some Ulema have declared the year of this revelation to be Hajj Akbar because that year the Muslims and the Polytheists were present together. The best is the first interpretation.
(3) Tafsir Nurus Saqlain Vol.3 Page 571 Hadith 20
(4) Tafsir Majmaul Bayan Vol. 7 Page 125
(5) If the place is extended then even the aim of all worship will be the worship of God only. (Reflect)



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