Tafsir of Surat al-Kafirun: The meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Say, O disbelievers, I do not worship what you worship."

The Shaykh : As for Surat al-Kafirun, Allah commanded His Prophet to disavow the worship of the polytheists, so He said:

⁽¹⁾ Say, "O disbelievers, ⁽²⁾ I do not worship what you worship.

قل يا أيها الكافرون * لا أعبد ما تعبدون

[Al-Kafirun 109:1-2]

What do the disbelievers worship? Idols, trees, stones, the sun, and the moon. He says:

⁽¹⁾ Say, "O disbelievers, ⁽²⁾ I do not worship what you worship.

قل يا أيها الكافرون * لا أعبد ما تعبدون

[Al-Kafirun 109:1-2]

meaning, I do not worship what you worship; I am innocent of it.

Source alathar.net

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