Commentary on Tafsir al-Jalalayn: ((So he cast a glance at the stars)) to give them the impression that he relied on them so that they would rely on them ((and he said, "Indeed, I am ill")) meaning sick, that is,
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The Shaykh : His saying and He did not say "by Allah, Mighty and Majestic." Why? We mentioned this yesterday. He said and He did not say "So what do you think of Allah?" This is a reference to the fact that these deities being worshipped are created by Allah, Mighty and Majestic. So how can they be worshipped alongside Him? These deities are included among the worlds, because the meaning of "the worlds" is everything other than Allah, Mighty and Majestic, that is, everything other than Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Among them are these deities being worshipped. So if these deities you worship are included among the creations of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, how is it possible for you to worship them alongside Allah? And Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, gave an example of this regarding a slave. Does the master accept that the slave shares with him in what is exclusive to the master? [Ar-Rum: 28] What is the answer?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : [Ar-Rum: 28] No, it is not so. Do you fear them as you fear yourselves? It is not this. So we have no partners from among those whom our right hands possess in what Allah has provided us. And reflect on His saying and it will become clear to you that this is the provision of Allah. And yet, the masters withhold it from the slaves. [Ar-Rum 30:28] This is the point of the question, and the answer is no. And we said that this is the point of the question because they are partners to him in what Allah has provided them, but only to the extent of sustenance and necessity. The slave is a partner to his master; he eats, drinks, and wears clothes just as the master does. And all of this is a sharing in the provision of Allah. But are they equal to their masters in this? No. If this is the case, why do you equate other than Allah with Allah in His worship? The important point is that his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) intended by this to establish the proof that these deities cannot validly be deities. Why? Because they are created by Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and the created is a servant, and it is not valid for a servant to be a Lord. @
[As-Saffat 37:87-88] "giving them the impression that he relies on it so that they will rely on it"
The student: ...
The Shaykh :"So that they would rely on them, and he said, 'Indeed, I am ill,' meaning sick, I will become ill, so they turned away from him toward their festival, retreating" and so on. He cast a glance at the stars. This is Ibrahim (Abraham) who looked at them. And he did so because his people worshipped the stars and built temples for them on the earth, and the origin of the worship was for the stars. So he looked at these stars. And when he looked, he said, "Indeed, I am ill." And he looked at them while he did not believe in them, (peace and blessings be upon him), by way of *tawriyah* (euphemism). And this is *tawriyah* in action. Just as *tawriyah* can be in speech, so can *tawriyah* be in action. *Tawriyah* in speech is common and well-known. *Tawriyah* in action is when a person shows another that he sees something while he does not want to, or that he is indifferent to something while he has focused his mind on it. Perhaps you hear two people talking and you do something as if you are indifferent to them, you occupy yourself with a book, you occupy yourself with any work, you show them that you are unaware of what they are talking about, but you are recording what they are talking about. This is from *tawriyah* in action, because you showed another the opposite of what he sees. And *tawriyah* in speech is showing another the opposite of what he hears. So Ibrahim (peace be upon him) used *tawriyah* by looking at the stars, then he said, "Indeed, I am ill." And the author explained "ill" to mean "I will become ill," and this is also *tawriyah*.
by the Lord of the worlds
برب العالمينby the Lord of the worlds
برب العالمينHe presents to you an example from yourselves. Do you have among those whom your right hands possess any partners in what We have provided for you so that you are equal therein
ضربَ لَكُمْ مَثَلًا مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ هَلْ لَكُمْ مِنْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ مِنْ شُرَكَاءَ فِي مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ فَأَنْتُمْ فِيهِ سَوَاءٌThe student: No.
The Shaykh :
He presents to you an example from yourselves. Do you have among those whom your right hands possess any partners in what We have provided for you so that you are equal therein
ضربَ لَكُمْ مَثَلًا مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ هَلْ لَكُمْ مِنْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ مِنْ شُرَكَاءَ فِي مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ فَأَنْتُمْ فِيهِ سَوَاءٌin what Allah has provided you
فيما رزقكم اللهso that you are equal therein
فأنتم فيه سواءLord of the worlds
رب العالمين(87) Then what is your thought about the Lord of the worlds?" (88) And he cast a look at the stars
فما ظنكم برب العالمين فنظر نظرة في النجومThe student: ...
The Shaykh :"So that they would rely on them, and he said, 'Indeed, I am ill,' meaning sick, I will become ill, so they turned away from him toward their festival, retreating" and so on. He cast a glance at the stars. This is Ibrahim (Abraham) who looked at them. And he did so because his people worshipped the stars and built temples for them on the earth, and the origin of the worship was for the stars. So he looked at these stars. And when he looked, he said, "Indeed, I am ill." And he looked at them while he did not believe in them, (peace and blessings be upon him), by way of *tawriyah* (euphemism). And this is *tawriyah* in action. Just as *tawriyah* can be in speech, so can *tawriyah* be in action. *Tawriyah* in speech is common and well-known. *Tawriyah* in action is when a person shows another that he sees something while he does not want to, or that he is indifferent to something while he has focused his mind on it. Perhaps you hear two people talking and you do something as if you are indifferent to them, you occupy yourself with a book, you occupy yourself with any work, you show them that you are unaware of what they are talking about, but you are recording what they are talking about. This is from *tawriyah* in action, because you showed another the opposite of what he sees. And *tawriyah* in speech is showing another the opposite of what he hears. So Ibrahim (peace be upon him) used *tawriyah* by looking at the stars, then he said, "Indeed, I am ill." And the author explained "ill" to mean "I will become ill," and this is also *tawriyah*.