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Reflections on Surah Al-An'am Ayah 137

6:137
وكذالك زين لكثير من المشركين قتل اولادهم شركاوهم ليردوهم وليلبسوا عليهم دينهم ولو شاء الله ما فعلوه فذرهم وما يفترون ١٣٧
وَكَذَٰلِكَ زَيَّنَ لِكَثِيرٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ قَتْلَ أَوْلَـٰدِهِمْ شُرَكَآؤُهُمْ لِيُرْدُوهُمْ وَلِيَلْبِسُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ دِينَهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا فَعَلُوهُ ۖ فَذَرْهُمْ وَمَا يَفْتَرُونَ ١٣٧
وَكَذَٰلِكَﲬ
زَيَّنَﲭ
لِكَثِيرٖﲮ
مِّنَﲯ
ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَﲰ
قَتۡلَﲱ
أَوۡلَٰدِهِمۡﲲ
شُرَكَآؤُهُمۡﲳ
لِيُرۡدُوهُمۡﲴ
وَلِيَلۡبِسُواْﲵ
عَلَيۡهِمۡﲶ
دِينَهُمۡۖﲷﲸ
وَلَوۡﲹ
شَآءَﲺ
ٱللَّهُﲻ
مَاﲼ
فَعَلُوهُۖﲽﲾ
فَذَرۡهُمۡﲿ
وَمَاﳀ
يَفۡتَرُونَﳁ
١٣٧ﳂ
Likewise, the pagans’ evil associates have made it appealing to them to kill their own children—only leading to their destruction as well as confusion in their faith. Had it been Allah’s Will, they would not have done such a thing. So leave them and their falsehood.
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Abbas R.
4 years ago · Referencing Ayah 6:137
This is another quite interesting verse. The Qur'an describes this horrible pagan ritual performed in the name of their pagan gods and it causes the pagans themselves troubles and confusion. But they don't talk about it as nobody dares to question the beliefsystem and the rituals. So they are left in mystery. The pagans are actually themselves unsettled with their belief but nobody wants to be an outcast and rather be in a community for better or...
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