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wa-yajʿalūna li-mā lā yaʿlamūna naṣīban mimmā razaqnāhum ta-llāhi la-tusʾalunna ʿammā kuntum taftarūna
They assign a share in what We have provided them to what they do not know. By Allah, you will surely be questioned concerning what you used to fabricate.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah An-Nahl – Verse 56
56. “And they assign a share out of that which We have provided them with, for what they do not know. By Allah, you will certainly be questioned for that which you used to forge.”
Following the former well-justified discussions concerning the rejection of paganism and worshipping of the idols, the Qur’an points to the three parts of the innovations and evil habits of the pagans, implying that they appropriate a certain portion of what Allah has allocated to them for the idols which provide no advantages or losses for them. The verse says:
“And they assign a share out of that which We have provided them with, for what they do not know…”
This share consisted of a number of camels and other four-footed animals and part of it comprised of agricultural products which have been alluded to in the Surah Al-An‘am, verse 136. they were regarded by the pagans as the proper share of the idols and which were dispensed within their path. Then, later, the Qur’an, swearing to Allah, announces that in the Court of Justice of the Resurrection Day, they all will be interrogated about in connection with these lies, slanders, and accusations or perjuries.
The verse says:
“…By Allah, you will certainly be questioned for that which you used to forge.”
Therefore, their vicious and evil acts contains both the losses which they incur in this world, for parts of their capitals are perished in this way, and the punishment which they will meet in the Hereafter.