Page 231 - Tafsir of surat at tawba repentance

© Islamic Online University Usool at-Tafseer

“And whoever worships another god along with Allaah with no proof
of it (being real), his account is only with his Lord. Verily, the rejecters
of faith will not prosper.” 133

The mafhoom of the verse is that if someone has proof of another god’s reality, he
may worship it along with Allaah. This is incorrect, because there is no valid
proof of any other god’s reality, since no other god exists besides Allaah. The
phrase “with no proof of it being real” was added for emphasis and to ridicule
those who worship other gods (idols) besides Allaah. Hence, the majority of
scholars accept the rules derived from the mafhoom al-mukhaalafah as long as the
conditions of the mantooq are not descriptions of a common circumstance or an
explanation of reality. 134

133
Soorah al-Mu’minoon (23):117.
134
Aboo Haneefah alone rejected the use of mafhoom al-mukhaalafah.

http://www.islamiconlineuniversity.com 54