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‘Abd al-Raḥmān ibn Nāṣir al-Sa‘dī

Ayat 1–6

109:1. Say: O disbelievers,
109:2. I do not worship what you worship,
109:3. nor do you worship what I worship.
109:4. I will not worship what you worship,
109:5. nor will you worship what I worship.
109:6. To you be your religion, and to me my religion.

That is, say to the disbelievers, openly proclaiming in plain language: f(I do not worship what you worship﴿ this is a disavowal of what they used to worship besides Allah, both outwardly and inwardly.

﴾nor do you worship what I worship﴿ because of your lack of sincerity towards Allah in worshipping Him, for your worship of Him is accompanied by polytheism and cannot be called worship.

These ideas are repeated in this soorah: in the first instance <109. 2-3) to negate any such action on the part of either group, and in the second instance (109: 4-5) to confirm that it cannot happen and that this attitude is well-entrenched in both parties.

Then the following verse clearly distinguishes between the two groups:

?)To you be your religion, and to me my religion﴿. This is like the verses in which Allah says:

﴾Say: Everyone acts according to his own disposition...﴿ (al-Isra' 17: 84)

- and:

﴾jlf they reject you, then say: My deeds are mine and your deeds are yours. You are not accountable for what I do, nor am I accountable for what you do.﴿ (Yoonus 10: 4!)

This is the end of the commentary on Soorat al-Kafiroon.

All praise and thanks are for Allah, and may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon Prophet Muhammad his family, and his Companions abundantly until the Day of Judgement.

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