The Holy Quran 22:31 — Surah Al-Hajj

Arabic text

حُنَفَآءَ لِلَّهِ غَيْرَ مُشْرِكِينَ بِهِۦ ۚ وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِٱللَّهِ فَكَأَنَّمَا خَرَّ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَتَخْطَفُهُ ٱلطَّيْرُ أَوْ تَهْوِى بِهِ ٱلرِّيحُ فِى مَكَانٍ سَحِيقٍ

Translation

...in a state that you are all Haneef (inclined only towards Allaah and turning away from all other gods), not ascribing any partners to Him. The example of the one who ascribes partners to Allaah (the Mushrik) is like one who has fallen from the sky, to have his remains snatched up by birds or blown off to a distant place by the wind. (Just like the person falling from the sky cannot help being either ravaged by birds of prey or being carried away by a strong wind, the Mushrik will also be unable to avoid his imminent destruction if he does not become a Mu'min).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, turning away from everything else, belong to the One Allah alone. All your deeds and intentions should be entirely, without the partnership of anyone else, purely for Allah. The parable of shirk: here a parable of shirk (associating partners with Allah) is given. In short, tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is a most exalted and lofty station.

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