The Holy Quran 29:8 — Surah Al-'Ankabut

Arabic text

وَوَصَّيْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ بِوَٰلِدَيْهِ حُسْنًا ۖ وَإِن جَـٰهَدَاكَ لِتُشْرِكَ بِى مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَآ ۚ إِلَىَّ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

Translation

We (emphatically) commanded (directed) man to treat his parents kindly. (However), If they (your parents) force you to ascribe partners to Me about which you have no knowledge (about whom you have no proof that they deserve to be worshipped), then do not obey them (your parents). Your return (after death) shall be to Me, when I shall inform you of what you used to do. (Therefore, when anyone wants you to do something that displeases Me, do not obey them because you will ultimately have to answer to Me.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Kind treatment of parents: that is, in the whole of creation there is nothing at all that could be a partner of Allah. How then could anyone have knowledge of such a thing? Those who set up partners are merely following ignorant fancies and baseless notions. Of the actual reality they know nothing whatsoever.

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