وَجَعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ أَندَادًا لِّيُضِلُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ ۗ قُلْ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ فَإِنَّ مَصِيرَكُمْ إِلَى ٱلنَّارِ 30
Translations
And they have attributed to Allāh equals to mislead [people] from His way. Say, "Enjoy yourselves, for indeed, your destination is the Fire."
Transliteration
Wa ja'alū lillähi andādan liyuḍillū 'an sabīlih. Qul tamatta'ū fa-inna maṣīrakum ilā an-nār.
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah condemns the polytheists who set up partners and rivals with Allah (andād) with the deliberate intention of leading people astray from His path. According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari, the idolaters knowingly invented false deities and doctrines as obstacles to prevent people from following monotheism. The Prophet (peace be upon him) is commanded to respond with a stern warning: let them enjoy their worldly pleasures temporarily, for their ultimate destination is Hell—a reminder that material enjoyment without divine guidance leads to eternal punishment.
Revelation Context
Surah Ibrahim is a Meccan surah revealed during the early period of Islamic preaching when the polytheists of Mecca actively resisted the message of monotheism. This ayah addresses the deliberate efforts of the Meccan disbelievers to prevent others from accepting Islam and following the straight path, reflecting the intense opposition the early Muslim community faced.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'The greatest sin is to associate partners with Allah (shirk)' (Sahih Bukhari 2654). Also relevant is the hadith: 'Whoever meets Allah without associating anything with Him enters Paradise, and whoever meets Him associating partners with Him enters the Fire' (Sahih Muslim 93).
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches that temporary worldly enjoyment obtained through rejecting faith is ultimately hollow and leads to eternal loss. For modern believers, it serves as a reminder to guard against subtle forms of idolatry and to never compromise core Islamic principles for transient material gains.