A Simplified Explanation of Sūrah Al-Kāfirūn from Al-Tafsīr Al-Muyassar
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Al-Kāfirūn
Verse 1
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ
Say, O Messenger, to those who have disbelieved in Allāh and His Messenger: O you have disbelieved in Allāh….
Verse 2
لَا أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ
…I do not worship what you worship of idols and counterfeit objects of worship;
Verse 3
وَلَا أَنْتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ
and none of you are worshipping [whom] I worship of a single worshipped god–Allāh, Lord of all creation, the only One deserving worship;
Verse 4
وَلَا أَنَا عَابِدٌ مَا عَبَدْتُمْ
nor am I worshipping what you have worshipped of idols and false objects of worship;
Verse 5
وَلَا أَنْتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ
and in the future, you will not be worshipping [whom] I worship.
This verse was revealed with regard to particular individuals from among those who worshipped other than Allāh; Allāh knew they would never become believers.
Verse 6
لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ
To you is your religion that you have been fixed upon following, and to me is my religion other than which I seek none.
Source: Al-Tafsīr Al-Muyassar. King Fahd Qurʾān Printing Complex. Madīnah: 1433 H.