A063
Surah: 021 - Ayah: 063
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21:63
The lesson of wisdom which lies in the external aspect of this feat of Prophet Ibrahim is well accepted. Yet, in addition to this there is another allusion, in which idolaters are addressed in the language of wisdom (zctban-i himkat), that if one hold these different idols as numerous Gods, then such a stand is false. One should accept one, and only one God. Further, if one accepts these idols as numerous manifestations of God at the same time, then even this beleif is also utterly false. One should believe in one God and accept only one manifestation of God at any one time, and that one manifestation is His vicegerent on the earth. It was due to this ta'wili reason that Ibrahim had said: "But this, their chief, has done it [i.e., the destruction of the other idols]" (21:63). That is to say that this was in accordance with the principle of Oneness. Further, the ta'wil of the biggest idol is the personality of Ibrahim himself, for otherwise, God forbid, Ibrahim would have been guilty of lying when he said that this was done by the biggest idol, while, in fact, it had done nothing.
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