Ibn Abbas on Shirk: Creation fears associating partners with Allah

Al-Tabari reported: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Verily, idolatry terrifies the heavens, the earth, the mountains, and all of creation except for the worlds of men and jinn. They nearly quake from the greatness of Allah, as goodness with idolatry will not benefit the idolater. Thus, we hope that Allah will forgive the sins of the monotheists.”

Source: Tafsīr al-Ṭabarī 19:90

عَنِ الطبري عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رضي الله عنه إِنَّ الشِّرْكَ فَزِعَتْ مِنْهُ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ وَالْجِبَالُ وَجَمِيعُ الْخَلَائِقِ إِلَّا الثَّقَلَيْنِ وَكَادَتْ أَنْ تَزُولَ مِنْهُ لِعَظَمَةِ اللَّهِ وَكَمَا لَا يَنْفَعُ مَعَ الشِّرْكِ إِحْسَانُ الْمُشْرِكِ كَذَلِكَ نَرْجُو أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ ذُنُوبَ الْمُوَحِّدِينَ

19:90 تفسير الطبري سورة مريم وقوله تكاد السموات يتفطرن منه

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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