الآية رقم (93) - وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرَى عَلَى اللّهِ كَذِبًا أَوْ قَالَ أُوْحِيَ إِلَيَّ وَلَمْ يُوحَ إِلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ وَمَن قَالَ سَأُنزِلُ مِثْلَ مَا أَنَزلَ اللّهُ وَلَوْ تَرَى إِذِ الظَّالِمُونَ فِي غَمَرَاتِ الْمَوْتِ وَالْمَلآئِكَةُ بَاسِطُواْ أَيْدِيهِمْ أَخْرِجُواْ أَنفُسَكُمُ الْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ عَذَابَ الْهُونِ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَقُولُونَ عَلَى اللّهِ غَيْرَ الْحَقِّ وَكُنتُمْ عَنْ آيَاتِهِ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ

(93) - (And who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah or says, "It has been inspired to me," while nothing has been inspired to him, and one who says, "I will reveal [something] like what Allah revealed." And if you could but see when the wrongdoers are in the overwhelming pangs of death while the angels extend their hands, [saying], "Discharge your souls! Today you will be awarded the punishment of [extreme] humiliation for what you used to say against Allah other than the truth and [that] you were, toward His verses, being arrogant.")

( وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا) (And who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah ): There is no one who transgresses more than the one who fabricates lies against Allah (swt).

How does a person invent lies against Allah (swt)?

The answer: There are two ways for this to happen. The first is when a person claims that he is a prophet and that he has received revelation. In this way, he has fabricated lies against Allah (swt). The second way is when a person creates lies regarding the Quran.

(وَلَوْ تَرَىٰ ) (…And if you could but see ): The article (if) used here is conditional. However, its (Consequence Clause), is not mentioned, thus leaving it up to the listener to comprehend. This is because, there is no limit to the consequences which are possible during the throes of death, for it is a time of difficulty that a human being will never be able to escape from. The Prophet (saws) said:

“None has the right to be worshipped except Allah. Indeed, death has its agonies.”[1]

(وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ بَاسِطُو أَيْدِيهِمْ ) (…while the angels extend their hands,): This phrase is a representation to demonstrate how the soul leaves the body. Allah (swt) explains that the Angels have their hands outstretched when they are taking out the soul.

(أَخْرِجُوا أَنفُسَكُمُ ۖ ) (…[saying], “Discharge your souls! ): Meaning, remove yourselves from the punishment, if you have any way of doing it. Some of the exegetes have said: When the Angels of Death come to the transgressor, the soul is distributed to all the parts of the body. But when it is leaving the body, it will try not to leave. Thus, it will be a lot harder than the leaving of the soul of a believer.

(بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَقُولُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ غَيْرَ الْحَقِّ ) (…for what you used to say against Allah other than the truth ): Among them are the people who claimed that the Quran was also revealed to them, such as Musaylamah al-Kazzab, Sajah and Thulaihah. Among them too are those who make forbidden what is permissible and make permissible what is forbidden, invent laws according to their own desires, and interpret the Quran according to what is pleasing to them, as the terrorists, extremists, murderers and criminals have done. They had taken the verses and severed them from their context, said what they had no knowledge of, and then ascribed all of this to Allah (swt).

Whereas Allah (swt) has given commands, forbade prohibitions, set limits in His noble Book and authorized the Prophet (saws) with legislation, as He says:

 وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانتَهُوا

(Whatever the Messenger gives you, take it. And whatever he forbids you from, leave it) (Al-Hashr: 7)

Thus, the Muslim is bound to all the commands, and everything connected to creed, rulings and manners that are mentioned in the Book of Allah, as well as the Quranic Stories found in it. He cannot break up the ordinance and take what pleases him of it and leave what displeases him.

(  وَكُنتُمْ عَنْ آيَاتِهِ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ ) (…and [that] you were, toward His verses, being arrogant.”): i.e., by saying things like: ‘I do not want religion’, or ‘I do not want Islam’, and rejecting the Divine Commands.

[1] Sahih al-Bukhari: The Book of Battles, Chapter of sickness of the Prophet and His Death, Hadith No. 4184.