Surah al-Kafirun ayah 6
Wa la kum diinukum wa lii diini
To you, your religion, and to me, mine
The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah:
Finally, the whole argument is summed up in the last verse, "You have your own religion, and I have mine", meaning that you (disbelievers) and I (Muhammad) are very far apart, without any bridge to connect us - a complete distinction and a precise, intelligible demarcation. Such an attitude was essential then in order to expose the fundamental discrepancies in the essence of the two beliefs and doctrines, in the source of the two concepts and in the nature of the two paths of monotheism and polytheism, faith and disbelief. Faith on the one hand, is the way of life which directs man and the whole world towards Allah alone and determines for him the source of his religious concept, laws, values, criteria, ethics and morals. That source is Allah and nobody else. Thus life proceeds for him accordingly, devoid of any form of polytheism which, on the other hand, represents another way of life entirely dissimilar to that of faith. The two never meet.
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Was there an abrogation of Surah Al-Kafirun, Ayat 6? If so, please explain the reason.
Posted by: Abdus-Salaam Muhsin | September 2, 2006 10:03 PM
I have not found any information that would indicate whether this ayah has been abrogated or not. I recommend that you contact a scholar for questions of this type. This blog simply features information about each ayah of the Quran, taken from resources in the public domain, for those who wish to increase their knowledge. The commentary here is taken from the sources listed under "Resources on Surah al-Kafirun".
Posted by: Al-Munaqabah | September 3, 2006 01:53 AM