Theme and Importance of Surah AI - An'aam

2.AI - An'aam (6:101-103)

101. To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth: how can He have a son when He has no
consort? He created all things, and He has full knowledge of all things, 102. That is Allah, your Lord! there
is no god but He, the Creator of all things: then worship Him: and He has power to dispose of all affairs.
103. No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision: He is above all comprehension. yet is
acquainted with all things.
(a)Theme:
Theme of this passage is God in Himself. It elaborates some of the fundamental
aspects of unity of God (Tawhid). It describes God as the Originator of universe, and
rejects any kind of misconception of God having any family. It also refers to His
unbounded knowledge, power and grasp on His created world. The passage further
stresses on the sublime nature of God and inability of human imagination to encompass
God's person, though He himself can see to the unfathomable depths, as endorsed
elsewhere in the Quran: "for God is He Who understands the finest mysteries."(22:63).
(b)Importance of the theme:
This passage is important for Muslims to clearly understand the doctrine of Tawhid in
terms of God's nature and powers. Muslims need to learn that though God is too
sublime to be perceived, He is everywhere and all powerful. The Quran reminds
Muslims this repeatedly: "And He is with you wheresoever you are" (57:4, Al-Hadid),
and "for We are nearer to him (man) than his jugular vein" (50:16, Qaf). The passage
also categorically negates the false belief of God having any wife or children, and thus,
it strikes at the roots of SHIRK (associating partners with God). Muslims, in this way,
develop a clearer concept of Tawhid and feel themselves bound to adore God only.
They remember that Shirk is the only unpardonable sin in the sight of God.


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