وَمَا لِيَ ْ 1115 الزمر
تَنْزِيلُ الْكِتَابِ مِنَ اللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ ﴿۱﴾ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّ فَاعْبُدِ اللَّهَ مُخْلِصًا لَهُ الدِّينَ ﴿۲﴾
﴾1﴿ Tanzeelul Kitaabi minal laahil 'Azeezil Hakeem
﴾2﴿ Innaaa anzalnaaa ilaikal Kitaaba bilhaqqi fa'budil laaha mukhlisal lahud deen
﴾1﴿ The revelation of this Book is from Allah, the Exalted, who is All-Powerful and All-Wise
﴾2﴿ Indeed, We have sent down to you this Book to make the truth clear; so worship Allah, the Exalted, and dedicate your worship purely to Him
And another name for that surah is Surah Ghuraf.
Relevancy:
That is connected to the previous surah in several ways. The first way is that in the earlier surahs, the powerlessness and trials of the great ones were mentioned, making it clear that they cannot be partners of Allah the Exalted or influential intermediaries. Now, in this surah, He mentions the result of that, which is monotheism in worship. The second way is that in Surah Saad, their denial of monotheism was noted; now, in this surah, He details the belief of the polytheists and the rational arguments for monotheism.
Claim of this surah:
A refutation of polytheism in worship and divinity, [provided] with rational proofs, and a refutation of all types of doctrinal polytheism (polytheism in knowledge, polytheism in authority/management, polytheism in worship, polytheism in supplication), a refutation of attributing offspring to God, and a refutation of coercive/forced intercession, along with mentioning the comparison between the state of the monotheists and the state of the polytheists in their attributes and in their consequences.
Summary of the surah:
This surah is divided into five parts. The first part covers up to verse 21. It begins by affirming the truthfulness of the Qur’an and then states its main purpose, which is the affirmation of monotheism in worship. Next, it refutes two incorrect beliefs of the polytheists: first, the use of intermediaries (which constitutes shirk), and second, the claim that God has taken a child.
After that, two rational arguments are presented, highlighting God’s role as the Creator. Then two warnings are mentioned. This is followed by a contrast between the monotheist and the idolater in two verses.
In the next four verses, living (or direct) proofs concerning the issue of worship are discussed. Following that is a warning of the Hereafter in two verses. Finally, the surah concludes with a comparison of the two groups (believers and disbelievers) in four verses.
[1] In this verse, there is mention of the truth of the Noble Qur’an, and it is described by this attribute that it is sent down from Allah and is not a fabrication.
[2] In this verse, the purpose of the revelation of the Qur’an [is stated], for which the brief expression is ‘بِالْحَقِّ’ (with truth). Then the detailed purpose is that [the Qur’an is] truth together with ‘فَاعْبُدِ اللَّهَ’ (So worship Allah), which is monotheism in worship and divinity, (مُخْلِصًا لَهُ الدِّينَ). Religion (dīn) means worship, and by sincerity (ikhlāṣ), monotheism (tawḥīd) is intended, for the reason that worship without monotheism is not valid. And this [verse] indicates that every act of worship depends upon (is contingent on) intention.